Turning 30 Changed My Life

It’s amusing for me to look back at turning 29 and the project I started halfway as a joke/social experiment. I didn’t think I would be panic stricken about turning the big 3–0 but thought it would be interesting to explore what other people thought about age and beauty as a woman. Below were my thoughts days before turning 29:

I have 14 more days till I turn 29. That’s one year away from the big 3–0. I know that as we go through life, we encounter obstacles that challenge who we are and will continue to do so till our dying days. I also love setting goals and resolutions and will be doing just that for a full year till I hit 30.

I set out to create a few guidelines on how I would start my year of exploration and document my current thoughts:

WHAT I PLAN TO DO

GOAL 1: Update with a social media post everyday (obviously did not happen as consistently as I wanted)

Why it’s a goal: I’ve never been the type to want to post much on social media. I always felt that it was so narcissistic and really goes against who I believe myself to be. Why I find it important is that it will give me a detailed timeline as I count down to my 30th birthday. But more importantly, I want to observe how this affects my social circle of family and friends and their perception of me.

GOAL 2: Presenting myself similar to what media says a girl should look like.

Why it’s a goal: Again, I want to see how this affects the people around me and their perception of me but also if my perception of beauty also changes.