Why They Say Your 30s Are Your Best Years

So, maybe you’ve heard the saying and maybe you haven’t — your 30s are your best years. I am 30 and have been for close to a year now, in fact I’m going to be turning 31 in a couple months and I was just actually reflecting on it this weekend which had me thinking of today’s blog post and how I had been meaning to write a blog post on this topic and finally getting around to it. This past year I definitely grew into my own more than ever and have now come to the realization of why everyone says your 30s are supposed to be the best years of your life. If you are a tad be younger, read on — it might have you thinking it’s not actually so bad to get through those 20s after all 😉

You’ve got it together… For the most part.
By 30, you’ve probably got your life together which makes “adulting” possible. You get out of bed in your grown up home (hopefully), go to your grown up job, and come home to cook a grown up meal. Having the basics in life feels pretty. damn. amazing.

You know who the good people in your life are.
Lets be honest, your social circle significantly shrinks by the time you hit 30 because you’ve weeded out the drama and cut ties with people that do not share your same approach to life. Better yet? You finally have a small, intimate yet quality group of friends and family that love you.

You know what real responsibility is.
You no longer shrug off your credit card bill and crazy purchases with the phrase “YOLO!” You pay the hell out of your bills because it just plain feels great when you do it, and when you have money left over to buy other grown up things like wine and home decor pieces, you get extra excited.

Realizing low key partying is actually a ton of fun.
No more clubs and loud bars where you can’t hear yourself think as well as getting drinks spilled all over you. Now you appreciate the finer things in life like wine tastings, happy hours at lounges and dinner parties. The goal in your 30s is to get a good buzz going but wake up in your own bed rather than wake up feeling crap, broke and unamused.

On that note…

You realize that no one cares if you don’t go to the party. (And they really don’t.) But the best thing about being 30 is: neither do you. And speaking of alcohol, hangovers are far worse in your 30s. FAR WORSE. A lucky consequence of this, however, is you make sure you don’t get them as often.

You now get that life is too short.
to dwell on things that go wrong, to care what people think, to worry about things that haven’t happened yet or stress about things that have.

You look forward to exercising.
Not excessively, but you want to take care of yourself. So that the gym membership you paid for all throughout your 20s actually gets put to good use.

You finally know the secret about dating.
Which is: if they like you, they get in touch. If they don’t, well….

You actually have money.
Listen, it wasn’t until I finally approached 30 that I stopped living paycheck to paycheck. I’ve such a surreal thing because I know the exact feeling of it and having to count every penny or put it on credit until the next month. The best thing about hitting the 30s is career wise – you’ve probably worked your way up the corporate ladder which means more money. This will be the time you will start thinking about investments and the future and things you never thought you would. #adulting

Champagne any day
Prior to 30s, champagne was only for special occasions. In your 30s, it’s any occasion. If that’s not reason enough that your 30s are your best years, then I don’t know what else is.

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