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Life in my 30s Vs Life in my 20s

December 8, 2014 by Julie 13 Comments

download (7)36 is right around the corner. Sometimes I wonder how I got to be that old. I will be turning the big 40 in just a couple of years. I still remember when my Dad turned 40. I was only about five years old but my mom planned a big surprise party for him. They had a lot of party favors that said “Over the Hill” including a personalized Bingo game. It is hard to believe I will be that age in just a few years.

As I look back at my 30s so far and even back when I was in my 20s, I have to say there are some big differences. Some of these are more emotional and others just happen when you get to be a certain age.

  • I can’t lose weight like I used to. It is harder. I can do the exact same things I did when I was in my 20s and it takes that much more to get the weight down. I didn’t think this would happen to me, but it did. This is why I want to have a good weight loss routine now because I bet it will be even harder to lose weight in my 40s.
  • The white/grey hairs and the inner debating about coloring my hair. So they have appeared. I cut them and they come back. Those white and grey hairs are here and here to stay. I am not quite at a point where I would have to color my hair but it is coming. So do I let my hair do its natural thing or suck it up and start coloring it? Other than my senior year of high school and a handful of times since then have I even colored my hair. I am not one to want to mess with it. I am not one who wants to worry about having to get it done every six weeks. On the other hand, do I want to look older because I am letting it grey naturally?
  • I am no longer a night owl. I used to stay up very late. I could stay up until 2 and get up at 6 or 7 and although tired, I could make it through. Now? I am lucky if I can make it to 11:30pm. I now fall asleep while watching tv which is something I never did before.
  • My beliefs are changing. I have always been a Christian, I am still a Christian but my beliefs about what that truly means have been changing. I look at life differently than I did when I was in my 20s. I have heard more stories and seen more of the world. I think it is no wonder than my beliefs have shifted a little bit.
  • High School is a lifetime away. It’s been 17.5 years since I graduated from high school. I was 18 and when I think about how it has been almost 18 years since that event, I feel a little in shock. I have not seen someone of the people I am friends with from high school on Facebook since that day. That was literally a lifetime ago. I am double the age I was. I have lived a whole ‘nother 18 years away from that place. When I was in my 20s, high school was several years away. It was something in the near past. Now? It feels like something a lot further away than that.

What about you? Are you in your 30s? What’s different for you?

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  1. Kara

    December 8, 2014 at 12:03 pm

    I have a similar post sitting in my drafts! I’m with you on all of those!

    Reply
  2. We ♥ Puffy Cheetos

    December 8, 2014 at 10:32 pm

    I totally relate to this! Especially on the debate about whether or not to color your hair or not…

    Reply
    • Julie

      December 10, 2014 at 10:26 am

      Ya, I just keep waiting to see if I decide I want to color it or not…lol

      Reply
  3. Elna Cain

    December 9, 2014 at 10:17 am

    Now that I have children I feel like I’m old! (well I have twin toddlers) Heck I had grey hairs as a teen so that’s nothing new to me!
    Years go by soo much faster and I can’t believe 5 years go by like that and I think to myself, jeez what the heck did I do in those last 5 years?

    Reply
    • Julie

      December 10, 2014 at 10:26 am

      I know, time just moves too fast…lol

      Reply
  4. Jennifer Dunham

    December 11, 2014 at 8:56 am

    LOL wait til you hit your 40s. I feel old too and I don’t even have kids.

    Reply
    • Julie

      December 15, 2014 at 5:52 pm

      It seems like every decade feels older than the last 🙂

      Reply
  5. Mary Johnson

    December 11, 2014 at 9:18 am

    I just hit 40 and it is so much easier than I thought but I’m still so much older than those in my office – sigh.

    Reply
    • Julie

      December 15, 2014 at 5:53 pm

      It really makes a difference based on the ages of others around you. Thanks for your comment 🙂

      Reply
  6. Earl-Leigh

    December 11, 2014 at 3:20 pm

    I’m at the tail end of my 20’s and I’m in bed by 10 most nights! LOL.

    Reply
    • Julie

      December 15, 2014 at 6:20 pm

      LOL

      Reply
  7. Lacey White

    December 12, 2014 at 7:34 pm

    I turned 25 this year, and it’s really crazy how I used to love birthdays,now im starting to not haha.

    Reply
    • Julie

      December 15, 2014 at 6:30 pm

      That is about the age everything changed for me…lol

      Reply

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