As I’m turning 28 in 4 days time, I thought now would be a good time to post this post about things I want to do before I’m 30. But first things first, I’m trying INCREDIBLY HARD not to freak out about the fact that I’m almost 30. Not that I think 30 is *old* or that I think life is downhill from there – quite the opposite actually. But because I have a very weird relationship with my own birthday and I’m VERY judgmental about where I am in life compared to my peers.
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All I see when I scroll through Facebook now is the girls I went to school with having babies, getting married or moving into their own homes. It shocks me for a fraction of a second until I realise we’re 27/28 now- we’re at the exactly age that most people DO these things. But since when did we get so old? School feels like yesterday to me and yet so much bloody time has passed since. It scares and saddens me at the same time.
Sooner or later Nana, people have to grow up – George Darling
But a lot of it has to do with the fact that I am not where I wanted to be or expected to be by the age of 28. And I know you absolutely shouldn’t compare yourself to anyone else because life isn’t a race and there’s no rule-book to say you have to have done x, y and z by the time you’re 30. But it’s just an internal battle I have which gets accentuated every time those digits change.
Related: How I’d Celebrate My Birthday If Money Was No Object
But I’m trying to be positive and not compare myself to ANYONE else. Heck, I don’t even speak to anyone I went to school with, why should I care where they are in their lives compared to me? The blogging community is a much more diverse place with women in their 20’s doing all sorts of different things; some are married with kids, some are travelling the world, some are business owners and everything in-between.
And thinking about it now, a lot of the things mentioned below would have taken a big dent by the pandemic situation – particularly the travel and experiences category. I feel like this year could have set some people back in their life plans, with so many things being cancelled or postponed weddings and such.
So without further ado, here are 17 things I want to do by the time I’m 30:
Blogging and career
- Get accepted onto Mediavine
Release a blogging course(I did this already! Check out Blogging Mindset Mastery here!)- Have my own home office (this is currently getting built!)
- Have a book published (pre-order here!)
- Attend a blogging event
- Get invited on another press trip
Travel and experiences
- See a Formula 1 Grand Prix live
- Visit Amsterdam
- Stay overnight at a zoo
- Go to Disneyland Paris again
- Go on holiday or a short trip alone
- Visit a Christmas market
Personal
- Get engaged (CARL IF YOU’RE READING THIS GET A MOVE ON)
- Have at least 50k in savings
- Be in a position to buy my own home
- Buy a new car (or my dream car, ideally!)
- Transform my body into something I’m happy with
So I’ve kept it pretty short for each section because I’m wary of the fact that I only have 2 years but I think all of these are pretty doable and not just far fetched dreams! I’ve also been a little cheeky and added some things onto this list that I know are going to happen or I expect will happen this year (like my book) but I’m writing this on 14th July so at this point in time, it counts, okay?
What’s on your bucket list right now? Anything you want to do before a certain age? Have you done anything I’ve mentioned above? Let me know!
Beautiful post here Jenny. Your webpage is awesome, i can tell that you are on your way to achieving big things. Your list is interesting and I am sure that you can achieve it. I do not know if you believe in God, but if you do, it would be a good idea to take this list to God in prayer and ask him to make the things you want become a reality. God is still in the business of making things work for the good of those who believe in him.
The Bible says in Proverbs 16:9
“In their hearts humans plan their course,
but the Lord establishes their steps”.
The Bible says in Zephaniah 3:17
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing”.
I think the Bible verses above are beautiful and they show that God is always with us. He wants us to achieve, he wants us to thrive, he wants us to be happy. God is love.
In case you are interested in a building a relationship with God or just want further information, I have a post that can help here:
https://christcenteredruminations.wordpress.com/2018/08/29/how-to-build-a-relationship-with-god/
You can check out the blog post above. If the information is too overwhelming for you, then you can start slow and work your way up gradually. If you want to stay updated and you want more posts from me, you can follow my blog. I post about God, faith and Christian Spirituality.I
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May God’s blessing be with you, and may you achieve good great things, Amen. 🙂
Thank you for your comment!
You are welcome sister
As someone who is about to turn 31, just know that I had the same worries as you and so far, my 30s are MUCH better than my 20s. That said, you’re already crushing your 20s in a way I never came close to, so your 30s will be even better, no doubt! Your goals are so good, so varied and so achievable. I’m excited to watch you absolutely smash all of them x
Ahh thank you. I’ve heard that a lot about people saying their 30’s are better! xxx
All the best!
Waw..I’m impressed 💙…however, I’m turning 30 😂I should have read it before..no worries..I know age is just a number..still got time😀
Totally agree 🙂
I’m rooting for both of you so please update us if Carl finally decided to ask you to marry him!!!
I think getting older is amazing sure we may feel pressure that we haven’t reach certain things in life but in the end nothing is too late everything has a purpose.
Michelle| brokebutflawless.com
Haha thank you! xxx
Happy late birthday, Jenny!! I hope it was nothing short of wonderful <3 Staying overnight at a zoo sounds amazing, oh my goodness. Can't wait to hear about all the times you check everything off of this list 😉 Loving the new look of your site, by the way! xx
Thank you lovely ! Xxx
I hope you had a wonderful birthday! This is such a great list and I really hope you’re able to get everything ticked off. Staying overnight at a zoo sounds lovely xx
Hannah | https://luxuryblush.co.uk/
This is a great list and I believe you will do them all! I love how you dropped the big hint to your boyfriend. LOL
Thank you 😂😂
Good luck with accomplishing your goals!
I did a 25 things to do before turning 25 & I gave myself 6 months to complete them (I tried to stick to realisitc goals). I did end up completeing 14 of my goals & since then I have completed even more. It would be fun to make another list of goals I want to complete before turning 30!
Ah congrats you’ve completed so many!!
Happy belated birthday! I hope you had a lovely day! I love lists like this. xx
Shannon | Hotel Wise
Thank you 😌
I highly recommend the Bath Christmas market if you get a chance to go! I actually went for my 30th as I wanted to do something I could take my 6 month old (at the time, she’s five now…) along to.
I’d love to go to Bath anyway, so maybe I can kill two birds with one stone with that one!
I love how you’ve divided these up int different sections. It’s such a nice, organized way of doing things and makes sure you’re covering all different areas of your life. Good luck!
Thank you 🙂 x
These are great goals. I am sure you will hit all of these before you turn 30. I love having goals it is great to have something to work towards.
I hope so!
Ah you have to do a Grand Prix! I haven’t done one but I’ve done loads of others while living in Spain! xx
I’ve been to race events but not Formula 1 yet!
What a great goals, Jenny. I’m into savings too but sometimes life will strikes me and I was okay, just a little from the savings 🙈😁
Thank you 😌 ah that’s okay haha!
Wow, I hope you get to do everything and more! I haven’t made a detailed list or anything yet, but seeing this really motivates me to have one! Great Post!! cheers!
Maybe you should soon! Thank you 😌
Oh I loveee reading these sort of posts! I completely agree with feeling ‘old’ (even though I know we’re not at all) – seeing people on Facebook announce a pregnancy and thinking ‘we’re a bit young for that’ before realising mid-twenties is the ‘normal’ age for that!
I would also like to get accepted into an ad network for my site, become a manager at my work, and do a road trip in America before I’m 30! Becca x
Sounds like some amazing goals!!! Becoming a manager would be incredible xxx
I still have 2 years to go till I’m thirty, and like you I want to do soooo much! I defo want to travel more!
Rosie
Yeah I need to travel more – esp after this year!
Thanks for sharing, I have always wanted to do a sleepover a Zoo, possible Whipsnade 🙂
Nic | Nic’s Adventures & Bakes
Yes Whipsnade is where I want to do it too!
Great list!
Thank you 🙂
You’re welcome 😇
Love some of these. I want to write my own but maybe by 35 as already 31! x
Good idea!
I love this list, it’s given me some ideas of things I’d like to do myself! You are going to have a busy few years but you can definitely achieve all of those things! x
Definitely! Thank you 🙂
You’ve included some great items. I’d love to visit Amsterdam too.
It’s such a dream!
Good luck with this – 30 is still young. Trust me!
I know! I just want to achieve as much as possible!
Good for you!
These are some fab goals, I didn’t even know you could stay overnight at a zoo but that sounds really fun! I’d love to stay overnight at a theme park, I think that would be really cool. I love your hint at an engagement, hahaha.
Alice xx