Number 16: The Massage

Reading through my list of things to do while I'm 30, there was one clear winner that stood out as my first task to accomplish: the massage. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I'm considering making it a requirement upon completing the other 29 items on the list. I would like to thank Ricardo at Massage Envy for knowing how to rub a girl the right way.

The massage was an awesome way to end a great three day weekend. On Friday, I was not in the best of moods. I had been in a funk all week long. Homesickness, frustration with myself, and a little depression had begun to rule my heart last week. I refused to talk to anyone if I could help it. I even told Tobin (my husband) on Friday night, "Just don't talk to me. I'm going to bed early. I will wake up tomorrow and be in a better mood." Honestly, I wasn't sure that was a promise I could keep. But it turns out I did wake up in a better mood! "It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning." (Lamentations 3:22-23)

So after a weekend of checking things off my daily to-do list, making good food, meeting new friends, and a little shopping spree, the massage was the final cherry on top of my long weekend sundae.

Birthday!

And so it begins. I’m thirty! I’ve been psyching myself up for this day for a while now—or at least trying to psych myself up. I must say that this day is bothering me a lot more than I’d care to admit. I am experiencing a wave of emotions that range from optimistic to depressed. It’s not that I think 30 is old. The age itself is not what’s getting to me. When I stop and realize how quickly my life has flown by, that’s when the anxiety creeps in. The fleetingness of this life is a reality I’m faced with today. Thinking about how quickly the past ten years have flown by makes me anxious about the next ten years. My life is slipping by so quickly it makes my head spin...and I hear it only goes faster as more time goes by!

Part of the reason I made this list and this blog is to help myself make the most of my life. I don’t want my days to slide by in ho-hum monotony. I want to have fun. I want to try new things. I want to keep on top of things that are important. Mostly, I want to LIVE my life. I may not be able to control how fast my days go by, but I can at least make sure I’m doing things that make them meaningful.

I will be updating this blog on a regular basis as I scratch things off my list, and I hope you will come along for the ride. I welcome your comments and feedback, and I’d love to hear what kinds of things would be on your list!

Here’s to being 30!