Jessica Misener put together this little number showcasing how you know you're at the end of your 20's. And, I answered "yes" to almost every single sign. Crap. How many of these make you nod, "yes," too?
30 Signs You’re Almost 30
It’s 11 p.m. and you want to go out NOW???
1. You get carded, and your first instinct is, “AWESOME.”
(It's kind of like Christmas when I'm asked for my I.D. I get all giddy and stupid about it. Turning to anyone within 50 feet of me, "See? Look! I don't look as old as I am!")
2. Instead of drunken party photos, your Facebook friends are all about the baby pics.
(This is so my Facebook account. Just scroll back, say, 7 years and you'll see how drastically my posts have changed. And, that's not a bad thing.)
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3. …and marathon times.
(Ok, you won't see marathon times, buy you WILL see HALF marathon times. BAHA!)
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4. You get super excited when you go to a concert and there are SEATS.
(Oh my gosh, YES! If you seriously think I'm going to stand for more than 30 straight minutes, you are out of your gourd.)
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5. You start a story with “when I was in college” and realize that was 10 years ago.
(After downloading the TimeHop app this is true now more than ever. Some of the pictures that pop up, I think, "that can't seriously be that long ago!")
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6. When you watch teen movies/TV shows, you find yourself siding more with the parents than the kids.
7. You’ve gone to a bar and left because it was too loud.
(Ha. Yes.)
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8. You have 10,000 business cards from old jobs that you have no idea what to do with.
(Actually, those were kind of fun to run through the paper shredder.)
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9. You’ve become a sunscreen nazi.
… to make up for years of neglect.
(Pretty much drink the SPF 30 these days.)
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10. You find cool celebs who are in their early thirties and think, There’s still hope.
(But how do I get my hands on the personal trainers and person chefs, and make-up artists, and hair stylists, and clothing stylists??)
Image by Getty
Image by Getty
11. You’re getting increasingly scared to check your credit score.
(This one actually isn't me. Hallelujah!)
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12. You’re seriously thinking about getting a dog. No, having a baby. No, definitely getting a dog.
(Check mark next to both of these. I'm such an adult.)
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13. You’d rather pay a little more for a “nice, clean” hotel room than cram into a hostel with 12 of your friends.
(Amen.)
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14. Everything cool is being marketed to people younger than you now.
(I was thisclose to buying a shirt when I realized it was 'too young' for me. GASP!!)
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15. You’ve definitely lost the enzyme that lets you digest Taco Bell.
(I don't go to Taco Bell... Obviously for good reason.)
Source: walmart.com
16. There’s an increasing number of musical artists you haven’t even heard of.
(Truth.)
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17. Every night you’re like:
18. You’ve experienced the dreaded TWO-DAY hangover:
(Worst. Experience. Ever.)
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19. You realize your parents were your age (or younger!) when they had you, and you start cutting them some major slack.
(My parents rock. Too bad my 16-year old self didn't realize it.)
…and you view them more and more as friends.
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20. Running hurts your knees. The elliptical hurts your knees. Everything hurts.
(It's more my ankles and back...)
21. Teen slang makes you viscerally angry.
(Yep. Please use the English language, correctly.)
Source: celebsgotnews.com
23. An 11-year-old has to show you how to do something on your smartphone.
(So far, so good on this. But I'm sure my kid will be showing me up on the phone any day now.)
24. Weekend nights: Instead of having two drinks at four different bars, you have two drinks at one bar then go home.
(If I make it through two drinks it's a Christmas miracle.)
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26. You get really excited about lame stuff, like low interest rates.
(Low interest rates, gas dropping below $3.90, milk being on sale, you know, fun stuff.)
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27. You wonder, seriously, how you ever pulled an all-nighter.
(All-nighters will never happen, again. Ever. Two-day hangovers are not my idea of fun.)
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28. You’ve uttered the phrase, “I’m too old for music festivals.”
(Ha! Yes, that stuff is for the birds. If there's not a seat I can comfortably sit in you can probably count me out.)
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29. You’ve graduated from Ikea to West Elm.
(I'd settle for West Elm, or Restoration Hardware...)
…or you at least WANT to.
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30. You have been to a party where at least two of your friends brought their babies.
(I AM that friend who brings their baby to the party.)
Oh my. Yep. I turned 30 in March, and I will admit, it was a little hard. It just SOUNDED so old. But now that it's been a couple months, it's OK. I remember seeing an e-card on Facebook awhile back that said, "I'm 30, but I still feel like I'm 20. Until I hang out with 20 year olds. Then, I'm like, Nope, never mind, I'm 30." So. True.
ReplyDeleteHappy almost birthday! Enjoy every day .... before you know it you'll be celebrating almost 40, then 50 and beyond. Time goes so fast!!!
ReplyDeleteBeing 30 is fun - and I never thought I would say that!! Come January I will be 31 and wondering what the next years will bring - glad to be in good company ;-)
ReplyDeleteTry turning 35.... I am officially closer to 40 then I am to 30.
ReplyDeleteHaha !! This is awesome. So many of these ate so right up my alley. You'll love being 30, I do, hehe :)
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