Finally here

So I turned 30 yesterday. I am happy about this. Five years ago, I cringed at the thought - I even had a mini-breakdown the day after my 25th birthday. I remember thinking that I wasn't where I thought I would be at 25. I was going through a divorce, still not in a management position with a company, no kids, no degree, no money to speak of and no prospects. But in the last 5 years, I have changed. I realize that age truly is only a number and that life is what you make of it.

What has changed in the last 5 years? I am divorced - not remarried like I thought I would be, but in a committed relationship that brings more happiness and stability than I ever thought I could have from a relationship. I have been a manager of a boutique and have realized that I think my talents would be better used elsewhere. I still don't have any children, but came to the realization in the last 5 years that not everybody needs to procreate and I am one of those people. I admire my friends with children, but I do not aspire to be one of them. I do not have a college degree and do not have any intentions of getting one. Through the wonderful social networking sites I belong to, I have found that many of the people I grew up with threw a lot of money towards that degree and aren't even doing anything related to it. This is a topic for another blog at another time. As far as the money, I lost my job at the end of 2008 and decided to start working from home with Mike. I have come to the conclusion after some of the occurrences at the last job that I will not work for someone else again. I work too hard to put my efforts via cash in someone else's pockets.

So I have grown. I am not a scared little girl with lack of vision and direction like I was 5 years ago. I have developed into a goal oriented young woman who I would want to be friends with. I would not have been friends with me at 25. I am happy. I embrace life and all it's lessons. I look forward to challenges. I have arrived.