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| Florence 17 Marzo 1981 |
Perhaps it hasn't hit me (yet), but (in case it does) I've decided to put "on paper" all the GOOD things about turning 30 and all the reasons to embrace my thirties:
I can now say that being a grown up feels exactly the same way it did when I was 20.
"Grown-ups" are a myth
Still no white hairs in sight
I LOVE my job and do exactly what I like
I share my birthday with ITALY'S 150th birthday! 17 March 1861 Italy becomes a united nation. If I were in Italy today, it would be national holiday!!
If I really, really wanted I could afford to buy fur and diamonds (ok.. very little ones)
Vividly remembering being 12 and thinking 30 was PROPER old. Now knowing exactly what my goddaughter thinks of me, and how wrong she is
I may soon have things like nieces, brother in laws and a husband. I use to love those words as a kid and was so jealous I didn't have any
This is the decade I could become a fashion director and own a walk-in-wardrobe
I have friends I have known and loved for half of my life time. Now those are good friends
As I told my friend Claire when she turned 30: if they ever happened to be in fashion, we could wear gray knee length skirts and definetly not look like we're in our school uniforms
Opening the letter that my friend Sere and I wrote to our 30-selves ten years ago
My advice now comes with some level of experience (oh my god I am old, that's something my dad would say)
In reality, all the really exciting things of life are just about to start...
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| A few hours old |
Happy Birthday to all of you born on March 17th around the world!
37 comments:
happy birthday! this is a lovely post. and it's my birthday too! :) x
che bel post!
Tanti auguri Laura!
Happy Birthday!!! xxx
Buon Compleanno Laura!! Ti auguro il meglio!
Annalisa
Lovely post. I'm 33 and have to say that I enjoy being in my 30's! I'm married with 3 children, finally doing a job I love, although juggling everything is really hard. I seem to have also found my style (with your help!) and know what suits me, the only thing I would swap for my 20's is my skin...all over! eeeww
Have a great day and decade X
Ciao Laura! Inannzitutto, tantissimi auguri di buon compleanno! Ormai seguo il tuo blog da tempo e volevo farti i miei complimenti :-)
Avrei solo una curiosità: tu ora vivi a Londra, vero?
Audrey
happy birthday to my VSD: Very Special Daughter!!!mami
W Italia & W Laura!!!..
Happy Birthday Laura!
Happy birthday! And happy St. Patrick's day too!
What a fabulous post! Happy Birthday.
I have a couple of years left of my twenties but I'm looking forward to embracing my thirties. I'm getting married this year too and I can't wait to describe my boyfriend of 8 years as 'my husband'!
Loveaudrey xxx
Happy Birthday!!!! :)
Happy Birthday! I truly admire the elgance and positivity with which you embrace this important birthday! and i think it's wonderful that you wrote a letter to yourself 10 years ago, maybe I will do the same...
Chiara
PS: you look so much like your mum!
Happy Birthday Laura - love your little anecdote today, all so true.
30's are fab - so welcome to the club xx
Happy Birthday Laura - love your little anecdote today, all so true.
30's are fab - so welcome to the club xx
Feliz cumpleano. It explains now why I enjoy reading your blog, I'm a fellow pieces, 14th March.
Happy Birthday! Love the pics of your parents and you look so like your mum - have a great day xx
Happy, happy 30th Laura!
You've been such an inspiration to me over the past year. I hope you know how wonderful you are! Take it from someone who turned 40 recently that age is relative. If you feel young that's what you'll be! Have a brilliant day!
Baci, Rini x
Happy Birthday Laura - Hope you have wonderful day and decade.
Buon compleanno dall'Italia in festa!
Happy birthday to you:)
You are lovely!
www.pelininstyle.com
Happy birthday - what a lovely post!
Tanti auguri!!!
Happy Birthday! You look so much like your mum! Hope you have a wonderful day!
x
happy birthday!!! i love your great attitude towards 30 :)
"Vividly remembering being 12 and thinking 30 was PROPER old. Now knowing exactly what my goddaughter thinks of me, and how wrong she is"
^^^^ This really resonated with me! ^^^^
Happy Birthday, I hope you're having a super special day.
x
Happy birthday to you!
Happy B-day!!!
What great thoughts to approach your 30's with. It's a great decade, take that from someone who's turning 40 this year, has great memories of her 30's and has the experience, friends and family to cherish and share whats coming in her 40's!
A Very Happy Birthday! Loved your post - what did your letter to yourself say? x
PS - Agree with earlier comment - you're so much like your Mum!!!
Happy Birthday! Brilliant post, I'm 30 too and can relate to a lot of the things on your list, sadly I don't have a walk-in wardrobe (yet!)
Happy Birthday! That's a lot accomplished in a short time!!
Natasha ~ Required2BeInspired
Happy Birthday Laura! Hope you're having a fabulous day! Really love your celebratory post today as well as the lovely pics! Happy Birthday X
Happy Birthday! I turned 30 recently too and yes, there is some more "adult" like feelings at this age.
Feliz Aniversario!
Wish you a great decade!
Andrea x
con un po' di ritardo tanti auguri da firenze laura!
sono stata lontana dal pc per il ponte italiano, e leggo solo ora: happy belated birthday!!! e buona svolta di decina, da chi l'ha superata 5 anni fa :)
A HUUUUUUGE thank you to all your lovely birthday wishes- I've had the best day and a lot of it thanks to all your kind thoughts. WIT readers rock! xxx
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