An Ending... or a New Beginning?

So, here I sit. Contemplating what it will mean. Today is the last day of my twenties. I'm not sure really how to feel about that. It's strange. After all, it's only a number. Isn't it? Does it mean I will have to be 'grown-up' or something? Am I not already 'grown-up'? It's an odd thing. People have kept asking me what I want for this birthday, saying it's an important one. Why? What makes it more important than any other birthday? Is it because it's, (whisper it) - 30? All I want for this birthday is to not be 30. But seeing as how that's impossible, I will settle for not going to work (seriously, turning 30 and having to be at work? As if the first thing isn't bad enough!) And as my twenties end (sob) I decided to start this blog as an incentive to make my thirties (argh, thirties!) a bit more productive.

So as this era ends, I find myself feeling reflective. What have I learned from this glorious age? Perhaps I should list them:

1. Good friends stay around no matter what shit goes on. I can count them on my fingers and know they will always be there.
2. Heartbreak happens but it makes you stronger when you come out the other side.
3. People that treat you like dog poo will get their comeuppance.
4. Some dates will be a disaster. Horrifying at the time but hilarious later on!
5. Education is essential but experience matters.
6. Getting divorced in your twenties isn't a bad thing. Especially when your ex is your GBF.
7. Spending four years in a directionless relationship with the world's most indecisive person isn't a bad thing either. It taught me what I wanted out of a relationship - direction and someone who knows their own mind.
8. Partying til they turn the lights on and throw you out is the best!
9. Waiting for the right person is definitely worth it. You know when it happens.
10. Good skincare starts at 17. I'm still getting asked for ID. Annoying at 21, brilliant now!

I've learned more than I thought! Tomorrow will be spent in London with the BF who is taking me to the London Eye :-) Thoughts of 30 will probably disappear, as I intend to have a good time. It's a bizarre transition, this twenties to thirties nonsense. We'll see how I feel on Friday when it's all over...