Thirty
October 30, 2008 at 6:00 am , by Emily
Today, I am 30.
30 on the 30th.
Seems appropriate to make a list of 30 things that I am grateful for on my 30th birthday on the 30th.
I am thankful for being able to drink my coffee while it’s still hot. My health. Spell check. I am thankful for our tankless hot water heater that lets me take the longest hottest shower I want on a cold morning. I am thankful for crisp autumn air and turtlenecks. I am thankful that I don’t know everything people say about me behind my back. I am thankful for unconditional love from friends and family. I am thankful for hope, maybe, someday, dreams, and tomorrow. I am thankful for mint chocolate chip ice cream. I am thankful for a sink full of dishes at the end of the day because it means we eat well. I am thankful for my dishwasher. I am thankful for little curious sticky fingers. I am thankful for vinegar because it cleans up all the messes from those little fingers. I am thankful for spontaneous phone calls to say “Hi, I was thinking of you”. I am thankful for handmade cards and homemade dinners by someone other than me. I am thankful for cell phones, email and the internet that keep me connected to those I love. I am thankful for knowing when to turn them all off and step back into my real life. I am thankful for toast with peanut butter. I am thankful for the honor of being “mama”. I am thankful for the beach. I am thankful for flip flops. I am thankful for 30 years of experiences that have made me who I am today.
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by FFB
On October 30, 2008 at 9:58 am
Happy Birthday! Great list
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by Julia @ Hooked on Houses
On October 30, 2008 at 10:09 am
Happy birthday! 30 is a great age to be. Wishing you all the best in the year to come!
P.S. I’m amazed by how many things on your thankful-for list would be on mine, too.
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by PT
On October 30, 2008 at 10:20 am
Happy Birthday! Enjoy it! The thirties are great!
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by Nuraan
On October 30, 2008 at 10:33 am
Well, many wishes on your birthday! May you have many more of those blessed years. Ive only just started reading ur blog today and im enjoying it so much. U’re on my blogroll!
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by Denise
On October 30, 2008 at 10:37 am
Happy 30th on the 30th! Love the list – I’m totally with you on the priviledge of being a mother, which is so cool, and definately with you on the coffee.
They seem to go hand in hand with kids. Have a great day!
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by melissa @ the inspired room
On October 30, 2008 at 10:59 am
Love your list…so much to be thankful for! And girl, I hope it is your happiest birthday ever! You deserve it!
Enjoy that Starbucks!
Happy Birthday to you!
xo
Melissa
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by Kacie
On October 30, 2008 at 11:07 am
Woo hoo! Happy “golden” birthday! Best wishes for your day and for the coming year.
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by angie
On October 30, 2008 at 11:21 am
happy birthday!! it is so refreshing to read that you are happy on your birthday.
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by Simple Sapien
On October 30, 2008 at 11:23 am
If only we all could do this… and not just on our birthdays, but everyday! I hope you have a wonderful birthday. Do something for you today
I am glad that you have stopped to appreciate the things and people around you, while I am sure all they are doing today is appreciating you.
- Jack Rugile
Simple Sapien
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by Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet
On October 30, 2008 at 11:41 am
YAY! Happy Birthday. Maybe you will get 30 comments on this post!
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by Writer Dad
On October 30, 2008 at 11:54 am
Happy, happy birthday Emily. You have an awful lot of wisdom packed into three decades. Your list was super sweet as well.
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by David
On October 30, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Happy Birthday Emily, hope you have a great day!
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by warillever
On October 30, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Happy Birthday.
Enjoy the day!
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by Donna M.
On October 30, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Happy birthday! There will be lots more good stuff to come!
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by aimee
On October 30, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Happy, happy birthday!!
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by Vered - MomGrind
On October 30, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Happy Birthday.
What an inspiring list.
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by Vintage Mommy
On October 30, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Happy Birthday! I turned 51 this week; don’t ever stop living in the moment, especially w/your children, it all goes by so fast!
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by Emily
On October 30, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Thank you all for the very sweet and wonderful birthday wishes!
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by Denise
On October 30, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Happy Birthday Emily – you so rock at such a young age!
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by TheRoadtoHobbiton
On October 30, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Happy Birthday Emily! Thanks for the list of simple pleasures to be thankful for ~
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by Darla
On October 30, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Happy Birthday!!!!!!
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by D'Rae
On October 30, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Happy Birthday! Tomorrow I will be 31 on the 31st
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by le @ third on the right
On October 30, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Happy Birthday Dear One ! Your thirties are lovely years – no longer a 20 something – womanhood only works better from 30 onwards – finding your ‘authentic self’ seems to happen in the 30s I think.
And thanks to you I have a new additional bit of me – http://www.coldpeascoldpeas.blogspot.com – inspired to some real extent by you and your world here
le
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by le @ third on the right
On October 30, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Happy Birthday Dear One ! Your thirties are lovely years – no longer a 20 something – womanhood only works better from 30 onwards – finding your ‘authentic self’ seems to happen in the 30s I think.
And thanks to you I have a new additional bit of me – http://www.coldpeascoldpeas.blogspot.com – inspired to some real extent by you and your world here
le
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by MrsMoney
On October 30, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Happy “golden birthday!” I hope it’s a great one!!
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by Liz@VioletPosy
On October 30, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Happy Birthday! I hope you’ve had a wonderful day and you enjoy your 30’s as much as I have. It really is one of those special ages
x
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by Alana @ Gray Matters
On October 30, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Happy, happy day. What a wise 30 you are!
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by Carol
On October 30, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Happy Birthday.
I am thankful to God, for ALL things.
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by ABCs of Investing
On October 30, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Happy B-day! You youngun’
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by hank
On October 30, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Happiest of days Emily!!!
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by Jeremy Day
On October 30, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Hi Emily,
30 is right around the corner for me too. Happy Birthday! Hope this next decade is the best.
Cheers,
Jeremy
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by Laura
On October 30, 2008 at 11:45 pm
From one 30-year-old to another, happy birthday!
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by Another Laura :)
On October 31, 2008 at 7:14 am
I hope you had a wonderful day Emily, Happy Birthday
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by Rachel
On October 31, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Happy Birthday Emily! I hope this is the best year yet!
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by Rachel
On October 31, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Happy Birthday Emily! I hope this is the best year yet!
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by Carolyn
On October 31, 2008 at 9:46 pm
I really liked this post. I am turning 30 in five months and have been feeling sad about it for the past seven. I never thought I would be that way, but I still feel like I haven’t figured everything out yet that I thought I would by 30. Your post was a reminder that even though I still have a long way to go, I have a lot to be grateful for and a lot of wonderful blessings and experiences in my life. So, I’m going to start my own list like yours for my birthday next year. I hope you had a great day.
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by Marie
On October 31, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Happy belated birthday!!!! I hope it was wonderful.
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by Lance
On November 1, 2008 at 7:17 am
Happy Belated Birthday Emily – have a great year ahead!!
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by Kelly
On November 1, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Happy belated Birthday, Emily! I hope this is the auspicious start to your best decade ever! (That’s my plan for my 30’s, at least!) Hugs!
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by Frugal Trenches
On November 2, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Happy Happy Happy Belated Birthday!!!!
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by deepali
On November 3, 2008 at 1:33 am
happy belated birthday!
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by Alison @ This Wasn't In The Plan
On November 3, 2008 at 1:00 pm
I can’t wait to be thirty on the thirtieth, in a couple of years of course
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What a wonderful and inspiring list, thank you for it!
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