This Big 3-0: aka my birthday.

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Well, here it is, this biggest birthday....so far anyway. For women turning 30 seems to be the turning point in their lives, the media has filled women's heads for generations that somehow the magical number 30 is the end of their youth, the end of their sex appeal, the end of their "party years"...etc. but why? Honestly, I couldn't escape these messages either- soaking them up since I was little girl like a sponge. It is horrifying.


But for me, the years from 28 to 30 have been the best of my life....not just the best because of the people in my life, but also because I finally made the decision to be proactive about my health and to seek some real treatment for my Eating Disorder and to be dedicated to strength and fitness...


I have a feeling, going forward, that my life is going to go in a whole new direction, that I am on the verge of something truly great and maybe that is just the realization of a life well lived...



So here is to me! Happy 30th Birthday to myself!


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