Thoughts on the third decade
The sayings that come to mind when the subject of regrets arises are essentially all in agreement that you should never have them. “No regrets” “Life’s too short to have regrets” “Everything happens for a reason.” These ideas definitely hold some value. They encourage you not to dwell on your past mistakes, and suggest that… Continue reading Why it’s OK to have regrets
And how to deal with them... Break ups are horrible, right? Unless they’re not. Come on, most of us have had one of those. You wake up the next day as the “old you,” rubbing your eyes in a daze, wondering where the hell the past few months (or years if you’re really unlucky/stupid -… Continue reading 5 break-ups you’ve probably had before your thirties
Well, 2020 has been a bit of a dumpster fire so far, hasn’t it. I don’t need to expand on this of course, as we’re all painfully aware of the gloomy-at-best, terrifying-at-worst situation we find ourselves in right now. If we weren’t already, then our inboxes would certainly have alerted us to it. Wherever you… Continue reading 6 things to help you avoid losing your sh*t during lockdown
I went to bed on Sunday night feeling frustrated and confused. It seemed we’d all been counting down the minutes until 7pm on 10th May, to find out what the plan was for the next stage of the UK’s fight against coronavirus. What we actually got was something along the lines of this: This meme… Continue reading Staying alert
OK, I’m a good five years late to have only just finished the last season of Parks and Recreation. I am often late to these things actually, but I am so happy I found it. So happy in fact, that I felt it deserved its own blog post, even given that it’s not solely relevant… Continue reading The joy of Parks and Recreation
Thanks for visiting Thirty Secrets! If you’re on this post, you’re probably trying to figure out what the blog is about. Well, good news, I’m about to tell you! It might be a good idea to start with the About page though, if you haven’t already. I turned 30 a few years ago now and… Continue reading Welcome to Thirty Secrets
One of the things that might happen when you hit your thirties is that all of a sudden you find you're no longer au fait with the latest trends, buzzwords, music or celebrities. I like to think I keep my finger on the pulse to a certain degree but there is something that has been… Continue reading Influencers…and their cheek(s)
I’ll preface this by saying a) I’m obviously writing this purely from a heterosexual female perspective, I don’t know if it’s the same for men or LGBT people, and b) obviously sex may well be even better in your forties, fifties, sixties, seventies and so on. If it is, then there really is a silver… Continue reading Sex is better in your thirties
Before I start it’s crucial to establish that this post typically applies to a bad hangover, but not one of those earth-shattering, brain-throbbing, bowel-churning, existential, I’m-such-a-horrible-scumbag hangovers that you get after one of those really significantly heavy boozing sessions. To be honest everyone has to deal with those in their own way - personally I… Continue reading 8 steps to cope with a hangover in your thirties
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