Experiencing 'Close to 30 years old' crisis

I know quite a number of people are familiar with the mid life crisis but I have decided not to wait until my mid life to experience my own supposed crisis. In a couple of years, I am going to be 30years old...and I remember way back when I was 18years, how far clocking 30years used to look...now 10years later, it doesn't look so far anymore and I begin to wonder what have I achieved in those past 10 years? How did time go so fast? Did I achieve all I set out to achieve before becoming 30years old? etc

To make matters worse, everywhere I go, a person or two decides to call me 'MADAM' or address me as 'MA' and I am like OMG, they know I am getting old notwitstanding my 'sweet sixteen' looks...... Of course getting old is a very good thing and I am very grateful to God for his mercies but it also makes you aware of your increasing responsibilities, habits you have outgrown and positive changes that you have gone through over the past years.

I remember how much I used to be a night crawler ....I mean the darkness was my friend, I could work and concentrate better, meet friends for drinks, study all night, clear up my room, etc. It was amazing to friends and family, how much I could get done over the night (don't even blame it on marriage or motherhood)....well, I was with Claire and Francesca in Rome early this year and the plan was to have dinner at 9pm......................





The first day, I slept off at 7.30pm (my excuse being jet lagged) with an instruction that Claire should wake me up at 8.30pm so we can go out for dinner. Well, I woke up the next morning to a laughing Claire telling me how much she tried to wake me to no avail. I could not believe it. The following day, I set an alarm for 8pm and I actually woke up, sat on the bed for 5minutes, looked at Claire and stated 'I can't do this babe' and went back to bed. The next morning, amidst laughter, we both agreed my nightlife was over. But it got me thinking.................

Where  did my love for the night go? Not even the thought of having an exam the next morning is enough to keep me awake.....? Instead of dwelling so much on the fact that I have changed which I attribute to getting older and wiser #tongue out# I decided to restrategize....my night life may be over but I can decide to use my mornings in a more productive way. Since I can barely keep my eyes open from 9pm at most (exceptions sometimes) I wake up a bit earlier and start my day earlier. It was on one of such mornings that I decided to start this blog.

So in response to my close to 30 crisis, I have decided to live life to the fullest, watch barney like I am 2 years old, love like I have never been hurt, smile and laugh like I have no worries, help my friends and family in the little way I can and appreciate the little things around me. Like we used to say in my 'Ecobank' days....we are young at heart forever and that is what really matters irrespective of what age we are. What about you?