Oh Happy Day…

Photos by Alysha Smith.

 
You better believe that under that flirty little dress there is the most hard-core, we-mean-business pair of Spanks my money could buy. I’m not trying to fool anybody – these days that tummy needs a little help from its friends. #realtalkbaby
 

Happy Saturday you guys! I’m doing this weird thing and posting today, mostly because I fell asleep Thursday night before I could finish this bad boy for Friday like I had originally planned. Oops. As a fun side-note though, it also happens to be my birthday today! Woot! It’s kind of a big birthday too. Today I turn… deep breaths… I turn… innnnn — ouuuuut, innnn — ouuuuut… I turn thirty. I turn thirty today guys. Holy crap balls, I mean just seeing that written and knowing it’s true – it slays me a little. My feelings about the whole thing have run the emotional gamete. It started as dread (as in ‘Ugggg – that’s coming up. Woof.), then migrated to denial (‘Don’t think about it, don’t think about it’), then a lil’ bit of fear and anxiety (‘Am I really not going to be in my 20’s any more? Wahhhhh!’). More recently though, I am slowly but surely finding my way to a place of acceptance, and dare I say, even excitement. To try to fan the flame of those sentiments a bit more, I thought I’d share with you 5 reasons why turning 30 doesn’t even have to suck. I thought about doing 30 reasons, but let’s be serious – no one wants to read 30 reasons, and, well, I couldn’t think of that many. But I did come up with 5! Here they are…

5 Reasons Why Turning 30 Doesn’t Even Suck: 

1. The saying isn’t ‘Twenty, flirty and thriving.’ It’s ‘Thirty, flirty and thriving.’ Enough said.

2. Thirty = I have a big girl job now, and big girl job = occasionally I can shop at places other than Forever21 and Target without feeling too guilty about it.

3. I’ll have the rest of my babies while I’m in my thirties (God willing!)

4. Thirties are the new twenties. I have no idea what that actually means exactly, but I like the way it sounds, so I’ll take it.

5. Thirties = more wise, more settled, more at peace with self, more aware of what matters and what doesn’t, more likely to make good choices instead of really dumb ones etc.

That’s what I got so far! For all you mamas who have passed the threshold and entered thirty-ville, what are your thoughts on the matter? How do the thirties stack up to your twenties? Help a sista out and share some more reasons why it’s not lame! I may or may not still need a bit of convincing (if we’re being perfectly honest here).

In other news, remember how Love’s birthday is just around the corner? Sure is! In honor of that, I’ve teamed up with Lulu’s to give you some ideas about what to wear on your hot Valentine’s Day date. You can shop this look at the bottom of the post. Oh, AND make sure to check out the Lulu’s ‘Great Galentine’s Giveaway’ and enter for a chance to win Free Dresses for a Year!! Follow this link to enter!

Aaaaaand sometimes that happens.

Bloopers. They happen. And we love them a little.

Outfit Details: 

Dress: Lulu’s, c/o {buy here; other cute ones here and here} | Blazer: Lulu’s, c/o {buy here; other cute ones here, here and here} | Heels: Lulu’s, c/o {buy here; also obsessed with these, these and these} | Belt: old {similar} | Statement necklace: BaubleBar {buy here} | Bracelets: Lulu’s, c/o + Stella & Dot {buy here, here and here} | Handbag: Express {similar here and here}