Hello rockstars! 

It’s officially my first blog post of *30*! People always say your 30s are so fun because in your 20s you’re finding yourself, and in your 30s you’re pretty sure of yourself. You may not know everything about you and what you like, but I think for the most part you know what your values are, who the people are that you can count on, and who you are as a person. 

So far, 30 has been pretty good, but I’ll be honest, it’s pretty similar to 29. I’ve experienced feelings of doubt, worry/anxiety, excitement, radical amazement, happiness, disappointment, and anger. The full emotional range in 11 days – sounds about right. 

This past Saturday I attended one of my best friend’s 30th birthday parties – Divya! It was a karaoke party and even though I have near-zero to negative singing abilities, I think I had the mic for every other song. Metaphorical mic of course because I get too excited and start screaming into the mic – which isn’t fun for anyone. 

But at her venue, surrounded by people who love Divya and were so excited to share this next milestone birthday with her, I realized one of my favorite things in life: attending events with your best friends. It’s hanging out with people who know your drink of choice (“Hey Sandhya, they have Stella so I grabbed you one”). It’s knowing exactly which songs you’re going to sing-scream to because you know all the words by heart. It’s knowing you’re going to be sitting with your closest friends and catching up on the latest. 

I see my close friends pretty regularly, hell, I even live with one of them. Yet whenever I see them, I’m excited and I give them a hug as if I haven’t seen them in months. After we leave we make plans to see each other again, and actually keep them. Some are spontaneous “hey, weather is beautiful, are you free for a walk?” or some are more regular “I will see you at Barnes and Noble on Thursday.” I love that the people I know are so warm, welcoming, and easy to talk to; mostly: I love this little life I’ve built myself.

I hope my 30s are filled with more moments like that – where I’m carefree, happy, and singing horribly off-key to Mamma Mia while doing an interpretive dance and singing to the crowd that one more look and I forget everything. The kind of moments that remind you of a warm June night with your hair blowing in the wind, or the way that the first 8 seconds of this song make you feel, or the first 12 seconds of this song make you feel.

This week, maybe we can all surround ourselves with love – whether it’s platonic love, familial love, or romantic love, and find more moments where you feel warm and carefree

Until next time!

xo

Sandhya

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