thirty wishes

i decided to name my new blog "thirty wishes". i am not sure it'll last; it's not particularly creative or exciting or meaningful, but it did make me a little less sad about the whole turning thirty thing. maybe some of my wishes will come true! there are so many possibilities when i stop moping long enough to ponder them. friends in their thirties insist that it's so much better than the twenties. i hope so. i know that my twenties were filled with plenty of drama, discouragement, and uncertainty and it'd be great if my stronger, more independent, less indecisive self finally felt some fulfillment in my thirties.

i've decided to take it literally though and think of 30 wishes i have for my thirties:

1. many beach vacations, at least once a year even if it's just for a long weekend
2. australia, hawaii, europe, and asia...looks like asia may be first up, which i would have never anticipated but it'd be a great adventure with my friend from taiwan, and we could visit another friend in hong kong
3. a new home...one that is more than 500 square feet and therefore has room for a golden retreiver!
4. i hope to fall in love. sappy, but true. i've been waiting for a great guy for so long that it's hard to have faith that it will ever happen.
5. ideally, i'll marry this guy and he'll help me get over my fear of pregnancy and parenthood.*shudder*. or we'll just have many pets. :)
6. health. i'm working hard at exercising, eating right, and learning to deal with stress and i hope my body thanks me!
7. career fulfillment. this is probably the area i spend most of my time at battle for, yet i still just like what i do. it doesn't give me the warm fuzzies like vet med did, which i hate. but it also doesn't make me cry, which i appreciate.
8. a better relationship with my mom. i love her, she loves me, but we don't understand each other. hopefully, one day in my thirties she'll forgive me for growing up. that'd be awesome!

well, i got to 8 and i must say if i achieve all those, i'll be a happy gal. so forget the literal thirty wishes idea.