When I was a little girl, I would never have imagined myself to still be single at 29. Today, I am 29 and still single, yet I look back to the accomplishments I’ve made throughout my twenties and I can honestly say that I’m extremely proud of myself. The hard work I’ve devoted to bettering myself in my twenties got me to where I am today–doctorate degree, a high profile job, and financial security. Most of my friends are still single (I live in San Francisco) so perhaps this hasn’t really hit home as much since in this area people tend me marry much later in life. 30 is still young, and you have the rest of your life to fall in love and you still have a good 15 years get knocked up and start a family. 🙂

I’ll share a story with you. I remember when I was 22 starting out at my first job after college. I met a friend named Brooke, she was 33 at that time. Brooke had been seriously dating a guy for about 4 years at this point and was hoping he would pop the question any day. One night, while a group of us girls were out, we ran into Brooke’s boyfriend with another girl! Brooke was devastated and she had really thought that her life was over at this point. This was a guy she dated for 4 years, she even helped support him while he was finishing up law school. Her world had fallen apart and I was there to witness it all. Fast forward 7 years, Brooke just got married in 2012 and also welcomed her first healthy baby boy the same year, at the young age of 40. My point in sharing this story is that sometimes things seem really hopeless and you start thinking that perhaps falling in love or having a family will never happen for you.. But it’s important to always have faith and believe that things will always work out. Look back at your life, has there really been a time when things really didn’t work out? I would anticipate that the answer to that question is no since you’re still alive and healthy to this day.

Enjoy your 30’s! Everyone I’ve asked have always told me that that’s the best decade of their life. <3