SO DID I DO IT? 30 THINGS I WANTED TO DO BEFORE I TURN 30

Two years ago I wrote a blog post 30 Things I want to do Before I’m 30, now it’s June and I turn 30 the beginning of July I thought I would check to see if I had actually ticked anything off. Sadly my life has completely blown apart since I wrote the previous post but here we go.

1. Have another baby. I gave birth to my beautiful Emmie on the 25th April 2021. Emmie passed away a week later, the worst day of my life.
2. Move home. We have now decided to stay in our current house and just update instead. We are putting a new bathroom and kitchen in soon.
3. Work full time as a content creator. Nope, but I am still working towards this goal and I am working part time and bringing in a monthly wage which is great.
4. Be engaged. We are 🙂 Mike proposed in March. No wedding planned yet but I will of course document.
5. Be more comfortable in my skin. This is a little harder as I now have a huge scars all over my body now too but I’m getting there.
6. Learn how to belly dance. I got pregnant shortly after I wrote the post and then obviously have been unable to belly dance since but when I am fully healed I plan on starting lessons.
7. Learn how to speak welsh. I am learning!! I love it and am using duolingo. You can sign up for FREE here.
8. Grow a green thumb. I currently have 4 plant babies in my living room and want it filled to the brim. Plants make me happy and calm.
9. Travel more. Unfortunately my health has prevented us from travelling outside of the UK but we have visited some amazing places within the UK over the past 2 years. You can check out some reviews of places we have visited here.
10. Bake more. Me and Elara have been baking loads lately and absolutely love it. Now that Elara is older she can join in loads more. Plus eating the bakes afterwards is great.
11. Living in the moment more. This is something I have become really good at. With grief you have to take each minute one at a time because anything else is too overwhelming.
12. Read more. I have been reading loads lately and keep updating my goodreads goal each year. I am currently on track to reach my goal.
13. Improve my health. Lol, since then I’ve lost an organ and gained a few health conditions. I have lost weight though and I am eating better than previously. I am also starting to begin working out again. I have to take it slowly due to my body still recovering but I’m beginning to feel better.
14. Run. I’m not sure I will ever be able to run again. One day at a time.
15. Practice Yoga. I am beginning to start yoga and pilates again. My core has been badly effected and is taking a very long time to heal; it’s really surprising how much yoga and pilates require a strong core.
16. Keep my home tidy. Opps. I am a mini hoarder but I’m definitely better than I was before. Every few weeks I declutter and donate things that we don’t use/wear.
17. Own less crap. As the last point I have been really good at removing things from our home that we don’t need/want. Always selling or donating, never adding to landfill.
18. Hit 10k on Instagram. I did it!! You can follow me here.
19. Cut negative people out of my life. Anyone that doesn’t add joy to my life has been removed. If I spend time with someone it is because I love them.
20. Spend more quality time with family. Family time is what I live for. Mike and Elara are my world and I feel my most content when we are spending time and having fun together.
21. Go to more gigs. I haven’t been to any gigs since I wrote my last post.
22. Wear a bikini. Funny how I thought my gallbladder scars were bad and now I have another 6 to add to that including one that spans my entire abdominal and a c section scar. BUT I am planning on wearing a bikini soon for a little holiday we have planned.
23. Become an early riser. This is something I am working on. Elara will be starting morning nursery this year so we will need to be up, dressed and fed by 8.
24. Become more sustainable. This is something we have been doing really well. I dream of owning an electric car too but they are just so £££.
25. Own an electric car. Hopefully one day.
26. Be more confident. I am definitely improving. Other peoples opinions don’t matter half as much as they use to. I am suffering with ptsd and anxiety and depression so certain things still play on my mind but I’m getting better.
27. Wear what I want. 100%. I have started sharing what I wear over on Instagram and just love finding my own style and wearing what I want.
28. Learn more about skincare. I still love the science behind skincare and learning as much as possible.
29. Improve my photography skills. I have to admit Mike takes all of my outfit shots now and I’m usually in the photo rather than taking the photo these days.
30. Be happy. This is something I’m working on. I don’t feel like I will ever be 100% happy again as my little Emmie isn’t here but I plan on being happy for her. There will always be a cloud of grief around me but I don’t let the little things get to me as much now.

Thank you for reading. I have really enjoyed this little recap. I might even write a little 35 things I want to achieve by 35 post.

Katie x