GETTING OLDER IS fine really, especially when you’re in your twenties.
You’re still really young and you know youve got years before you have to be a grown-up.
Then you hit your 30s and realise it’s time. Or even worse, that somehow you’ve become one without realising.
You know you’re 30 when…
You’ve been known to turn down a free drink
Flickr/The Vault DFW
You often choose what to make for dinner based on there being leftovers to have for lunch the next day
Flickr/andynash
You’re worried about your hangover while you’re experiencing your night out
You tell your friends proudly that the clothing item you’ve bought is ‘really good quality’
Image via Flickr/bokeh burger
You have on at least one occasion chosen an outfit entirely based on function
The pockets are so useful! Flickr/May Lee213
You have had genuine and lengthy discussions about things like teapots and wineglasses
Flickr/cobalt123
You’ve taken up running, or are considering taking up running
You’re constantly shocked by how long ago some of your favourite pop songs were released
ELEVEN YEARS AGO?!?
YouTube/TheSugababesLover91
Most of your holidays are taken up by going to weddings
Most of them don’t have dinosaurs. Quinn Miller Photo
You’ve complained that the music in the pub/party/restaurant is too loud
You’re delighted when a friend tells you they’re pregnant because you no longer have to worry about how their ma will react
You own at least one pair of ‘sensible’ shoes
Flickr/uncoolbob
You occasionally walk into a pub or bar and think ‘I’m too old for this place’
You have ‘good’ plates/cutlery/glasses
Flickr/dcarlbom
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