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The Thirty Diaries

The narrow window where you’re an experienced adult but not a wise middle ager yet.

The Completely Bearable Lightness of Being 35
35. I’ve been that for a month now. It tastes, smells and feels much better than I thought. I feared the implied mundanity of the phrase…
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One Day Past Thirty-Five
Where I say ‘Fuck modesty’
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Cruise Control and the new ‘Joy’stick
How to drive through your life smoothly
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You’ll Be Okay
I promise
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The Gravity of Relationships
They hold us back, they define us
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Lying Awake Feels Like This
A guide for perfect sleepers on how nighttime looks to the rest of us.
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Love Is Such An Effort These Days
I miss being in love. The feeling that saves you in the morning, one minute after you awaken into a mundane day.
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Lloyd 1.1
African fish-eagle
Scott Lundrigan in I’m Lloyd7 min read
Lloyd 1.2 (So many Feels)
The dickhead next door.
Scott Lundrigan in ‘LLoyd’ by Scott Lundrigan7 min read
The Baby Club
Two Little Lines after Two Long Years
Shelly Dockins Kocan4 min read
Being Thirty-Four: Then & Now
My father’s 34th year and mine
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The Grey of Thirty-Four
I went through a phase of wondering what good birthday greetings were, other than paying lip service and mouthing platitudes.
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The Thirties Are A Post-War Dream
After the frenzy of the twenties
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The Stranger I Was, Ten Years Ago
Who was I then and why did people love me?
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Why My Life Really Began At Thirty
I started The Thirty Diaries a few months before I turned 30.
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Love Is Such An Effort These Days
I miss being in love. The feeling that saves you in the morning, one minute after you awaken into a mundane day.
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A New June
Written on 4 June 2013
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Long Distance Is A Bitch
and not just for couples
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It’s Not Always Jerry Maguire, Just So You Know
I was watching the first 20 minutes or so of ‘Jerry Maguire’ on TV and it made me feel like writing.
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I Miss…
Posted on 23 May, 2011
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The Early Mid-life
My phone buzzed with a message. It was from a classmate who had once been a friend and then done something that made me not want to be…
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Unimpressive Me
I had dinner with two nice but very boastful people.
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I Was Pregnant for Over a Year
If only I knew then what I feel now
Jessica Zucker, Ph.D in On Parenting4 min read
Magic in my soul
On digital friendships and time-warps
IdeaSmith in Surviving Love, Enduring People6 min read

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