golden thirty – literally

happy monday! today is the day — the day that i named this entire blog/shop for. it’s my thirtieth [and golden!] birthday. now, I won’t lie. i’m the biggest birthday princess there is (to my family at least). the minute it hit’s march 1, you can bet i’m reminding joey it’s my birthday month. i thought it would be fun to share thirty things about me:

1. i grew up in a small town and live in a close-by small town.
2. my husband is my high-school sweetheart.
3. i love my babies, but didn’t like maternity leave (either time. the second time around was better, but i was still really excited to go to back to work).
4. i work in minneapolis, so get both city life + country life
5. my day job is in finance .
6. i never thought i would 1. love a corporate job so much and 2. work in finance (i went to school for and assumed i would always work in marketing.
7. i still talk to my high school and college bff’s all the time – pretty much daily.
8. i don’t have extensions, but i color my hair
9. i’ve actually been getting consistent highlights since i was 12, so i haven’t seen my natural hair color in a LONG time 🙂
10. this blog is a fun hobby for me (and one i dedicate a TON of time to), but my career goals do not include being a full-time blogger. i love being able to share whatever i want, when i want, and love my full time job.
11. my daughter and i say “work hard, be nice” every morning before i leave to work. those, along with “do the next right thing” are my words to live by.
12. my passion with wellness started when i was sitting at home on maternity leave with my first and ended up binging all of the blog posts lauryn evarts had ever written.
13. i have always loved fashion. fashion to me is more than just what you’re wearing; it’s sentimental. i can tell you what i wore to my first day of kindergarten, what i was wearing when my husband (unexpectedly) proposed, and what i wore the first day i went back to work. read more about how i view personal style here.
14. i love being a mom WAY more than i ever thought i would.
15. i am an enneagram 5
16. 5 wing 6, to be exact. i’m loyal and enjoy my alone time and independence, usually spending my time learning things and looking things up – “figuring it out”. it actually makes a ton of sense because i wind up starting things like this blog (6+ months of research and figuring out how to set this up!) and things like shopgolden30.
17. oh yeah! i launched a little shop. more on that soon, but it’s live!
18. i wanted to start a blog for 5+ years before i actually did (so if you are waiting on starting something – HERE’S YOUR SIGN)
19. i have one little boy and one little girl. they’re the best and teach me so much everyday
20. i eat more dairy queen blizzards than i care to admit. the month before i had cole i think we were averaging 4+ a week. we are back down to 2-ish a week, no joke.
21. i am into health and wellness, mostly because i like to research and try new things (that enneagram 5 again).
22. i have recently started morning pages and really enjoy the time to myself before my morning workout.
23. i LOVE being in a routine. if i’m not (even while traveling or doing something fun) i’m totally thrown off.
24. i love sweets
25. i also love ranch. a lot.
26. my day job is at target hq. it’s as fun as it sounds.
27. my in laws in all areas of my family are super legit. i’m incredibly lucky!
28. i never thought i would be this person, but i’m obsessed with leopard print. call me carole baskin.
29. and camo. love me some camo.
30. i am so incredibly thankful you landed here! a constant gratitude practice is part of my day-to-day, and while it’s not always easy, it’s worth the effort. thankful + grateful for each of you!

if you feel so inclined, head over and check out the shop! all profits between now and april 12 will go to those directly affected by covid-19. new items will be added throughout the week!