Dirty Thirty. Thirty, Flirty, and Thriving. The Big Three O.

No matter which out-of-touch, millennial pop culture term you use, the fact remains, you’re in the third decade of your life. Statistically, you probably have another four to go. Yay.

The shift from being a twenty-something that loves partying till 4am to becoming the girl who wants to spend her entire weekend in bed watching a family drama called Parenthood was swift.

All of a sudden my usual vices weren’t as appealing as they used to be. More importantly, I secretly loved that.

The weekend after I turned thirty, while indulging in said Netflix and chill; the boring, in-the-same-pyjamas-since-the-last-three-days kind, not the steamy kind — I happened to serendipitously chance upon 13 Going On 30. As a staunch believer of fate, chosen destiny, and all that other witchy voodoo – I knew I had to spend my next hour and 38 minutes watching Jennifer Garner go full ham on my TV screen.

And it was an hour and 38 minutes I did not regret.

So now, like any self-respecting journalist at a major news publication, I’m going to present you with 13 thoughts I had while watching 13 Going on 30 after turning 30 (side quest : say it as a tongue-twister 13 times).

1. Whether you’re 13 or 30 — friendships will always be relevant

Like Jenna Rink retrospectively realised — choosing who to surround yourself with when you’re a teen is supremely important, and it becomes even more glaringly obvious why when you’re 30. My closest friends to date have all been in my life........

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