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Tomorrow is my thirtieth birthday. I'd like to take the opportunity to reflect.

Accomplishments

I tried writing this post as a narrative recollection of my twenties, but I don't feel that I'm ready to share that yet. I experienced a lot of pain and conflict that I am still processing. Instead, I am choosing to share a sample of my accomplishments, highlighting the positives of the past decade.

• I returned to and graduated college.
• I have worked steadily for five years, advancing in my career from junior to senior software engineer.
• I have traveled to four new countries: India, Spain, Amsterdam and Belgium.
• I have read about a hundred books.

I have more accomplishments, more personal in nature, that I choose to keep to myself and close friends for now. I am still getting comfortable with blogging publicly about my personal life: I find it highly rewarding and liberating, but I am choosing to ease into it.

Next decade

In the next decade of my life, I have a few high level goals:

• Get married and start a family
• Attempt a leadership role in my career
• Launch my own company/product
• Buy a house

While each of the above is daunting, I have never felt better equipped. I look forward to blossoming in my thirties.