Things you say goodbye to as you approach thirty

For a few months now, I have suddenly become Very Aware of myself. I don't really know what's going on, but something is changing. I can feel it. Suddenly, I worry less about things. Those heels from my ‘signature look’? They are increasingly being swapped for sneakers. I'm tired of that black hard eyeliner, I prefer a more natural look. I feel beautiful more quickly, I don't need all that fuss for a while. No guys, I'm not pregnant, but I seriously think that ‘this’ means growing up.

Brings me to the next point. Things that you gradually start letting go of as you creep towards thirty.

Your navel piercing...

‘Yeah but Kiek, it just can't be anymore,’ friend X suggested recently. Okay okay, she had a point there. Totally cool in the Britney Spears era, but now I'm a bit done with it. This applies to all piercings by the way.

The shower curtain

Really does belong a bit in the student house and then say goodbye to it quickly, por favor.

Hello Kitty bathrobe

If that isn't a dick repellent I don't know what is anymore.

Friends who suck too much energy

Still types around you that cost more energy than they actually provide? Get rid of that, now is the time.

Those cheap bras

Still working on that one, by the way.

The fact that you always want to wear heels everywhere

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE heels, they are a practical extension of my feet, but while shopping, Kiek? Seriously? While partying? From now on, I'm not going to make it unnecessarily complicated for myself. Ha.

Too much perfume

Also changes as you hit the big 3-0. Those sweet scents make way for more chic examples.

The bottles of Pisang Ambon, Blue Curaçao, and Pasoa in the basement

Instead, you're going to invest in a good wine rack. And you actually feel like it too.

Your cuddle

Isn't this negotiable? Oh, come on?