30 Skills Every Woman Should Have Before Turning 30

This morning I decided I wanted to boil an egg for the first time. Sounds strange huh? Well not for me! I hate eggs! So I have had no reason to ever boil one and never cared to do so. Cut me some slack though, I can make a GREAT omelete for someone who doesn't eat eggs! 


This then got me to thinking, should everyone know how to boil an egg? That question made me wonder what should every woman know how to do? So I went to handy-dandy Google and VOILA! I found this article  called "30 Skills Every Woman Should Have Before Turning 30" on thefrisky.com. Ironically, the #1 thing on the list was "hard-boil an egg"! Well I can check that off! See the rest of the list below. I have highlighted in bold those things I have mastered already at age 26:

1. Hard-boil an egg 

2. Diplomatically tell Mom to butt out

3. Ace a job interview

4. Ask a man out

5. Send a thoughtful thank-you note (I made thoughtful phone calls tho...)

6. Listen to a friend in need

7. Ask for help

8. Effectively end an unhealthy relationship (romantic or platonic in nature)

9. Beautifully wrap a gift

10. Say “no” gracefully

11. Whip up a great dinner with the five items in her fridge

12. Forget pleasing him, by 30 a woman should be able to tell her man exactly how to please her

13. Sew a button

14. Mix a kick-ass cocktail

15. Take off her bra without removing her shirt

16. Apply lip gloss in the dark

17. Balance her checkbook (though I don't do it regularly...)

18. Create a budget

19. Find the best deal

20. Negotiate a salary and/or pay raise

21. Read a map (well enough to make myself un-lost!)

22. Hail a cab

23. Say something in French just for the hell of it (Fermez la bouche Michelle!)

24. Apologize when she’s wrong

25. Dress for her body type

26. Change a flat (or know whom to call to come change it)

27. Spot a fake (handbag, diamond, potential friend …)

28. Feign interest

29. Know what to tip on a $25 dinner bill

30. Hold a baby (Hey, someone you know is bound to have one sooner or later.)

Looks like I have gotten 24 out of 30 out of the way. 6 more to go and I have 4yrs to do it!

Where do you stand? 

How many of these have you already knocked out if you are under 30? 

If you are 30+...how many things do you have to catch up on?