Thenera & Chanda

Outside our Favorite Broadway Show - The Color Purple

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Thenera's Half Birthday Party

Celebrating being 29 1/2

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Thenera Working on the Train

So Single in the City!

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Peace and Serenity on the Beach

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B1 - Bralon

Chanda's Oldest Son

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B2 - Brandon

Chanda's Middle Son

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B3 - Bryce

Chanda's Youngest Son

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About Thenera

My hope is that my 30s will provide me an opportunity to finally achieve balance and to live life to the fullest!”

30 List Start Date: January 1, 2008

Thenera’s List

30 Weeks

  1. Celebrate Me and Life on the 28th Monthly
  2. Try a new food, drink, dessert etc. each month or learn a recipe for a new dish or dessert monthly
  3. Declutter my life
  4. Call a friend or family member that I haven’t talked to regularly once a week
  5. Start an easy to follow exercise routine
  6. Start volunteering with an issue that is important to me
  7. Save $30 a month for a mental escape
  8. Find a new restaurant, site, or place each month
  9. Actively participate in the dating scene
  10. Become more actively involved in my faith

30 Months

  1. Lose 30 lbs
  2. Buy a house or condo
  3. Take a cruise
  4. Take quarterly road trips
  5. Become fluent in Spanish and participate in a language immersion experience
  6. Learn and perfect several traditional recipes from the Virgin Islands through my grandmother and other family
  7. Throw a half birthday party annually
  8. Participate in a Cancer or AIDS walk
  9. Start an annual girls getaway tradition
  10. Visit or see my out of state friends at least once

30s- The Decade

  1. Take trips to the following continents at least once but preferably twice - South America, Africa, Asia
  2. Achieve work life balance and a consistent method to reduce stress
  3. Take my parents on a trip internationally
  4. Save $30,000
  5. Live Abroad
  6. Learn and master the basics in car maintenance and home improvement
  7. Begin to learn another language outside of English and Spanish
  8. Become a Parent
  9. Lead a strong organization
  10. Become debt free

Thenera turned 30 at the end of December 2007. 

Thenera’s theme for her 30s:

Advice from a Tree

  • Stand Tall and Proud
  • Be Content With Your Natural Beauty
  • Go Out On A Limb
  • Drink Lots Of Water
  • Remember Your Roots
  • Enjoy The View