What have you done in the past 10 years?

[WellWhatsChanged]

Name changed as this is very obvious if you know me.

I saw this on twitter this evening and thought it'd be nice with one month left of the decade to have a chat about what everyone's done.

I have:
Seen my brother go to uni
Said goodbye to a beloved pet
Moved out
Wrote 2 cars off
Moved back home
Saw my brother move to London
Watched most of my closest friends have babies
Saw another one move to Australia
Got a full time job
Met the love of my life
Moved out again
Met the second love of my life
Bought a house to keep the second love (obviously my pup)
Got angry at people who didn't vote... A few times
Got a new job
Watched my parents sell my childhood home
Crashed again (4 car crashes in total)
Bought a hella cool car
Saw my brother move to New York
Cried a lot as second love needed a hip operation
Had a baby (met the 3rd love of my life)

My 20s have been rather busy 😂

Also:
Read a lot
Joined the gym (a few times)
Made some life long friends

Met a dp.
Moved country.
Bought a house sold a flat.
Got published.
Left dp.
New job.
Traveled the world.
Two cats.
Put on two stone.
Walked the coast of Ireland.
Back with do.

Split up with ex
Lost 10k and a double bed to him.
Moved in with new bloke
He beat me up.
Left him, lost everything I owned
Graduated from Uni
Had 6 jobs
Moved house 6 times
Had 3 cars
Met a fabulous man
Married fabulous man
Had fabulous DD
Have an amazing group of true friends
Lost 9 stone
Been on countless holidays/weekends away
Made so many happy memories

I can't believe how much my life has changed, I truly couldn't be happier.

@ParkheadParadise 💐💐💐 wishing you the very best of life

Graduated
Left home
Cancer diagnosis and 'recovery'
Met DH and married
Bought first house
Promoted twice
2 miscarriages
Gave birth to 2 beautiful ds
Chronic health condition diagnosis
Lost all 4 grandparents
Supported dm through serious health complications
Survived (and surviving) two babies with severe food allergies and avoiding pnd

All whilst working in the same place (sickness and maternity aside)

Got made redundant
Ended going nowhere waste of time relationship
Started new job
Met dh on 1st day of new job
Actually going on proper holidays
Went to New York for my 40th

Got engaged
Got married
Lost 2 cats
Got new cat
Got 2 guinea pigs
Found happiness with DH
Saddest was seeing my Step dad pass away

Was a stay at home mum to my first 2 children for a couple of years,
Learnt to drive,
Trained to teach,
Got my first teaching job,
Moved house,
Had 2 more children,
Got engaged,
Had a car crash,
Learnt to run,
Sadly lost a handful of relatives,
Met some fantastic friends
Had numerous holidays including one abroad.
Looking back it has been an eventful 10 years!

Survived attempted murder when I tried to leave a pimp
Survived attempted suicide
Was homeless
Got clean from heroin, crack and alcohol
Got out of prostitution
Got a flat
Had my daughter this time last year.

Quite proud of myself when I see it written down like that.

Lost both of my parents
Got 2 diplomas at college
Changed job twice (once because of redundancy)
Been on lots of great nights out and weekends with good friends
Got our ddog
DD diagnosed with a life limiting condition which we all deal with every day
Taken part in some extreme sporting activities that I never thought I would
Lost a load of weight
Put on a load of weight
Lost it again
Cancer diagnosis and now recovering
Watched my two dcs grow into the amazing young people they are now.

Got rid of EA cheating exH finally
Lost loads of weight
Came into some money so went on holiday on the other side of the world alone
Met a great new man
Married him
Lost beloved DDog
Got two new beloved DDogs
Moved house twice
Met my now closest friend
Got rid of multiple toxic friends
Gained some of the weight back after a fibro diagnosis and trying out different meds to see which worked (but getting rid of weight again now)
Joined two different fitness classes which helped with weight loss but also great for my fibro pain
Lost my grandmother to pneumonia, then my uncle and a few friends (mostly due to that bastard cancer)
Decided on a new career path and currently studying a degree to help with it
Started going on yearly family holidays (went on one ever with ex and he moaned the whole time)
Travelled all around the UK on various trips with friends and DH
Went to many gigs and comedy shows, and trips to theatre and orchestra (ex wouldn't have allowed it before so this was huge for me)
Joined two local committees to help the community
Had car written off and bought a new one
Watched my DDs grow into amazing young women

got 2nd dan karate
conquered plain course of Cambridge minor
seen my baby get a choral scholarship
almost got my core back
watched more films than in the previous 40 years

...but I still haven't got a job or bought a new garage door...

Met DH
Bought a house
Got a new job
Got a dog
Got married
Got another new job
Had 2 miscarriages
Got a new car
Lost a cousin
Moved to a new house
Got a new car
Had a baby

Very quiet compared to most of you

Separated and divorced
Bought s house on my own
Bought a rental property
Lost my mum and my dad
Lost my auntie
Had cancer twice
Started a charity
Been to Himalayas twice
Learnt to play a new musical instrument
Lost two cats
Won a photography competition
Learnt to paint
Lived in the deepest countryside

My eldest will be ten next spring and we've packed a bit in!

Had eldest baby.
Moved to hometown.
Moved for university.
Watched my partner graduate.
Got married.
Had another baby.
Graduated university.
Moved for work.
Been promoted.
Had final baby.
Watched multiple friends get married and start their families.
Met some amazing people and said goodbye to some of the incredible people who shaped who I am.

And whilst things feel tricky now, I am so lucky with what I have managed to achieve.

This is a great idea

Graduated from uni

Completed a teaching degree

Overcame the trauma of sexual assault

Got a steady job at a school

Got engaged

Had a nervous breakdown

Finally understood myself

Called off wedding

Quite teaching job

Performed with an amateur theatre company

Dated some dubious characters

Moved back in with my mum

Moved out and into my sisters

Scrapped a car

Got a job I'm happy in

Met the love of my life

Went to Mallorca

Moved in with said love of my life

Got pregnant

Gave birth

Bought a house

Got pregnant again with no.2

It's been eventful looking back! I've come a very long way in terms of mental health and knowing myself.

Returned to work after nearly 15 years
Completed a degree first class
Had intensive medical treatment
Had some therapy
Been suicidal
Seen Ds through university and into a great career
Reconnected with the love of my life
Changed jobs 2 or 3 times
Lost 2 cats
Gone grey
Gone NC with mother
Lived alone for the first time

Procrastinate.

Laundry..... a shit ton of laundry.

10 years ago I made a best friend. Got each other through thick and thin.

Both moved around the country, grown apart, catch up infrequently.

Lost a friend to suicide and bury her next week

Moved house 3 times.
Moved in with now DH.
Got engaged.
Got married.
Had 2 more children.
Bought a house.
Renovated said house.
Lost several family members.
Had a lifelong health diagnosis.

Had my children (thanks to IVF).
Ran my first marathon and generally got serious about running.
Bought forever home.
My last grandparent died.
Started a new hobby which has turned into a 2nd career.
Hit middle age. Started menopause.