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You have just turned 30.. what are you doing?

80 replies

Flyingfish111 · 12/04/2021 17:33

Or thereabouts..

What are you doing?
Who are you with?
How do you FEEL?

Has life treated you well?
Are you pleased how life has panned out so far?

(Fun nostalgic thread)

OP posts:
WonkyCactus · 12/04/2021 19:04

I was made redundant when I was 29 so seized the chance to go travelling. Turned 30 when I was backpacking round Australia, those were the days! My birthday's in the winter so it was nice to spend it in the sunshine for a change.

LaLaLandIsNoFun · 12/04/2021 19:07

I’m trapped in another country with my abusive husband, young child and no support.

Trinacham · 12/04/2021 19:09

I am actually 30 and a half so this isn't so nostalgic for me! 30th birthday spent in lockdown. With my husband, and did get to see close family. Spend most of my days working then coming home, because of Covid. Other than that, reached the age where I'm getting very broody!

UnsolicitedDickPic · 12/04/2021 19:09

I was teaching in an urban FE college. I was single, thin, absolutely loving life generally but work was quite stressful and I was only on a temporary contract.

Keepyourdistance000 · 12/04/2021 19:10

Working in a busy, fun recruitment agency and looking forward to lots of nice holidays and days out.

Drinking too much.

Wowcherarestalkingme · 12/04/2021 19:11

I had just come back from a year travelling and was three weeks into a new relationship with my now DH who I met online. My two best friends treated me to a Christmas afternoon tea and we went on a bar crawl. Dh and I have been together 9 years and have two children now. I wasn’t looking forward to turning 30 but it was definitely the best year for me.

ZenNudist · 12/04/2021 19:12

I was on a trip to Paris staying with friends. Dh was still bf. He's gone somewhere else. I'd wanted to go with my bff.

We got married the May after I turned 30. Didn't plan a big do. We bought a house when I was 28 and we still live there now.

I had a good job but overworked and got stressed out a lot. Id go to the gym 3 times a week.

At the weekends we either went to stay with friends or went out for meals and drinks with friends locally. We used to go to the cinema a lot.

We also used to sit around all day at the weekend reading papers (actual papers) and watching tv series box sets.

I was fairly content. Still felt I had a lot ahead of me: promotion and reluctantly marriage and dc. Work loomed large in my life and then dh/ friends. My family was way behind that in terms of priority. Whereas now we look out for our parents more. We always went on holiday 3 times a year.

I didn't know how easy I had it! Nowadays I still try and exercise and see friends and I still work hard but try not to get stressed. Still holiday but its not as relaxing. The kids and the endless domestic duties really take a lot of time now.

dillydallydollydaydream7 · 12/04/2021 19:16

Turned 30 at the end of last year and gave birth to DD2 on my 30th!
Married to a lovely man and we have two beautiful DDs (and a crazy dog!)
I feel very blessed and content.

Life has had its ups and downs, and I'm thankful that I have what I have now

(All of the above mentioned are also currently flat out asleep - all piled in the same bed, and I'm sitting watching Emmerdale with a cuppa in peace... it's the little things!)

raskolnikova · 12/04/2021 19:17

I turned 30 last year in lockdown, and it feels like the whole year has been lockdown. I didn’t get any presents on the day because of course everyone had ordered them online and they hadn't arrived yet! But the weather was nice at least.

I'm a single mother to a beautiful/funny/exhausting toddler. I'm probably a bit (a lot?) depressed. But I'm determined to turn it around and achieve things, however small Smile

stillcrazyafterall · 12/04/2021 19:17

On my 30 th birthday I had been divorced 11 months, had a 5 month old son and was in a shit relationship.

By 35 I was getting married again (to wonderful man) and pregnant with son 2.

30 years on I'm really happy. Smile

AColdDuncanGoodhew · 12/04/2021 19:19

I had 3 week old twins

Enough said Grin

GreenLeafTurnip · 12/04/2021 19:19

In Budapest trying to conceive my first baby with my husband. Failing and feeling like it was the end of the world after trying for a while. I was desperate to have a baby before I turned 30 and as it crept up I thought if I could just be pregnant while I was 30. 2 months later I was! 3 years on I cannot imagine going through it all again and wish that my relationship with my husband was the same as it was back then but a baby has completely destroyed us.

cookiecreampie · 12/04/2021 19:21

When I turned 30 my fourth baby was 3 months old, engaged and about to move house.

Biscoffontoast · 12/04/2021 19:21

I was head hunted for a new job by someone I had worked for briefly the year before. I felt really good about my appearance and weight, would class 30 as my most attractive age. I got engaged to now DH. Lost DH’s dad which was devastating as I adored him.

AstraZenecaisprettyforagirl · 12/04/2021 19:28

I was riding sooooo high. Got promoted to a grade in my profession that people don't usually reach until their mid-40s. My brain, looks and attitude were all at their sharpest.

It has been downhill since then!

TheMotherlode · 12/04/2021 19:34

In Italy, on a wine tasting tour of Tuscany booked by DH as a surprise. Having just got engaged a few days earlier, we are both feeling very excited and optimistic about our future together, and talking a lot about what we hope for from the next few years.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 12/04/2021 19:35

I’ll let you know in 3 years and 17 days. Wink

Thesagacontinues · 12/04/2021 19:42

30 was the year (last year) that I got a really good promotion at work and we got a mortgage for our self build which we started.

I'm not married but have 2 DC. If we get the house finished this year we'll get married next year (when I'm 32).

Wineat5isfine · 12/04/2021 19:49

I was married, we had just bought our second house. We were busy working and taking as many holidays in between as possible. Didn’t have children until I was 34. They were very good times!

Toottootdrivers · 12/04/2021 19:51

On my 30th birthday, I was single and not particularly happy. My 30th was pretty depressing to be honest.

One month later, I met a guy. That was 5 years ago. We now have a house , a child and will get married just as soon as covid restrictions let us throw a big party. My life bears no resemblance to what it did on my 30th birthday.

You never know what's just around the corner. 30 is just a number

ProcrastinationIsMySuperPower · 12/04/2021 19:55

At 30, I had toddler, and my exH had just walked out and left me with a shit load of debt.

DelurkingAJ · 12/04/2021 19:56

Final stages of wedding planning. Utterly content with the world. Was nearly 11 years ago and I’m still lucky and happy. Much more tired though (thanks DSs!).

DramaAlpaca · 12/04/2021 19:57

DH and I had just had our fourth wedding anniversary, DS1 was eight months old and I'd just found out I was expecting DS2. The next few months were spent selling our tiny house and moving to a bigger one in a nicer town before DS2 arrived. It was a good time in our lives and a long time ago - DS2 is 26 now Smile

ValancyRedfern · 12/04/2021 20:00

I was doing an MA in a subject I was passionate about which led to a job I love. I wasn't particularly happy in my relationship but didn't split up. I probably should have done as the same issues remain. I was struggling a lot with an eating disorder I'd had for 13 years, now 25 years and counting.

Eyevorbig0ne · 12/04/2021 20:02

Dying of embarrassment watching a policeman wave his cocktail sausage in my face whilst he plays the sex pistols 😔 I look to the back of the crowd in horror as I notice my 11 year old step sister is watching it all 🙄🙄 thanks Mum and sister.
Oh well, at least the meal and dolphin cake was lovely.