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Flupibass · 31/12/2021 20:35

I have a significant birthday this year and would love to do something to celebrate. What would you do, anything at all from inexpensive to expensive ? From a trip of a lifetime to a picnic on the beach. With friends and family or just by yourself.

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KiloWhat · 31/12/2021 20:38

Fancy meal out

PenguinLove1 · 31/12/2021 21:21

Id go somewhere like Iceland

LightBulbous · 31/12/2021 21:25

I considered what I’d spend on a party and instead went for a day out shopping with that sane budget with a great friend and vowed to spend up to the party budget guilt free on anything I wanted. It’s the only time I’ve ever done it and it was bliss. One day, a big budget (big for me at least) and pure retail indulgence. I enjoyed that lots

NoodleNooNoo · 31/12/2021 21:30

My 40th was last November just as another lockdown hit so my husband organised a takeaway from my favourite local restaurant and then a surprise Zoom party with my favourite people. We finally got to do this November what had originally been planned: a trip to Iceland. We did the Golden Circle, the Secret lagoon, whale watching. All of it was amazing

mdh2020 · 31/12/2021 22:02

Special birthday a few years ago - private room for lunch with family and close friends, including a couple who flew in from Denver. Then female friend and I flew to Italy for a week.

Flupibass · 01/01/2022 14:34

Thankyou @PenguinLove1 and @NoodleNooNoo - I’ve already had a wonderful holiday in Iceland. That’s exactly the sort of thing that appeals to me.
What a great idea @LightBulbous !

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