1994

[Itwasanotherlifewasntit]

Just watching it on tv.

It was my favourite year..I was 16 and having the time of my life…Brit pop, house music, clubs, boys, alcohol & cigarettes…and the rest

I miss it and me then..tiny waist, smooth skin, a bit of attitude and energy and a lust for life 😫

What were you doing in 1994?

Mixed times. Very nasty home life. But also, starting to discover the world. Really into music especially Manic Street Preachers and Suede. Heavy eyeliner, trying to read Ginsberg and Beaudelaire, the lot. No internet, so mobile phones. If we wanted to meet up with our friends it was, see you at 11am by the bandstand. If they didn't turn up you might call their parents from a payphone and ask what time they left.

I was 34 and slowly climbing the greasy pole at work. I'd lost interest in pop music by then but I seem to recall Oasis being around in the background.

That year I did an around the world trip taking in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Sydney, Cook Islands and the USA. Went to the World Cup semis in Pasadena, LA.

I was thin and felt I could do anything. Remortgaged my house to build an extension.

1990s were the best.

1994 - Started secondary school. Remember listening to Ace of Base and Big Mountain. Our final family holiday to Florida before my parents divorced.

I was 15/16 and it was a bit of a mixed bag. My mother was heavily reliant on alcohol and neglected anything else, house work, children, husband, cooking. It all fell to us kids and my dad. Dad wanted to split up, but he would not have been given custody back then.

On the other hand I had a school exchange to France, got my first CD player and finally had a PE teacher who treated me fairly and not like the "non sporty fat kid" that I was. She encouraged me to do better and awarded grades based on that.

Starting university. Yes, pretty good times, though I also like being 47 now! No wish to go back and do it all again.

I was 20 and got my driving licence. Didnt travel to Greece that July as I wanted to concentrate on it and my aunt was trying to convince me to come. I was also at Uni. And free. Hadnt met my boyfriend then. Hmmm I would visit myself in 1994 to tell myself what NOT to do.

I was 17 and had just passed my driving test but parents wouldn't buy me a car. I had been doing well at school and was quite shy and reserved .. until 1994 when I met HIM. He was a lot older than me, had a car and could get me into pubs. He let me drive his car (no tax or insurance but I didn't care at the time), cue lots of drinking, smoking, staying out till all hours, introduced to dance music and hello to clubbing. Awful rows with parents over it all. Shopped in Snob & chelsea girl, music was JX Son of a Gun, Atlantic Ocean Waterfall, M people. MD 20/20. Smoking Royals. I was so very slim, but never appreciated it or dressed to really show it. Carefree, no responsibilities. A huge amount of energy. Could eat what i wanted and never gained weight, Took so many risks but was fortunate to not come a cropper on any of them. No drugs ever, not my thing.

Now - late 40's, little to no energy, huge mortgage, lot of responsibility at work, work a 50 hour week on average, 3 DC, 2 have SEN, DH, I'm about a stone overweight, weekends are usually spent tidying/sorting/cleaning my house, never want to step foot in a club again, love nights in/my bed/going to quiet pubs where I can have a seat, table and a good chat. Have general anxiety and health anxiety and sometimes panic attacks.

But still turn up the dance choons in the car/gym and they are all the ones from 1994 !

Would I go back ? maybe, if only to tell myself to avoid HIM and carry on with studies. I would have gone to uni and have a different life. But then I wouldn't be where i am now with my wonderful DC. But then I did have a great time summer 1994, even if it was with a wrong-un.

I was 26 with a 6 year old and a non sleeping baby. Partner was useless and we d moved to an area I didn't like.

However I remember having lots of (free) fun with my friends and kids in parks and things. Long hot summer.

Remember oasis etc, had a cd of them I loved. And Nirvana. Cried when Kurt cobain died.

I had lovely waist length hair that I didn't appreciate and just tied up.

Stupid Partner cheated on me and left when kids and I were out.

As a final act of pettiness he stole my oasis cd.

If anyone wants to watch this, it's actually called 'Best Year Ever'

I was 2 🤣

one of the best years ever - I was 18, did my A levels, went to the US for a year then started uni in london. Just such fun.

@Iwantabloodypizza that's awful, I'm so sorry you were treated that way. I don't remember (was 7) how much time I took off school. I don't remember the next few years at all.

@justsobloodytired love to you. Losing my mum defined my life until I had my DS two years ago (25 years after losing her). It was brutal and I carry her loss heavily despite lots of therapy as an adult. I hope you're doing well now.

I became a mum!

Absolutely loving life. 14 listening to britbop , my first boyfriend who bought me ‘always’ by Bon jovi . Poetic Justice snd the song ‘always’ by Janet Jackson.
Shopping in the town centre every Saturday- body shop, miss selfridge sparkly eyeshadows, denim jacket, 10 cigarettes and white lightning. Heather shimmer lippy and natural collection pressed powder.
The best years in the nineties

I was working part-time in a shop (hated it) whilst being a mum to boys aged 13 and 10

I was 15/16. Exam year.

I can relate to missing the tiny waist. I remember trying on a maxi skirt in Dotty P's and they didn't have my size (8 or 10). So I decided to see if a size 12 would do. It fell straight off me! Those were the glory days...

My night outs started on Friday night at 11pm, when we would go to listen and dance to the headline legends of NY and Chicago scenes, C & C music factory, Todd Terry, David Morales, who The Ministry Of Sound were bringing over.