How did your life change in the 2010's

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Ok so I've seen this going around and I think it's interesting to look back on how things have changed in our lives from 2010 to 2019. It's crazy that the decade is almost over. I feel like I'm getting old and haven't done enough in life 😮😮😮 but that'll all change in the next year onwards. For me this decade has been a very up and down one. A lot of lessons throughout. A lot of good times and struggles but it's all part of life.

I want to hear about your decade in review ☺️💕

2010: DD1 left school and went to uni
2011: We moved house.
2014: DD2 graduated and got a job.
2016: I retired.
2016: DD2 left school and went to uni.
2019; DD2 graduated.
2019: DF died.

Doesn't look like much but it feels like lifetime.

In the last ten years I've had
One cat
Two houses
Two sons
One husband
3 jobs (not started the last one yet actually!)
Started a degree.

Been a busy decade!

I got married in 2009. Then a year later moved across the world to my partners home country. Stayed there for a few years, had 2 kids. Now recently moved back to Europe.
I was young and child free 10 years ago, without a care in the world.
Life now is completely different!

In 2010 one of my best friends died. For a long time I saw my life as before and after the accident as I've never been the same again. Have healed and done amazing things I don't think I would have done otherwise, but you never properly recover.

In 2010 I was very unhappy, in a bad relationship, about to graduate/just graduated and in a lot of debt.

This year I am in a happy and healthy relationship and have been for years, living in a completely different city, own my own successful business. I've lost a grandparent, been in car accidents, been very poorly, but I am much happier and more settled in myself now.

Interesting read !

Lots has happened but the most significant are;

End of a 12 yr relationship.

Degree and post grad via work in an area that I love.

Diagnoses of Multiple Scolrisis and epilepsy.

Meeting someone, although new, who makes me very happy.

Met someone
Split as they were the wrong someone
Went back to college
Met someone new
Went to uni
Graduated as a nurse
Got a job
Bought a house
Got engaged
Bought a puppy
Got a new specialist job
Got married
And that's all the main things I think! Lots of lovely holidays thrown in there too. A good decade for me

I turned 17 in 2010.

Met DP
Went to uni/graduated
Started my career and qualified
Got a dog
Bought a house
Got engaged
Got married

Busy decade

Broke up with childhood sweetheart and sold our house.
Changed careers completely, am now very successful in what I do.
Met my DH 5 years ago, got married 18months who. My DD was born 6 months ago

Busy 9 years!

Write a book. Got divorced. Wrote another book. Moved house. Bought my own house! Got engaged. Got married. Went to Spain, France, Belgium, Scotland, Cornwall.

All go!

Three houses
Two kids
Four jobs
Redeployed with work twice
MiL had life changing health problems
Almost split up with DH but worked through it
Just recently discovered DSIS has life threatening health condition
In general, I have become a much stronger person but christ, I feel like I've been through the emotional ringer in the past decade. I'll be 40 next year and I can't wait.

became a widow
Moved to another continent
Got Married
Did some amazing work
2 patents
bought a house
moved city
sold house
separated
suffered debilitating depression
2 grandchildren
mum died

It's bee an interesting decade with ups and downs.
2020 moving countries again starting a Ph.D.

2010 - I left high school
2012 - I finished college with A*BB and got pregnant
2013 - DS was born!
2014 - I started University
2017 - I graduated
2019 - I bought my own business

2016 - 2019 has been a bit of a shit show and full of sadness and stress.

My predictions for 2020 - pack in the business because of my mental health issues and attempt to start working on a career. I'm also tempted to do my masters as it's something I've always wanted to do and will be helpful in said career (that's the plan anyway). Should also get a mortgage on the UK's cheapest house, but it's a start

A very eventful 10 years I suppose!

I tried to watch the opening cermeony of the olympic games, but fell asleep
Discovered my love of Dizzee Rascall
Discovered my love of Floerence + the Machine
Realised I didnt give a tiny shit about football

• Left school and started uni and moved away from home for first time
• Met other half.
• Graduated and got job as registered mental health nurse.
• Got my cats
• Bought our house
• Welcomed first child
• Chief bridesmaid at my sisters wedding
• Welcomed second child

These were highlights of my decade, hope everyone has a good next decade.

• Had my third child
• turned 30
• learnt to drive
• left my abusive partner of 10years
• started a new job I never thought I'd like and love it so much.
• started to make friends after years of isolation
• have found my confidence
• became an auntie
• had to deal with social services as it came out ex was abusing the children
• children are so much happier now and thriving
• started an NVQ3

Let an abusive psychopath move into my home, married him and had a child with him. Deeply regret all but the last...except that I wish I could have given them a (better) father.
Wasted my 30s with this evil monster...
Unfortunately will still have to suffer seeing him in the next decade, though at least not as my husband.

I started the decade excited about what my 40's would bring.

It basically brought me one big highlight: I became a grandmother to a granddaughter and later twin grandsons.

But it basically game me crap.

I lost my precious Dad and his lovely brother, my uncle; my cousin; two of my very close school friends and the godfather to my children.

My husband lost his job a few years ago and we are still desperately trying to recover financially from that loss. We started a business but we are only just getting by and we are debating closing the business but there isn't really anything else we could do instead so we just keep plodding along and we are exhausted and it's truly doing a real number on our mental health.

My oldest child turned 18 in this decade and I thought we had done well together and survived up to that point pretty well. A month later, he joined a gang, got heavily into drugs, started dealing, stealing and going in and out of jail for various offenses. We discovered he has bi-polar disorder and because he refuses to take his medication, this risky behavior has gone on for the past nine years and is still happening. Add the issues with the mother of the three grandchildren and CPS has placed those kids in my custody.

To end the decade with the news that two very close family members are sick with cancer is just a fitting way to end a shitty decade.

I remember having a fabulous year in 2009. On NYE I was at a party in my friend's house with my now STBXH. I remember standing in the kitchen at midnight having and saying that at last our lives had turned around. I remember saying here's to the next decade - hoping it's all like this past year.
It turned out to be awful. Properly awful. I'm starting 2010 hoping beyond hope that this next decade will be better.
I'm really hoping

its Been shit, basically.

Met now DH and lived/worked in four different countries with him.
Graduated twice and started a new career.
Moved around & lived in about eight different places and have bought our own house.
Got married and become obsessed pet owners.

2010: graduated with a degree
2011: grandad died, graduated with a masters, was offered a job and relocated 200 miles to a city where I didn't know anyone
2012: met my now DH
2013: moved into a rental flat with now DH, grandma died
2014: bought first house and changed job
2015: got engaged, auntie died very unexpectedly of heart attack
2016: got married, other grandad died
2017: had a baby
2018: fourth grandparent died
2019: had another baby!

It's been a full on decade starting career, becoming homeowners, getting married, having children. Looking forward to a more settled decade coming up......I hope!

@Ivebeentohellanditscalledikea

Love your username and also your post! So positive. Hope the next decade is just as good for you.

I've basically had a Groundhog Day decade with the long / fun lifetime of 2 DCs working their ways through primary & now secondary school.

Same house, job, family....nothing else has changed.

Sadly my cat died in this decade so the 20s can bring us a new feline feeling!

Interesting to read everyone's stories.

Started the decade pregnant with DD1 living in our first flat.
Ended decade widowed, with 2 DD's living in our second house. Also lost my last grandparents and one of very best friends (over dose).

The DD's healthy but otherwise it's been a decade of loss