My Past Life...
Until a few years ago, this was my life.
At school and especially at university, I was always the first one to break out the shots, or the last one to bed. And then when I finished university, I worked in a bar for a couple of years in order to prevent myself from entering the 'real' world and getting a 'proper' job. This is where I met Mr E, and where I truly let my hair down. I was young, I had no responsibilities and I liked to enjoy myself. A lot.
Fast forward a few years and we moved back to Cambridgeshire. I didn't know anyone, and our nights out soon turned to nights in. Of course we still went out but it certainly wasn't every weekend anymore, and a drunken night out in the week was unheard of.
Then in December 2010 our little Mads came along and those rare nights out became even rarer. We still go out, but mainly for a nice dinner or to friends houses, where we share a few drinks. It is nothing like my nights out of the past. Of course, we still sometimes have a truly drunken night out, but these have become rare, and when we do I end up feeling so bad in the morning that I end up regretting it.
This is just a part of getting older isn't it? I am by no means old, I am only twenty eight and Mr E thirty three, but still, we can't be doing what we did when we were twenty one anymore can we?
You wouldn't think so. But looking at my personal facebook timeline at the weekends, I totally feel old before my time. Most of my school and university friends are still living in London or in big cities- going out most weekends, and their photos and statuses are full of nights out and tales of debauchery.
Of course that is not completely the case, I do have lots of friends with children, but most of these are newer friends, and a lot are older than me. I am the only one out of my school and university friends to have a baby, and one of the only married ones, although most are starting to set dates now.
I wouldn't change my 'new' life for anything in the world- I adore my little home in the country, my husband and my gorgeous daughter. If I wanted too, I could still go out, but I just prefer to spend my money on family days out with Mads.
Maybe it is because I met my 'one' earlier than most, or maybe it is just because I had those couple of years working in the bar and completely getting it out my system, but every time I see those drunken facebook statuses I do wonder 'When did I become so different?'
Instead of downing shots, I am playing with mega blocks...and you know what?
I wouldn't change it for anything in the world.
- Tags: All about Me, My Old LIfe
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Lucy at Dear Beautiful Boy
I think about it now and think what an enormous waste of money it is, when all it does is make you feel rotten the next morning. And now that I'm older and the hangovers are worse, the money seems even more wasted. I'd rather buy some lovely new toys for the monkey, or clothes for one of us, or go on a day out to the zoo, or maybe even a date with the hubby with that money. And then not waste the entire next day wallowing in a pit of feeling rubbish.
Life moves on and I think you want different things once you have a husband and then children, I know that's been the case with me and some of my old friends as they seem so totally different to me now. X
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jo
I guess the grass is always greener. Then again, some of us only meet our other halves when we're older too.
Having the kind of job I do it's quite weird how the drink culture lives on. I'm so far removed from my workmates it's a bit sad.
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Susan Mann (@susankmann)
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Catherine Anne
Not too long after I turned 21 I hit the world of full time work, working long hard hours and shift patterns that didn't really allow for a social life. With a house and bills to pay for I had new priorities and those I tended to spend my spare time with changed. No longer could I say yes to the group texts going round saying, "Out tonight?"
I have fond memories of when we used to go out every night, but these days I don't know how we survived it physically and financially.
Nowadays I love my working life and home life. You can keep the life of going out every night of the month, I prefer cuddles at home with my man and making him cups of tea!!
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Rachel
I do think it's good to get it out of the way though... I know a few of my friends that were practically kept under lock and key when they lived at home yet as soon as they went to university they were only just getting into the "hey lets go out and get wasted" phase (and I think a fair few are still in it and will be for many years to come).
I'm rambling now... oops! Xx
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Emma @mummymummymum
I don't think theres a lot of fulfilment from going out and getting drunk when you reach a certain age. I can't deal with hangovers these days!
As long as you let your hair down every now and then...xx
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Laura
I love my nights in, but like you said I could still go out if I wanted to. I just choose not to xx
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