Hi its my birthday today Don't really want to be 47 but hey no stopping it!!!!
My "good year" was 28. ( rid myself of abusive husband)

What was your good year & why? Answers on a postcard to ..............

Didn't like 39 particularly but apart from that, can't think of a 'good' one unless I count the years I had the girls. Unfortunately I think I've got to the age when every year previous is seen through the rose tints Crap stuff has happened but hasn't made the whole year bad.

Sorry, doing my serious reply to a lighthearted question again. Must stop doing that

Think my good year has been this one...(turned 40..eek!) prob a mid life crisis .....lol but I've taken myself in hand....and sorted a lot out.... ...still lots to do...but I'm getting there!

I would have to say this is my best year so far (i'm 26) I am more honest with myself and with others and for the time I have actually enjoyed being single and living my own life. Hopefully this won't be the best in my entire life as i'm looking forward to an even better year when i move to Oz in 2009!!!

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!! I hope you have a good one!

Well, I have been 24 for almost the past 36 years so I guess that was a good year for me (got married when I was 24). Not looking forward to turning 60 at all but I will be in UK with my folk at the time and maybe one of them will send me to Paris for the day just for the hell of it. OTOH I will begin to get seniors discounts so cant be all bad!

Hi!! Happy Birthday!!
18 when I finished my A-levels and headed off to the smoke!. 36 was good as its the year I jacked in work and went travelling, 40 cos Id just arrived here a month before (30 for some reason was awful)... and I have a sneaky feeling 2009 will be a winner!......

I loved my 32nd year! Made a load of new friends, shed about 2 stone in weight and got a fab job...

Now... remind me why I left there??????

Am 37 next year.. tis my "scary age"... always felt like when I get to 37 I was a grown up... oh well, still have 8 more months of being a teenager

Em x

At 16 I started to earn some money and buy records when I wanted rather than saving for months, and started going to the pub.
At 18 I went to uni and had some real fun.
At 32 my brother died
At 36 I emigrated to Aus, made many great friends and took up some great hobbies.

Turning 30 didn't bother me, although I had a wobble at 29. I'm 39 this year and again having a mixture of "do it all while you still can" / "time to start looking after yourself a bit more" thoughts so that I will be ready for 40 in March.

My teens without a doubt, partying going on holidays with my mates so carefree.

17
19,
20,
21
22,

Bizarrely a drop in form aged 24

25
29
30
32
And now every year gets better and better...

Don't sweat it mate :-)

As for mid-life crises, it's best to manage them in bite-sized installments. Have a little one once a week ;-)

Oh definitely 31, that was a corker! I'd had a really crap year in 2000. I'd been mugged, beaten up, abused, etc in Germany.

At 31 (2001) I met my wife in Melbourne and its been a fun rollercoaster ever since

JTL