15 Years Ago, I...
-was 13 years old, in 8th grade
-had not yet tried to commit suicide
-pegged my jeans and teased my bangs
-was attending my Uncle Bill's funeral on Good Friday (which is today)
-was "going with" a senior from a high school in another town. We saw each other all of twice.
10 Years Ago, I...
-was in my freshman year of college
-lived almost solely in black clothing
-was an English major
-collaborated on my first zine-like project- an underground newspaper called Shagunga
-was inseparable from my then-best-friend Ashley
5 Years Ago, I...
-was working at Missouri Baptist Children's Home, about to move back to IN
-trying my hardest to be "normal"
-attempted to convince myself I was still a Christian
-went on my mega-road trip to visit friends, NYC, and see my buddy Terry get married
-had never been on the internet
2 Years Ago, I...
-was happily planning my wedding
-had just snagged my current work position
-did not know most of my current closest friends, or at least was not close with them yet
-underwent gall bladder removal surgery
-ate healthily and exercised 5-7 times per week
1 Year Ago, I...
-was getting ready to move
-went to my first Sarah's Circle retreat
-had found a tremendous group of friends
-was trying to convince my husband to quit his job and go back to school
-was much more physically healthy
Yesterday I...
-spent several hours in the ER with the hub
-learned that I have an incurable disease
-ate frozen pizza (cooked) and Pringles with French Onion dip for supper
-watched Ten Things I Hate About You for the umpteenth time
-did absolutely no work
Today I...
-woke up crazy early- again
-had Cari Ga for lunch, and I even have leftovers
-have finished all my work
-am blessed to have several tremendous friends
-plan to go home and give myself a pedicure
Tomorrow I will...
-have lunch with some friends
-do laundry
-go to a super-fab all-grrrl art show called "Venus Envy"
-buy SARK's new book
-hang out with my husband
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