Wow, I really am coasting up to my 50th. So much less has happened in the last 5 years than in the previous. Ought to do something about that.
Lemme see:
- Entered into a relationship with the wrong fella
- Survived mono at 44...not fun
- took a job for the sake of a job that, while stable, ended up being a bad plan
- Became the doggy lama, which I love
- Ended the not!smart relationship
- Reclaimed my given name...an important transition
- Saved some hearts
- Became more comfortable and more confident in my work
- Developed perhaps the best, most significant friendship of my life
Considered shuffling the mortal coil but that same friend saved me- Gained weight and discovered I need to permanently break up with wheat and corn
finished masters
bought house
went to Washington and NY and met Buffistas
got new job
taught myself to make pie
There are some significant things there, but I don't feel measurably different. I think I spend more time dwelling on what hasn't changed than what has.
In the last five years I:
Taught at three different colleges in three different states
Hosted two French teenage girls in my 1-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn for 2 months
Moved from Brooklyn to the Eastern Shore of Maryland
Discovered my colors and revamped my wardrobe
Watched my sister be diagnosed with the same cancer as my mother, with much happier results
Left the Ivory Tower to work for The Man
Moved to San Francisco
Went hiking in West Texas, Oahu, Southern Utah, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Big Sur
Welcomed more incredible in-laws to the family
Lost the 20 pounds gained since my surgery in early 2004
Finally applied to
The Amazing Race
Paid $20000+ in student loans
I am about to make a kick-ass filing system. Color-coded and all typed out labels. YAY!!
I haven't done very much.
shrift! The name of your company does not contain a comma, correct?
You are correct. It does not contain a comma!
I just bought a label-maker. I am kind of excited about it.
Ok, I did write a novel.
I entered a contest and lost.
I learned to blog.
msbelle, don't tell my husband. He'd drop me for you in a heartbeat.
A novel is definitely something. I don't think I've written more than a five-paragraph article since 2004.