Shelley tagged me.
The Twenty-Year Meme
20 years ago I:
1. Was nine years old
2. Adored “Babysitters Club” and “Sweet Valley High” novels
3. Enjoyed fishing for eels in the stream near my house
4. Had two best friends, Odessa and Nancy, who would climb trees with me and lay their reading for our “book club”
5. Was learning the Haka
6. French kissed my best friends at a sleepover just to see what it felt like. Bleech. All teeth and weird tongue!
10 years ago I:
1. Was living in Albuquerque, NM
2. Was dating lots of random guys I met through Match.com
3. Was offered a job as editor of two magazines… if I dropped out of undergrad (turned it down)
4. Drove all over the place with my brand new driver’s license (didn’t need one in DC)
5. Did a lot of exploring by myself
6. Developed carpal tunnel from all the writing at work/school and got glasses for the first time. Just went downhill from there, LOL!
5 years ago I:
1. Was 30 minutes away from giving birth to my son
2. Lived in Anacostia in Washington, DC
3. Was grieving over the loss of one of the best women I’ve ever met (my best friend’s Mom – from breast cancer, Part II)
4. Had just purchased my first house
5. Was super-hot and uncomfortable
6. Loved my job
3 years ago I:
1. Moved away from DC (waaahhh!)
2. Was evacuated
3. Worked a job for only 60 days and then quit because I was miserable and bored
4. Went to Disney World
5. Drove a loaded car from DC to another state 1400 miles away alone with Pumpkinhead (Chapin drove our other car)
6. Spent Thanksgiving driving 800 miles to spend it with Chapin who was on business in another state
So far this year I:
1. Almost lost a parent
2. Lost my last grandparent
3. Had major surgery
4. Took three different types of brain-altering medications and saw way too many doctors
5. Started an awesome new job (!!)
6. Got divorced
Yesterday I:
1. Went to the circus
2. Didn’t fall asleep until 3 a.m., damn insomnia
3. Spent far too much on iTunes downloading breakup recovery music
4. Ate a yummy piece of sugar-free cherry pie
5. Received a really nice, unexpected (and super hot) compliment from a cute guy and bought a lacy push-up bra and underwear while still on that high. 
Yes, I can take my time with going back out there, but it sure doesn’t hurt to feel good about myself in the meantime.
6. Bought tickets to see Batman Monday night with a friend and set up a sleepover for Pumpkinhead with Mimi and Gran
Today I:
1. Woke up at 6 a.m.
2. Refused to go to church and have Pumpkinhead blessed because I am having a mopey Bad Mommy day and just don’t want to leave the house
3. Have several hours of work on a project I’ve been procrastinating on for far too long
4. Am ignoring the boxes sitting in my garage waiting for me to start packing
5. Re-purchased a CD I already own because Chapin took the original with him and I wanted it on iTunes
6. Sang “Happy Birthday” to my son and made him a special breakfast in bed
Tomorrow I will:
1. Get divorced
2. Go to work and keep my office door shut so I don’t cry in front of coworkers
3. Drink a few margaritas
4. Watch “Dark Night”
5. Put on my red high heels for a little confidence
6. Not call Chapin
In the next year I will:
1. Keep making my way through law school one day at a time
2. Watch my baby grow up and start kindergarten
3. Try to piece my shattered heart back together and figure out who I am by myself
4. Get back to the Gym? Maybe? Or at least swim in the pool since it will be right outside my bedroom door.
5. Vitamin-load every day so I don’t end up back on IVs or in the hospital
6. Try not to kill my parents or slip back into child mode living with them
I tag Cee, Christa and Certifiable
