The Story Of My Life {Blog Every Day in May}

20 May, 2013 Comments: 2

Today I’m going to do the very first prompt, which I missed:

Day 1, Wednesday: The story of your life in 250 words or less (or one paragraph… no one will be counting your words… probably).

I was born in mid-September in 1986 and I lived in Yardley, PA for the first 9.5 years of my life.

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My brother came three years and three months after I was born, and my sister followed him three years and four months later. My family’s dog, a lovable multi-colored mutt, was my best friend. Unfortunately he was hit by a car when I was about seven. He was thirteen.

I was homeschooled until December of 1998, when I was in the middle of sixth grade. In 1996, we moved to New Jersey. I made friends in school that I am still friends with today.

I danced (ballet, jazz, and a brief flirtation with tap). I sang from age five (Kindermusic) up to… now, actually. I thought maybe I would go to performing arts high school, but I ended up staying in regular high school. Then I went off to college where I majored in math and econ.

In college I met my future husband at age nineteen.

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Since graduating I have had probably 6 jobs. I worked for a federal institution (twice), I taught and tutored math, I worked at a web startup out in CA, and now another web startup here in NYC (I left and then came back). I never thought I would be a programmer but that is what I ended up doing.

I became a yogi in 2008 and completed my teacher training in 2011.

We adopted a cat in 2008 and then another one in 2009.

I got married in 2010.

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That’s all I got, and that’s 249 words.

What’s the story of your life?

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Childhood Memories {Blog Every Day in May}

18 May, 2013 Comments: 3

Day 18, Saturday: Tell a story from your childhood. Dig deep and try to be descriptive about what you remember and how you felt.

For this post I’m doing something a little different… I dug up an old journal from almost 14 years ago. I was 12. These are some excerpts.

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July 23, 1999. Location: my room.

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Onto a better subject: Camp! I can’t believe I didn’t want to go to camp! The camp-out was sooo fun. It was amazing. Michael* wants to marry Hannah*. I feel bad for her.

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Well! Today was a good day. My room is neat, my mom got offered a job that she is going to take, and I’m improving at piano and drums. What a great day! Also, Bonnie and Jake, especially Jake, are being trained by me and are actually improving.

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August 3, 1999. Location: my room.

I think my tired sickness [2013 Maggie: I had been feeling tired all summer] was a growth spurt because I think I grew an inch or two.

I made 2 fairy dolls. They’re tiny: ————————–

That long (about). I think they’re really adorable. They’re made of hot glue, paper clips, string, fabric, and wax (for the heads).

Today wasn’t very hot, just kind of. Yesterday we went to the library. The books I’ve read so far are: Aliens Ate My Homework (Rob’s), Behind the Attic Wall, and Wolf by the Ears. They were really good.

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August 5, 1999. Location: my room.

Well, the love-bunnies (or should I say love-guinea pigs) are at it again. Their cages are right next to each other and Anakin keeps purring at Calico. I have to go eat lunch.

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August 10, 1999. Location: my room.

Earlier today (as in this morning), after Sailor Moon, we (me, rob, julia) were letting Calico, Anakin, and Amy run around. Anakin went under Daddy’s dresser and we tried to lure him out with Calico. Well, she got out and went under the dresser with Anakin! We spent about 15 min. trying to separate and get one of the them out. We finally got Calico out and I told Julia to hold her on the bed. Then she brought Calico back under the dresser. We spent 15 more min. and finally got Anakin out. We couldn’t get Calico out so we left her there. We got her out about 2 hours later.

Rob told Julia it was all her fault so when we went outside she locked us out. We got back in through Rob’s window.

Then we made sugar cookies. They were really good.

Now I’m going to go swimming.

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*Names have been changed.

That’s about all I can take – I’m hysterical reading this. Anakin and Calico were guinea pigs; Amy was a gerbil. Jake and Bonnie are dogs (Bonnie is still alive, Jake died when I was in college). Bonnie just turned 17 last month (!).

Childhood Memories {Blog Every Day in May}

Bonnie and Jake in the fall of 2005. Jake is the lab; Bonnie’s a mutt. We think she’s part border collie. She looks about the same now, from afar… when you get up close you can tell she has gotten old. She is a little limpy and has cataracts now. She’s also pretty much deaf. She’s still a sweetheart though.

I’m going to go read more of this journal and laugh, and then figure out plans for the day… Hope you have a great Saturday!

Do you ever read old journals?

Brother’s Graduation & Minimalism

16 May, 2013 Comments: 2

My brother’s college graduation is tomorrow. I cannot believe it. I’m so proud of him. He’s graduating with a BFA in Sculpture. I know he will go on to do great things.

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^^ Me & Rob. Summer of 1990? Maybe ’91? ^^

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^^ Thanksgiving 2005, I think. No idea what’s with the weird faces. Ignore the bangs I am growing out. ^^

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^^ July, 2010 – wedding day. ^^

I’ll make sure to take one tomorrow and update this post with it. I wish I had access right now to more of the pictures our parents took of us growing up. There are so many albums but they are all in NJ.

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Today’s Blog Every Day in May…

Today’s prompt is supposed to be: Day 16, Thursday: Something difficult about your “lot in life” and how you’re working to overcome it.

I actually am pretty happy with my life right now. Sure, I have issues – if you are a living breathing human being you probably do too. There was a time when I might have shared those issues online with random strangers who might be reading this blog, but I’d rather focus on the positive.

So instead, I’m going to do a prompt that I missed earlier in the month:

Day 4: Favorite quote (from a person, from a book, etc) and why you love it.

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.“

–Antoine de Saint-Exupery

I love this quote because it speaks to minimalism. In writing, in decorating, in writing code – I always want to keep it simple while still getting the most out of whatever it is I’m doing. Maybe this won’t exactly make sense, but – why write 10 sentences when 3 can do say the same? Why write 10 lines of code when you can get the same output with 3 lines? Why fill a home with unused possessions when you can enjoy it for the lack of stuff?

I get that not everyone is a minimalist, but I definitely am, and that’s why I love this quote.

What’s your favorite quote? Do you have any loved ones graduating this month?

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