tag- I'm it.

i have been tagged by the effusive kate, so here goes:


4 things I did 10 years ago: (1998)

this is tough because i have a bad memory, but i am pretty sure that
#1 i moved back home after living with my boyfriend (the hub) for a few months at the tender age of 18. or i moved in with the hub for the first time at the tender age of 19- i honestly don't remember.
#2 i do remember that i worked crap jobs- night desk clerk at a motel on a popular truck route, and a bunch of retail jobs.
#3 i flunked a semester at community college sometime around here which helped me decide to take a semester off- work said crappy jobs & NOT want to ever have to do that again without the promise of a career before me. so i decided that the life of a struggling actress was not for me (yes- i was a drama major. like you didn't see that coming...) and interior design was the light bulb that went off. this was probably in '99- but who's counting, right kate?
#4 i broke up with my best girlfriend because we had been living together & long story short- she snorted my rent money up her nose & when i said i had to leave she slashed the hub's tires because she blamed him for taking me away from her since she was not-so-secretly in love with me. but not a lesbian. i also found out that she later broke into the house we lived in (it was her dad's) & tried to point the blame at the hub- who was conveniently sleeping next to me our place together the night of the 'incident'. i sometimes wonder what happened to her- in that morbid curiosity kind of way...

4 things I did 5 years ago: (2003)

#1 i graduated college. i was thisclose to graduating at the top of my class (highest gpa in my major) but was beat out by the professor's pet. i did graduate cum laude, but my mom rubs it in that she got magna cum laude. thanks mom- don't worry about the complex...
#2 i worked 3 jobs, 7 days a week since i now was no longer on easy street. my generous & lovely parents paid my bills my last semester of school (along with the hub who i was living with again in the world's most awesome amazing 1920's apartment) and i had to pay for my own shit now. i worked at an upscale garden & accessory store, did off the books bookkeeping for a tailor, and on my days off i freelanced for a cabinet maker doing the shop drawings of ridiculous kitchens for the obscenely wealthy suburbanites. i loved every second of it. i had money, but no time to really spend it & cash was plentiful if i did get some time to go out.
#3 i got my first 'real' job where i lasted just shy of 2 years. it was an amazing experience. not that i loved it by any means- did you ever read the devil wears p.rada? in this case it was a.rmani. i did however; learn to be quick, efficient, & understand the details of how things are put together much more than i would have otherwise. i also HATE the color marigold & the term 'too sweet' when describing a color. i did make some amazing friends & have some great times though!
#4 the hub asked my parents permission to marry me. which is completely unlike the hub in every way- my parents were shocked & didn't know what to say. again- my mother introduces the complex by telling me!!! that he asked and so now the pressure's on. she also, wait for it.... bought a ring for him to give to me because it was on sale & she couldn't help it. are. you. fucking. serious. needless to say- this began the period of extreme discomfort between all parties. the hub wouldn't ask because he felt too pressured & didn't want to use the ring my mom bought (which i am glad about because it was ug.ly.) i was extremely insecure & bitchy because he wouldn't ask & i knew he had wanted to but didn't know why he wasn't. this seriously went on for 9 months people. 9 fucking months of wondering if he was ever going to be ready. and we had been living together for almost 4 years. looking back- it's better it happened this way, because after that 9 months of waiting, neither one of us had doubts & we planned an extremely wonderful & perfect (if i do say so myself!) wedding in less than 5 months. so this last one really spans to 2004 also, but it started in 03!

4 Things I did Yesterday:

#1 acupuncture & get my herbs. proceed to take herbs. let that bitchhole (woo-hoo kate for the new word!) hope in just a little bit about this cycle.

#2 work. busy, but good. i'm really happy at my job right now & that's a really nice feeling. not that i wasn't happy before, but the anxiety is going away. (i know i have absolutely nothing to be anxious about- it's just something i have, not anything to do with my job- i think it just manifests there)

#3 had stupid fight with the hub over our lack of finances. he's stressed because he hasn't gotten his first paycheck yet & i'm stressed because my entire paycheck for the month is done. i only get paid once a month & i've got over 2 weeks to go- so scary.

#4 slept alone. ironically- not at all due to fight. we made up hours before but i hadn't slept well in a few days & the hub needs to watch tv to fall asleep. it's one of the little things that divides us completely in regards to nighttime habits & every now & then i just can't take it & kick him out. like last night when i just could not sleep. when he watches tv downstairs though- he falls asleep downstairs. i hate it because i feel so disconnected when i wake up.

4 Shows I love to Watch:

top ch.ef
proj.ect runway
amer.ica's n.ext top m.odel (such a guilty pleasure!)
bi.zarre foods

4 Things I love to do:

sleep (unoriginal- but true)
play with my pups
get together with friends
browse little shops for nothing in particular (in other words- shop! even without money!)

okay- i tag nancy (because i really think she could use some distractions this week!) katie (because it was her anniversary & i didn't get her a thing) & jewels (because she's back!)