Monthly Archives: August 2009

AmeriCorps thoughts

1. Diversity Today I learned that the AmeriCorps teams are chosen based on diversity. Yay! Geographic diversity:I hope I’m on a team with people from strange states like Idaho and Montana and Kentucky and Nebraska (who lives in Nebraska??). I … Continue reading

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A 10 Year Timeline of My Sleeping Habits

Grades 3-5 (ages 8-10): I went to sleep at 9:30 every night and woke up around 6-7 every morning to a nice cup of hot chocolate and oatmeal for breakfast (and I didn’t have to make them myself!). Ah, the … Continue reading

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Change

I can feel things changing now. It’s like right before I graduated from high school; I was still there, things were still normal, but graduation was so close I could taste it. Now, all my friends are still in town. … Continue reading

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Getting Over Seventeen

I started subscribing to Seventeen when I was 13. Every month, I looked forward to its arrival. I tore through every issue desperately, especially seeking out the quizzes (“What kind of girl are YOU?”) and the guy advice (“How to … Continue reading

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My dog is cuter when she’s deaf

My dog’s birthday was on August 1st. I’ve lost track of how old she is – somewhere around 12 or 13 I think. She’s my old baby. She’s still as healthy as me, except she’s been deaf for about a … Continue reading

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