Searching for Direction & Purpose in Life's Sea of Opportunities
Remember when Myspace was cool? Here are some blog posts I made there 5 years ago.
With all the back-to-school sales on now, I was thinking back to when I would look forward to stocking up. In getting ready for junior high gym class, I wanted to make sure I got everything on the school-provided list. One of the items listed was tube socks. Ma asked me if I really wanted… Continue reading Tube Socks
I was thinking back on the post I wrote about the one vocabulary word from high school that I still remember ("virtually"), when I realized that that wasn't the only memorable vocabulary experience I had in school. In elementary school I was fortunate enough to be placed in a 5th/6th grade combo class as a… Continue reading Over Prepared
The best part of my sister Rebecca being born when I was 14 is that for her formative years I got to be one heck of a cool sister - one that could drive and didn't live at home! I started doing things with her when the stars aligned and I moved back to our… Continue reading Don’t Tell Dad
Back when I was an undergrad, I worked at the commencement ceremony one year (Is it just me, or shouldn't "commencement" come at the beginning - when one commences with studying? I guess no one would want to go to a "termination" ceremony. Or maybe they would, but it would be VERY different than our… Continue reading Rebellious or Unobservant?
Since my blog post about my mom cutting herself was in honor of her birthday last year, it only seems fair that I tell a story about my Dad injuring himself for his special day. It turns out that Rebecca and I both have stories of him hurting himself when we were each the same age… Continue reading Equal Opportunity
When I took my driving test at age 19, I was completely shocked that I passed on the first try. At the end of our route, I looked at my evaluator, bracing myself for the worst. "You passed. Excellent job! I'll go inside. Park the car and meet me in there." I waited until she was inside… Continue reading Driving Late Bloomer
Part of my new job is looking at people's credit reports. There is a field that states when the Social Security number was assigned. I am among the last generation when getting a Social Security number was a right of passage. It definitely was for me. Now babies have their numbers before leaving the hospital.… Continue reading Right of Passage
Two years ago I was sitting at work and realized something felt off. My tooth didn't hurt, but I hadn't remembered ever being conscious of that tooth before. I thought maybe I simply bit down on it too hard, and it was warning me not to do that. I forgot about it until the next… Continue reading Dentist
This week marks my favorite Jewish holiday: Simchat Torah. For those who are not familiar with it, every year the Jewish community works its way through the five books of Moses according to a set schedule. To celebrate, a Torah scroll is completely unrolled around the inside of the sanctuary with the ends close together. As… Continue reading Favorite Holiday
So far this year I've made two trips to Arizona - one for work, and one for Rebecca's graduation. Being in that heat again, I was reminded of the month I spent in Phoenix the summer before my freshman year of high school. I had a friend in elementary school who moved away with her family when we… Continue reading Arizona Summer
Grown Up, Now What? 