as time passes

the day of my birth is less than 24 hours away. this probably requires a prolific post about where i have been in my life, what my goals are, where i am currently. doesn't this all require some amazing revelation of my purpose.

alright so the past: so yes, i have been a lot of places. i do not need to get hammered and spend the night looking at old photos, or reminiscing with people from my past.

when my mom was this age. I was 10. which means she was already working as an RN for 8 years, she was working at an eye doctors office, starting what turned into a really great career. I was in 5th grade i think. so i was in girlscouts, this may have been the year my mom tried to superglue my badges to my sash. she still can't sew. she was a really good mom.

when my dad was this age, he was recording an album, i think, maybe he was 28 when that happened..either way he was out on tour or living the high life in NYC, shopping at some of the same stores i shop at, dressing in all leather with big hair and spending days at photoshoots or sleeping and nights recording tracks or playing.

when my grandma was this age, she had been married 6 years (i think) and had 2 children, already lost one or 2 from miscarriages, probably was living in baltimore and trying to adopt a child

when my grandpa was this age, i think he got a great career job at for a big company, and wore one of those white nuclear testing suits at work. go electrical engineer, physics major! had 2 kids and dealing with the emotional stress of a wife who was losing babies.

when justin was this age, i met him. other than that he was having a career life crisis, quit his job and had a lot of fun and living in nj.

so, at this age what am i doing? starting a solid career,(it seems like 27 and 28 are all about your career choices) although the 6 years of experience before me has given me a solid foundation, i now feel like i have a future doing something i enjoy. starting my project management certification and getting my adobe photoshop certification. considering next year to start teaching a night class on the university level and thinking about writing a book this year.

On the fun side of things, prancing around in latex when i get the chance and helping out/modeling for tb on this friend of an employee plan. which isn't bad. i adore it and have a great time doing so.

i have no kids, not planning on it yet either, i am not married. (well neither were my parents i think they got married at 28 and 29) i do live in amazing place with a boyfriend who i love and adore very much 8 minutes from union square on a very quiet old school block in williamsburg, bk. i am 63K in debt due to grad school. still owe 12k on my car. trying to figure out how to pay it off. i think this years tax return is going to go toward it.

So in the last year what changes have i made- what have i accomplished.
- finished my thesis and my mfa
- searched and found a really fun job where i get to do all the things i love and get paid to do them (PM, design print, TRAVEL, attend classes, help people make better manuals, talk alot to understand people's issues, help them solve problems and teach)
- found an amazing apartment and moved
- fell in love with latex clothing
- made some really amazing friends
- traveled for fun all over the place

isn't that enough for less than 365 days? i think so.

i wonder what this year will bring.