A glimpse of me at 8
Reading L. M. Montgomery's childhood journals inspired me to take a look back at my own. It made me understand why Laud burned her earliest journals...mine are pretty embarrassing, and consist mostly of entries like: "Today was good. I woke up at 7:30. I had cheerios for breakfast. We went to church. I came home and played a game. We had spaghetti for dinner." Gosh, I'm so glad I have a record of that, or I would probably have totally forgotten. (Maud said she wrote mostly about the weather...compared to mine, those entries must have been fascinating....)
I did come across one entry, however, that I find somewhat hilarious. Here it is:
Yup, there's the girl that thought folding laundry constituted a "SUPER" day. (Well, I'm sure the bubblegum ice cream helped.)
I'm not sure, looking back, that I haven't regressed since then. After all, I now think laundry is a chore; the knowledge of all the food coloring in bubblegum ice cream generally makes me choose something all mature like strawberry cheesecake; and my haircut isn't nearly so cute. On the plus side, I can now spell "presents" and "jewelry," and my handwriting is much better...
I did come across one entry, however, that I find somewhat hilarious. Here it is:
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| For those of you unfamiliar with sports' drills, "suicides" is a speed drill...just so you know. |
And here is a picture of me from around the same time, when I was 8...and a redhead if the sun hit just right. :)
Yup, there's the girl that thought folding laundry constituted a "SUPER" day. (Well, I'm sure the bubblegum ice cream helped.)
I'm not sure, looking back, that I haven't regressed since then. After all, I now think laundry is a chore; the knowledge of all the food coloring in bubblegum ice cream generally makes me choose something all mature like strawberry cheesecake; and my haircut isn't nearly so cute. On the plus side, I can now spell "presents" and "jewelry," and my handwriting is much better...
I remember that day! The play makeup was wonderful--although the odd coloured lipstick probably is the reason why I tend to avoid anything but the most natural shades now;)
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah, that was weird lipstick. I'm sure I didn't put it on too professionally, either... :)
DeleteI think it's awesome that you kept those journals. Even what seems mundane to us is fascinating to others - that's been proven time and time again when historians (like me!) find historical journals and love all those wonderful little details.
ReplyDeleteI don't mind folding laundry - it's a soothing activity for me. Except folding socks. I hate that.
Socks are definitely the worst. I actually made up a lovely game I play with my daughters, where whoever makes the most matches wins. :)
DeleteI'm not sure historians will find much of interest in my journals...but I'm glad I kept them to laugh at!
Oh man, this inspires me to crack open my journals from that time frame, too! I think what amuses me the most is the image of you playing basketball :)
ReplyDeleteReally? I actually was pretty good at it, although that year in particular I did not make a single basket. I was really into sports until I was 13 and had major back surgery...and even though I'm not very good anymore, I still enjoy a game of one-on-one on occasion and find playing catch to be the best stress reliever around. :)
DeleteSo cute! It's funny to see what things held sway when we were young, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteYeah...that bubblegum ice cream was a really big deal. :)
DeleteI love this. That is all.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute! My diary entries were exactly like that! Hahaha, how funny. When I was 14, I tossed my childhood diaries because there were too many of them, they took up too much space, and were sooo boring. I still have my journals from high school until now. Those are much more interesting and insightful! It would be kind of funny to see my old childhood diaries again, though.
ReplyDeleteI considered throwing these out when I was a teenager, but I resisted. :) I actually wanted to post something from my highschool journal, but I couldn't find it!
DeleteOh, I love this. It's so fun to see the ways LMM is seeping into things over here. You were adorable, by the way. xo
ReplyDeleteThanks. :) I'm glad for any chance to let LMM seep into things!
DeleteHow adorable is that? And I'm referring to both the 8 year old you and the diary entry. Soon as I read the word SUICIDES my side started hurting!! :)
ReplyDeleteAhh...then you're familiar with them. :) I took great pride in my third place that day, because I was the youngest and smallest kid on my team...
DeleteCute! I wrote TONS of poetry in high school that I would love to re-read now, but alas, when my mom and dad moved, those pearls of wisdom (cough cough) were dumped. Probably for the best.
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