A close friend is pregnant. A sister-in-law is pregnant. A cousin is pregnant. Another close friend has a 9 month old. Another cousin has a 2 year old. While awesome for all of them, it makes me feel like my ovaries are ticking time bombs about to go off.
I'm turning 25 in July. Is it shallow to say that I feel like I really am approaching a quarter life crisis?
The economy sucks and the job market is minuscule and jobs are too specific. (Why didn't I focus on IT or business? Why did I allow humanities to seduce me and monopolize my college education?)
Knitting is very satisfying these days. I like the feeling of accomplishment I get when I finish a project and it looks the way it's supposed to look. Can I make a living this way? Probably not.
March. The sunshine has been nice, but we are going to use up all of our dog shampoo in this month of mud. Also, skunks have been traipsing through our neighborhood at night lately. After twice scouring skunk juices out of dog fur, I can say that I fear and loath that stripy animal.
Both my mother and my grandmother pointed out my gray hairs last weekend. I'm letting them grow out. Evidence is the only way to prove I have them. I hope it makes me appear wiser, but not older. The tiny wrinkles around my eyes and on my forehead are enough and can stop now.
LOST has been good, but I think I enjoy the weekly camaraderie more than the show. I've been feeling very social lately. I like being around people, and I really always have.
Thinking about death and new life and friends and religion on a Thursday is probably . . . good.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
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Your ovaries aren't ticking. Moreover, you're under no obligation to "keep up" with anyone. Children are nice, but the child-free life is just as fulfilling in different ways. (I miss my autonomy.) Believe me...I spent many years weighing the pros and cons of having a child before fate kind of took it out of my hands. I still think a child-free life is awesome.
How's about you, me, Turquaz, and most of these topics have a little get-together sometime in the near future?
Your skunk comments gave me a nice giggle, by the way.
I miss a child-free life already! Just drown out the ticking with good music, friends, family, trips, games, books. It's what I always did!
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