I have written a couple blogs in the past for "Finish The Sentence Friday." Well, I think I'll try it again this week. This week's topic is "My favorite decade is..."
Which is my favorite decade? I have had the pleasure of living through 3.3 decades. I am not sure that the first one really counts. I was born in 1980. I don't really have any memories of the first half of the decade. I assume the 80's was a great decade for me. No responsibilities, everything I needed was given to me, I was a kid, what's not to love.
The 90s were similar. I admit, I had a lot of great moments in the 90s. It did bring lots of great milestones like becoming a teenager, getting to drive, graduating high school and going to college. But I wouldn't consider that my favorite decade.
The 00s (what do we call them?) was okay. I graduated from college in 2002 and tried to find my first "real" job in the field that I spent the last four years studying. That never happened and still hasn't. I did find a job but it was one that I got because my mom worked there. I ended up buying a house near my home town because I was in love. What a crock! I lived in that house for four miserable years 45 minutes from any type of social activity, 45 minutes from my job and 5 minutes away from my ex-boyfriend and my parents. So that wasn't really a great decade.
I think maybe my favorite decade is the current decade, the 10s (again what do you call it?) In 2010, I bought a house in the big city. I was close to where I worked and there was tons of social activities nearby. I had different plans every night. But I think, more than that, that this was the decade where I started to really be comfortable with myself. I spent the last half of the 00s being mostly by myself. I lived alone, in a small town where everyone was married and had kids. To make matters worse, it was a partially dry town. You could buy beer at the Krogers but there was no where to get a drink served to you. No wonder I was miserable. But when you spend a lot of time by yourself, you can really start to figure yourself out. I don't want to get all psychological on you, but I think it is true. I spent those years getting comfortable in my skin, figuring out who I was, and overall being okay with myself. So when I got to the 10s, I was ready to really start living. Plus I turned 30 in 2010 (20+10 = 30 yeah.) I think my 30's has been the best years yet. I feel that in my 30's, I have become most comfortable with the person that I am, more self confident. I don't really care what other people think. If you don't believe that, you don't regularly read my blog. Also, in my 30's in the 2010s, I met The Smooch and we got married. I know what you are thinking, love and hearts and fireworks and crap. And okay, maybe some of that.
But let's be clear, The Smooch is not always the easiest guy to live with. He wants me to be the best person I can every day and he let's me know when I am not living up to that standard. The short version is that he makes me a better person. When this happens, rainbows come out of his butt and fireworks come out of mine. Oh, isn't love grand. But life wasn't completely easy. Some of my most difficult and most stressful times of my life happened in this decade. But it makes a huge difference when you have a great support system backing you up. And each time, The Smooch and I went through a tough time, we came out on the other side better people and a stronger couple.
The 00s (what do we call them?) was okay. I graduated from college in 2002 and tried to find my first "real" job in the field that I spent the last four years studying. That never happened and still hasn't. I did find a job but it was one that I got because my mom worked there. I ended up buying a house near my home town because I was in love. What a crock! I lived in that house for four miserable years 45 minutes from any type of social activity, 45 minutes from my job and 5 minutes away from my ex-boyfriend and my parents. So that wasn't really a great decade.
I think maybe my favorite decade is the current decade, the 10s (again what do you call it?) In 2010, I bought a house in the big city. I was close to where I worked and there was tons of social activities nearby. I had different plans every night. But I think, more than that, that this was the decade where I started to really be comfortable with myself. I spent the last half of the 00s being mostly by myself. I lived alone, in a small town where everyone was married and had kids. To make matters worse, it was a partially dry town. You could buy beer at the Krogers but there was no where to get a drink served to you. No wonder I was miserable. But when you spend a lot of time by yourself, you can really start to figure yourself out. I don't want to get all psychological on you, but I think it is true. I spent those years getting comfortable in my skin, figuring out who I was, and overall being okay with myself. So when I got to the 10s, I was ready to really start living. Plus I turned 30 in 2010 (20+10 = 30 yeah.) I think my 30's has been the best years yet. I feel that in my 30's, I have become most comfortable with the person that I am, more self confident. I don't really care what other people think. If you don't believe that, you don't regularly read my blog. Also, in my 30's in the 2010s, I met The Smooch and we got married. I know what you are thinking, love and hearts and fireworks and crap. And okay, maybe some of that.
But let's be clear, The Smooch is not always the easiest guy to live with. He wants me to be the best person I can every day and he let's me know when I am not living up to that standard. The short version is that he makes me a better person. When this happens, rainbows come out of his butt and fireworks come out of mine. Oh, isn't love grand. But life wasn't completely easy. Some of my most difficult and most stressful times of my life happened in this decade. But it makes a huge difference when you have a great support system backing you up. And each time, The Smooch and I went through a tough time, we came out on the other side better people and a stronger couple.
So to finish the sentence "My favorite decade is...." 2010s! I am feeling really good about the person that I am. Life is very good. I am very happy that The Smooch is in my life. We have a great life together. We live in a great house, in a great neighborhood.
So to finish the sentence "My favorite decade is...." 2010s! I am feeling really good about the person that I am. Life is very good. I am very happy that The Smooch is in my life. We have a great life together. We live in a great house, in a great neighborhood.
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