This has been sitting in my draft folder for so long that I don't even remember where I originally saw it but I'm sure it came from one of the Blogs that I read on a regular basis. If you are reading this and recognize it as something from your site, please let me know so that I can credit you. Now onto the important stuff a glimpse at Jewells from yesterday, today and tomorrow.
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Where were you in 1987? In school? Working? Single? Married? Attached? What was important to you? What were you doing creatively? Tell us a bit about your life then.
1987 found me in the 8th and 9th grade and Churchill Junior High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was in the midst of the awkward *ugly duckling* stage of my adolescence complete with braces, glasses and zits. I liked school and got good grades and was involved in numerous extra-curricular activities including competitive swimming, girl scouts and church youth group. I loved being a "big sister" so when my mother asked me to do extra chores around the house like assisting my brothers with their homework and preparing family meals, I was thrilled. Some immediate things come to mind when I think about 1987, in no particular order they include:
In 1997 I was living in Salt Lake City, Utah and working as Business Manager for my mother's Speech Pathology private practice. I had been back in Salt Lake (from Oregon) for a little over a year and remember being frustrated in finding the right group of friends. In February, my parents ended their 29 year relationship in a bitter and ugly divorce that I was far more involved in that I would have like to. I March, my maternal grandmother passed away after years of living in a nursing home. Some random things about 1997 include:
I guess it depends of when the question was posed. When I was younger I always thought that my thirties would be the time in my life devoted to starting and raising a family but I have learned that life doesn't always turn out the way you plan it. But even though my life may not have turned out like I pictured it many years ago, in many ways I think it's better and really can't imagine being in any other place than I am right now. Some things that I love about my life right now:
Life in 2017 seems really far away, yet it will be here before we know it. Some things I know that I want for the future:
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Where were you in 1987? In school? Working? Single? Married? Attached? What was important to you? What were you doing creatively? Tell us a bit about your life then.
1987 found me in the 8th and 9th grade and Churchill Junior High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was in the midst of the awkward *ugly duckling* stage of my adolescence complete with braces, glasses and zits. I liked school and got good grades and was involved in numerous extra-curricular activities including competitive swimming, girl scouts and church youth group. I loved being a "big sister" so when my mother asked me to do extra chores around the house like assisting my brothers with their homework and preparing family meals, I was thrilled. Some immediate things come to mind when I think about 1987, in no particular order they include:
- My bedtime was 8:30 p.m., yet I was desperately trying to convince my parents that it should be later.
- My hero was Janet Evans who broke numerous world records that year.
- I had my first kiss with the boy next door that summer.
- I went to Girl Scout camp for a total of 4 weeks that summer including a 2-week Mariner camp. My camp name was Fruitchew.
- I wore red glasses.
- I got my first CD player for Christmas and the first CD I owned was Phil Collins No Jacket Required.
In 1997 I was living in Salt Lake City, Utah and working as Business Manager for my mother's Speech Pathology private practice. I had been back in Salt Lake (from Oregon) for a little over a year and remember being frustrated in finding the right group of friends. In February, my parents ended their 29 year relationship in a bitter and ugly divorce that I was far more involved in that I would have like to. I March, my maternal grandmother passed away after years of living in a nursing home. Some random things about 1997 include:
- My salary was $18,000 a year.
- My car was a 1992 Honda Civic with TONS of miles on it.
- My Mom and I celebrated Mother's Day by exploring Gardner Village for the first time. It was a day I will never forget.
- I got my first set of golf clubs and lessons.
I guess it depends of when the question was posed. When I was younger I always thought that my thirties would be the time in my life devoted to starting and raising a family but I have learned that life doesn't always turn out the way you plan it. But even though my life may not have turned out like I pictured it many years ago, in many ways I think it's better and really can't imagine being in any other place than I am right now. Some things that I love about my life right now:
- My career has gone in a direction that I would have never picked but am really pretty good at.
- I absolutely love Seattle and feel that I have finally found "my home" here.
- I am blessed with wonderful people in my life who support me, love me and encourage me more than I imagined possible.
- I have concurred cancer and will soon reach the 5-year milestone which seems so far away, not so long ago.
- Identify my passion and work towards a career doing it.
- Lose some weight, get in shape and be more healthy.
Life in 2017 seems really far away, yet it will be here before we know it. Some things I know that I want for the future:
- To be healthy and cancer-free.
- To be working in a job/field that I am truly passionate about so that work is pure joy in my life.
- To have a home that is nurturing to my soul and a place to share with others.
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