Boys
In today's journal entry from 1991, I declare myself SO busy as a teen in the 90s that I'm absolutely exhausted! What's hilarious is that when I wrote this entry I wasn't even technically a teen yet. I was still 12, just
Preteen Ramblings
The preteen rambling is real as I go through my school day and talk about my favorite (and least favorite) classes.
Preteen Ramblings
As I near the end of this journal, I reflect on all the things I've written about in the last year.
Preteen Ramblings
A freak snowstorm hits central Iowa just in time for Halloween.
Sports
This non-sports girl continues her retelling of the 1991 World Series between the Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves. It was such a special occasion that we made a fire in the living room fireplace and made smores! It also happens to coincide with the Fall time change, which in
Sports
It's the Twins against the Braves and I'm writing a play-by-play in my journal. Also, I give my thoughts on the upcoming presidential election and the Toyota Camry!
Cringy Stuff
Regarding the weird stuff I watch while babysitting late at night. This entry covers a lot of stuff, from satellite TV, middle school awards, the mile run (again), and how I plan to get my first 4.0 GPA.
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I spy on my neighbors from my living room window as they dig out a new basement. Also, my mom gets us tickets to a concert and I want to see Point Break!
There are so many great middle-grade novels that I wish I'd had when I was growing up in the 80s and 90s. This is the first book I'm bringing to my series, "Books I Wish I Had as a Kid".
It's my twenty-fifth entry of That Was Rad! I'd love to know what you'd like to see more of in the next twenty five entries and beyond!
My mom went crazy, and let me move into my new room about a month earlier than she said I could!
My mom brought a stash of vintage toys from the 80s! Do you remember any of these characters?
When I was twelve, I decided I would rather sleep in our dark, dank basement than spend another night sharing a room with my little sister.
I try to be cool with the cute boys by joking about how I'd get out of the mile run. Trigger warning: it involves puke.
Twin boys just moved into town, and I think one might have a crush on me! The other...? Maybe not so much.
We get to find out if my questionable foot injury is going to keep me from dancing in my first recital at my new dance school!
A semi-made-up injury may cost me my first dance recital with my new dance school!
Sometimes you get in big trouble when you're a kid.
The only palm trees we've seen were outside of a Kentucky Fried Chicken!