Preteen Ramblings
Rated "G" for All Audiences
Step back into 1991 as my 12-year-old self writes a short story to help fill the final pages of my very first journal.
Read it All, Cover to Cover
Sit back, relax, and read the whole darn thing.
90's nostalgia
Tomorrow I Will Get to Read My Year!
Today's entry is from December 30, 1991, and I am almost finished with my very first full journal. I want so badly to have it done by the end of the year so I can start a new book. The video reveals whether or not I actually do
Growing Up
Sometimes Lessons are Hard to Learn
I've always had a pretty melancholy personality. I'm a textbook Four on the Enneagram (self-preservation subtype, if you're curious), and can be kinda Eeyorish on occasion. Today's journal entry from December 29, 1991 is a good example of this personality emerging
Preteen Ramblings
What I Got My Mom for Her 40th Birthday
I only had $23 to buy my mom a birthday present and a list of ten things I wanted to get, so I turned to "Dad Incorporated" for help.
Boys
The Life of a Teen in the 90s
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
My Favorite Class of the Day
The preteen rambling is real as I go through my school day and talk about my favorite (and least favorite) classes.
Sports
Who's Gonna Win the World Series??
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
The Hosts are Dissecting People
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.
Cringy Stuff
Don't They Know How Dangerous that Is?!
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!
Read it All, Cover to Cover
New Series: Books I Wish I Had as a Kid. Episode One.
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".
Holidays
Twenty Five Posts and Counting!
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!
Preteen Ramblings
My Mom Went Crazy.
My mom went crazy, and let me move into my new room about a month earlier than she said I could!