80's nostalgia
I Just Finished Listening to Roxette.
I pass the time on our roadtrip to Grandma's by listening to Roxette on a TAPE.
Preteen Ramblings
These entries vibe a preteen's mind in full swing! Read about everything and nothing all at once.
80's nostalgia
Mom Needs a Coke
It's the summer of 1989 and we're heading out on a road trip!
90's nostalgia
Dear New Kids on the Block
I wrote lots of fan letters when I was ten.
Preteen Ramblings
Goodbye, 1991!
It's time to say farewell to 1991 and the first journal I ever finished!
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.
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.
Preteen Ramblings
War, Camp, Women Stuff
As I near the end of this journal, I reflect on all the things I've written about in the last year.
Preteen Ramblings
Trick-or-Treat is Cancelled
A freak snowstorm hits central Iowa just in time for Halloween.