Thirty-Something Confessions!

This is fun! I was 23 ten years ago. First answer is @ 23, second answer is now.

1. Salvation...Saved, unsaved, other? - UNSAVED--SAVED

2. House? - TOWNHOUSE (OWN) -- LARGE DUPLEX HOUSE (OWN, RENTAL PROPERTY) AND LIVE IN APARTMENT NOW

4. Vehicle? - VW JETTA -- HONDA ODYSSEY

5. Children? - DAUGHTER

6. Job? - SECRETARY -- BUSINESS

7. Domicile Location? - BALTIMORE AREA -- VIRGINIA

8. Hair...Still natural, going gray, intimately acquainted with "Miss Clairol" nowadays? - BLONDE -- BLONDE

9. Dress preference? - TRENDY -- TRENDY

10. Cell phone? - PAGER?? -- YES

11. Computer? - YES -- YES

12. Marital status? - SHACKED UP! -- SINGLE

13. Camera? - NIKON 35mm FOR MY PHOTOGRAPHY (DARKROOM) -- CANNON POWERSHOT DIGITAL

14. Hairstyle? Long, short, nonexistent? - LONG CURLY/WAVY-- MEDIUM CURLY/WAVY

15. Music tastes? - DISARRAY -- EXCELLENT

16. Cooking skills? - GOOD (STILL LEARNING) -- QUITE REFINED

17. Education? - SOME COLLEGE -- MORE COLLEGE

18. Happiness level? - HIGH -- I HAVE MY MOMENTS

19. Relationship with Parents? - GOOD -- GOOD

20. Relationship with Siblings? - SPORADIC -- GREAT

1. Salvation...Saved, unsaved, other? - Saved and Still Saved

2. House? - Living With Parents Still

4. Vehicle? - 67 Mustang GT 500 Then, Now a 2005 Ford Escape 4x4

5. Children? - No and still No

6. Job? - McDonald's then and Security Guard now

7. Domicile Location? - Houston, Texas then and now

8. Hair...Black, cut short then and now

9. Dress preference? - casual -- don't care about how people see me

10. Cell phone? - Then no, today I have a HTC Inspire

11. Computer? - Yes and yes

12. Marital status? - single

13. Camera? - Sony 12.4 mega pixel now and none then

14. Hairstyle? Long, short, nonexistent? - crew cut military style

15. Music tastes? - grunge then, heavy metal and hard rock now

16. Cooking skills? - I am a BBQ pit master, cooking with stove eh not so much

17. Education? - high school diploma

18. Happiness level? - average

19. Relationship with Parents? - good

20. Relationship with Siblings? - good

1. Salvation...Saved, unsaved, other? -Orthodox/Catholic--being saved!

2. House? - two-story, 4 bedroom 1940 sq ft built in 2001

4. Vehicle? - 98 Ford F250 only 78,000 miles, 2004 mazda mpv van 82k mi.

5. Children? - 3---two sons and a daughter

6. Job? - sixth grade teacher, 14 years teaching now

7. Domicile Location? - California

8. Hair...Still natural, going gray, intimately acquainted with "Miss Clairol" nowadays? - balding, peeled super short

9. Dress preference? - black SF Giants t-shirt, levis

10. Cell phone? - HTC 1-X

11. Computer? - Lenovo i3 1 tb 8gb ram

12. Marital status? - happily, proudly married

13. Camera? - Cool Pix Nikon

14. Hairstyle? Long, short, nonexistent? - dang short

15. Music tastes? - progressive rock--Toto, Yes, Rush, Steely Dan, etc.

16. Cooking skills? - yep

17. Education? - 5 years of college, BA and bilingual teaching credential

18. Happiness level? - good

19. Relationship with Parents? - great

20. Relationship with Siblings? - don't have any
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10 Years ago...

1. Salvation...Saved, unsaved, other? Was unsaved, now saved

2. House? - Apartment in England. Now house in Jersey.

4. Vehicle? - public transportation. Now a dodge minivan.

5. Children? - Then had none. Now 2 beautiful toddlers

6. Job? - floor manager at Marks and Spencer's. Now full time mommy , part-time photographer.

7. Domicile Location? - Then Surrey, England. Now Central NJ.

8. Hair...dark brown and long. Still dark brown and long

9. Dress preference? - Back then dresses, heels. Now, not so much.

10. Cell phone? - Motorola pay as you go. Now iPhone.

11. Computer? - didn't have one. Now Power Mac.

12. Marital status? - Then dating. Now married.

13. Camera? - Film Canon revel. Now D40 Nikon.

14. Hairstyle? Long wavy.

15. Music tastes? - Rock, Jazz, alternative. Now Same plus pop, and ChristianRock etc.

16. Cooking skills? - Then not much. Now a little more.

17. Education? - 5 years of college.

18. Happiness level? - Intermidiate

19. Relationship with Parents? - great

20. Relationship with Siblings? - good one with my little bro
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1. Salvation...Saved, unsaved, other? - Saved then and now. Back then was perhaps in a back-slidden state if such a word exists.

2. House? - Living with parents then, 4 bedroom house now

4. Vehicle? - Kia Pride 1.18L then, Lexus IS 220 D now.

5. Children? - None then, 2 now

6. Job? - Student then, managing director of a translation agency now

7. Domicile Location? - Scotland then, Northern Ireland now

8. Hair...Still natural, going gray, intimately acquainted with "Miss Clairol" nowadays? - ginger then, ginger now lol

9. Dress preference? - My own scruffy choice then, my wifes more presentable choice now

10. Cell phone? - huge brick of a motorola then, iphone now

11. Computer? - Yes then, yes now

12. Marital status? - Single then, married now

13. Camera? - Is anyone really that interested to read about what camera I have?

14. Hairstyle? Long, short, nonexistent? - See #8

15. Music tastes? - The most interesting thing I could say about this one is that I'm not afraid to like stuff now that maybe isn't deemed as "cool" by my peers. When I was 20 I liked Savage Garden but I didn't tell anyone. lol

16. Cooking skills? - I could hold my own at 20 but I'd very humbly say I'm pretty good at cooking now. haha

17. Education? - Was finishing degree 10 years ago so I guess not much has changed in 10 years.

18. Happiness level? - I think I might have been happier back then. That's a question I'll be debating in my head for a few years.

19. Relationship with Parents? - Much better now - especially my Dad. I think they found my late teens quite challenging so probably took them a while to get over that.

20. Relationship with Siblings? - I rarely talk to my brother now since he got married. His wife is a real control freak and I get the feeling he almost isn't allowed to keep in touch with his family. I've been in Northern Ireland for about 11 years now and he hasn't visited us once. I've been back over to Scotland and been up to see him 3-4 times. It's almost not worth the effort any more.


Man, I feel good getting all that off my chest.

1. Salvation...Saved, unsaved, other? -Then: unsaved and heavy into Taoism / Now: Saved!

2. House? - Then: Small Levittown style home after being practically homeless / Now: big two bedroom duplex

4. Vehicle? - Then: 97 Ford Mustang / Now: 09 Ford Fusion

5. Children? - Then: None / Now: None (I can't have children, but I may adopt or be a foster parent one day)

6. Job? - Then: Unemployed, barley educated, and bouncing from dead end job to dead end job / Now: I have my Masters and was going for my PhD, but I have to step back. I am looking for work.

7. Domicile Location? -Then: Northeast Ohio / Now: Central Ohio

8. Hair...Still natural, going gray, intimately acquainted with "Miss Clairol" nowadays? - Then: My natural color / Now: Part my natural color and red streaks... I do have a few gray hairs popping up

9. Dress preference? - Then: Black! / Now: Jeans and darker colors (purple, green, brown)

10. Cell phone? - Then: No / Now: Yes, an Android

11. Computer? - Then: A custom made computer / Now: Dell laptop

12. Marital status? - Then: New relationship / Now: Three year relationship that was rocky, but is pretty stable now

13. Camera? - Then: No / Now: A digital one

14. Hairstyle? Long, short, nonexistent? - Then: long / Now: long

15. Music tastes? - Then: 90's grunge/alternative, goth, metal, classical, post-rock, techno / Now: 90's grunge/alternative, post-rock, some new rock/alternative, classical, jazz

16. Cooking skills? - Then: non-existent / Now: Since I am out of work, I am cooking a lot more and improving on my skills! I wouldn't call myself an expert, but I am doing quite well!

17. Education? - Then: A year and a half of college, but out of school and unsure about the future of my education/ Now: Masters and a year and a half PhD- not sure if I will finish.

18. Happiness level? - Then: Majorly depressed, sometimes manic but I didn't know it was mania. / Now: Much happier, but still dealing with Bipolar and anxiety issues

19. Relationship with Parents? - Then: horrible / Now: Not bad... not great, but not bad...

20. Relationship with Siblings? -Then: Great / Now: Pretty good

scotsman said:

20. Relationship with Siblings? - I rarely talk to my brother now since he got married. His wife is a real control freak and I get the feeling he almost isn't allowed to keep in touch with his family. I've been in Northern Ireland for about 11 years now and he hasn't visited us once. I've been back over to Scotland and been up to see him 3-4 times. It's almost not worth the effort any more.


Man, I feel good getting all that off my chest.

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I believe family (siblings) is always worth the effort.