Snapshots meme from LadyS

[mamculuna]

*30 years ago (1975) I was a stay at home mom with two kids under 3.

* 20 years ago (1985).Master’s degree finished at last, I was teaching and being an administrator-the only year both kids lived with their father and I was trying to get myself to look for work in California.

* 10 years ago (1995) Ph D in hand, divorced and remarried, I was just back from teaching in China.

* 5 years ago (2000) I spend part of the summer in Chicago for the first time.

* 3 years ago (2002) .Back in administration with one more year of work to go, I had started writing again, and doing yoga. And found ATPO.

* 1 year ago (2004) Free at last, LJ at last, Chicago now part of my life. One novel down.

* So far this year (2005) Started looking for publishers and dabbled with writing fantasy.

* Yesterday: The great family dinner: my son and his partner, me and Bill, my ex and his girlfriend, son’s partner’s mother, father and stepmother. And aunt.

* Today. Walk in the hills with my younger son

*Tomorrow: Wander around and explore the hills and bay. Maybe take a ferry to Sausolito?

In the next year: Go to Guatemala for Spanish, maybe to India, also Dubrovnik and Budapest. Keep writing. Look at disaster relief training?

Comments

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

What a splendid list of milestones--go thou and adventure!

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

So I have some free time this week in the evening or next weekend. Are we still planning a meet?

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Thankful for the time and health and freedom to do so!

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

If you do decide on India, I can give you some off-the-beaten path suggestions, of which the most important is Kerala:

http://images.google.com/images?q=kerala%20backwater&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=wi

[fraydecat.livejournal.com]

hey mama moon, your post made me want to ask for your advice. I want to go to Africa, not to vacation, but to work and eventually live. Ok, you will think I am a silly fool for this, but I have no idea in what capacity. I am giving myself two years to train in some field and then GO! - I am thinking medical. Do you have any ideas? Of course, don't bother with this until you have time.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! I'm so excited for you--really, really hope it works. Feel free to post me any news here.