Reminder of the former me

Defrost turkey in fridge. Check! This is in progress.

Buy ingredients for the big meal.  Mostly check. A few odds & ends to get still...

Clean the house. Working on it.  In fact, I made incredible progress on my pre-cleaning de-cluttering yesterday. I filled my trunk with donations for the Volunteers of America.

While rounding up my donations I was reminded of my former life. My pre-homeowner, pre-married with child life. I was reminded of the me who was fit and trim -- I can't believe I ever fit in those pants I pulled out of my closet! That was the me who worked out at the YMCA several days per week. Back when I had the time and money for that.

I was reminded of the vest-wearing me. Are vests still fashionable?  I counted 5 vests in my closet. It's been at least a couple of years since I've worn a vest.

I was reminded of the garage-band-singer me. I still have my microphone, tambourine, and a binder with lyrics to many songs we covered. I can't let those things go. I'd love to get back to that some day.

Some day I'll be a fit singing fool again...  Some day.

Comments

[Shish]

I like you just the way you are. Can you hear Billy singing? ;) I can't throw anything out either. I still have the docksiders I loved so much and wore every day in 8th grade. AND I still have my metal Holly Hobby lunch box from Kindergarten.

[Elle]

Let's start a blog-girl band!

Happy Thanksgiving, Marie!

[Marie]

Aww... thanks Shish. That lunch box is probably worth something on eBay!

Sounds good Elle! I've never been in a girl band... a blog-girl band would be very fun! Happy Thanksgiving to you too.

[Holly]

Oh, yeah... I was a vest-wearing girl as well.

[Mrs. Flinger]

I hear ya sista. You sound like the former me, too! Those pants? How the hell did I wear them and WHY did I think I needed to lose weight???

And the vest? I still wear fleece vests. Those are still in, right?

[Running2Ks]

LOL! Hang onto them. 10 years and vests will be BACK!