Life Story, Schmife Story
Along the lines of Everyone Having a Story, well, not every life story is eventful (or fun/interesting/horrifying) to write about. Honestly.
My life? Boring as it comes. And to prove it, here's the top 10 reasons I should never write my life story:
1. The main plot would be about a girl from a pretty normal family, who goes to school, gets good grades, goes to college, gets decent grades, meets a boy, graduates, gets a job, moves, boy moves to where she is, they get married, have kids, etc, etc. See? Boring has it comes. Not a lot of drama or life experiences there
2. I'm a mother of a newborn (and an almost 5 year old). Every other thought in my head is either about bowel movements or the latest cartoon/children's movie release and residuals. Seriously, did you know that the Bee Movie toys are are McDonalds?
3. Blogging. Seriously. This blog, is as interesting as it gets. And as you all know, there ain't that much going on around here.
4. I might actually have to divulge how much I really weigh. And admit I have a slight weight problem. You know, to make it interesting. Admitting to a size 18 pant size, just isn't that much fun. And it just makes it seem like I should have had an eating disorder or something. Which I did not. Just a bunch of yo-yo diets. Which is pretty normal these days (unfortunately).
5. My unluck of not meeting or knowing anyone famous. Sure I sat in the audience at Oprah's show. Twice. And sat in the back row when she talked with Martha Stewart about folding sheets so that none of the seams show outward--oh and made a comment in one of her After Show things. But, really, I don't know her, or anyone else famous enough to make my life more interesting.
6. When looking back in the last 5 years of my life the most exciting events are either births of my children, selling a home, and visiting Disney World. Not some exciting prose generation there.
7. Going to bed after midnight is considered a late night for me. I mean, to write my life story, I'd have to be more adventurous than that right?
8. My husband and I get along--still in love, still best friends, and yep, still get it on every now and again.
9. We live (and have always lived) in the Midwest. Which makes us extra-ordinary. Unless you want to hear about the 4 seasons, there is nothing exciting or extraordinary with the locale. Unless having a Starbucks within 1 mile of my house for the last 10 years or so means something.
10. I've done nothing miraculous or even unusual in my personal or professional life that would warrant a full 300 some odd pages of text. Oh unless of course you include that I am a writer. A writer that is still querying to get published. And that would lump me in with the 1000 of other wanna-bes out there.
My life? Boring as it comes. And to prove it, here's the top 10 reasons I should never write my life story:
1. The main plot would be about a girl from a pretty normal family, who goes to school, gets good grades, goes to college, gets decent grades, meets a boy, graduates, gets a job, moves, boy moves to where she is, they get married, have kids, etc, etc. See? Boring has it comes. Not a lot of drama or life experiences there
2. I'm a mother of a newborn (and an almost 5 year old). Every other thought in my head is either about bowel movements or the latest cartoon/children's movie release and residuals. Seriously, did you know that the Bee Movie toys are are McDonalds?
3. Blogging. Seriously. This blog, is as interesting as it gets. And as you all know, there ain't that much going on around here.
4. I might actually have to divulge how much I really weigh. And admit I have a slight weight problem. You know, to make it interesting. Admitting to a size 18 pant size, just isn't that much fun. And it just makes it seem like I should have had an eating disorder or something. Which I did not. Just a bunch of yo-yo diets. Which is pretty normal these days (unfortunately).
5. My unluck of not meeting or knowing anyone famous. Sure I sat in the audience at Oprah's show. Twice. And sat in the back row when she talked with Martha Stewart about folding sheets so that none of the seams show outward--oh and made a comment in one of her After Show things. But, really, I don't know her, or anyone else famous enough to make my life more interesting.
6. When looking back in the last 5 years of my life the most exciting events are either births of my children, selling a home, and visiting Disney World. Not some exciting prose generation there.
7. Going to bed after midnight is considered a late night for me. I mean, to write my life story, I'd have to be more adventurous than that right?
8. My husband and I get along--still in love, still best friends, and yep, still get it on every now and again.
9. We live (and have always lived) in the Midwest. Which makes us extra-ordinary. Unless you want to hear about the 4 seasons, there is nothing exciting or extraordinary with the locale. Unless having a Starbucks within 1 mile of my house for the last 10 years or so means something.
10. I've done nothing miraculous or even unusual in my personal or professional life that would warrant a full 300 some odd pages of text. Oh unless of course you include that I am a writer. A writer that is still querying to get published. And that would lump me in with the 1000 of other wanna-bes out there.
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