Then and Now meme

Stolen Borrowed from Damien

Then ~ October 1989
1. Age: 28.
2. Romantic Status: single.
3. Occupation: Assistant store manager of Ross Dress For Less stores.
4. Fun night out: Going to the Hippo or Alegra (gay bars in Baltimore).
5. My BFFs: Christine and Keith.
6. I spent way too much time: being sober, even though I was out and going to bars I never drank.
7. I spent not enough time: traveling.
8. I wanted to be when I grew up: A store manager or district manager.
9. Biggest concern: work.
10. What my biggest concern should have been: going back to school and getting a degree.
11. Where did I live: Baltimore, MD.
12. Dumbest thing I did that year: not take a trip to Moscow and St Petersburg.
13. If I could go back now and talk to myself I would say: Go back to school, even at night and finish your degree.


Now ~ October 2009
1. Age: 48.
2. Romantic Status: single.
3. Occupation: banking.
4. Fun night out: dinner with friends.
5. My BFFs: Troy, Sunshyne, Liz and Charles.
6. I spend way too much time: on this damn computer playing Pirates on Facebook.
7. I spend not enough time: reading and being outside.
8. I want to be when I grow up: happy!
9. Biggest concern: paying off debt.
10. What my biggest concern should be: paying off debt.
11. Where do I live: Dallas, TX.
12. Dumbest thing I have done this year: not studying and passing the Series 7 exam earlier, and letting myself gain 15 extra lbs.
13. What I think I would say to myself in 10 years: See, you're not too old to do all that.


Summary
1. What do I miss most from 1989: feeling/looking younger.
2. What do I miss least from 1989: not thinking clearly about the future.
3. What have I accomplished in 20 years that I am most proud of: Becoming comfortable with myself and accepting life for what it is and not keeping any unrealistic expectations.
4. What have I NOT accomplished in 20 years that I wish I had: I wish I had gone back to college and finished a degree.