Manifesto: At Age 28 (February 2009)

Things I am. Things I think. Things I want. All a part of me.

  • being a grown up
  • the educated poor
  • looking my best
  • living for myself
  • no saleable skills
  • creativity
  • seasonal
  • little ability to deal with stress
  • soft
  • history
  • more value working in the home than an office
  • don’t want to work for the man
  • get in shape
  • cooking and baking
  • no savings
  • learning to sew
  • starting a business with no money
  • lots of debt
  • too many hobbies
  • no clear goals
  • celebrations
  • fashion
  • design
  • motherhood and marriage
  • owning a home
  • having a garden
  • wishing and striving for more
  • only work overtime for myself, not the man
  • the movements of the sun and moon
  • magazines
  • books
  • drifted away from friends
  • confusion
  • envy
  • fear
  • tired
  • delayed
  • procrastination
  • form follows function
  • purple
  • pink
  • routine
  • plans
  • organization
  • systems
  • leaves
  • fire
  • hearth
  • peace
  • quiet
  • folkloric
  • scandanavian style