meme taken from o_lucky_man

[novapsyche]

10 Years Ago, I...

1. Had a major depressive episode, with good reason.
2. Was engaged to two people simultaneously for about two months.
3. Identified as polyamorous.

5 Years Ago, I...

1. Was living in Des Moines with friends from college.
2. Had yet to take any illicit substances.
3. Welcomed my Honda del Sol into my life. I miss that car.

3 Years Ago, I...

1. Was evicted, finished my degree, was offered a job, turned down that job, and moved to Iowa City.
2. Remember being woken up at 10:30 one day by my lover's mother telling us that the towers had fallen.
3. Went through a very severe depressive episode.

1 Year Ago, I...

1. Wrote poetry like mad.
2. Found work after nearly 12 months without.
3. Was single for the first time in years, and living in Michigan for the first time in a decade.

So far this year, I've...

1. Bought a car, amazingly.
2. Learned several basic care techniques for computers.
3. Gone through a major reappraisal of my health and priorities.

Yesterday, I...

1. Started my new antidepressant regimen.
2. Called my sister and apologized for not getting together this weekend.
3. Stayed up late thinking about poems.

Today, I...

1. Took a shower on four hours of sleep.
2. Marvelled at the appetite suppression power of Wellbutrin.
3. Was notified I was being let go.
4. Wondered what the universe has in store for me.

Tomorrow, I will...

1. Get up bright and early and start looking for a job.
2. Probably write some poetry, since I'll have the time.
3. Go to my weekly writers' group.