1. Was 6 years old

2. Lived in a three bedroom townhouse in Bensenville with my brother, two foster brothers, a foster sister, my parents, a uncle, and his girlfriend.

3. Slept with a Care Bear every night

4. Went on a family vacation to Niagra Falls

5. Still wasn't innocent

10 Years Ago, I:

1. Was 11 years old

2. Was on a swim team

3. Was being molested

4. Was placed into foster care

5. Just wanted to be older

5 Years Ago, I:

1. Was 16 years old

2. Was making the honor roll

3. Was dating Steve on and off, at least when I wasn't contemplating relationships with men in NYC

4. Was working at B. Dalton

5. Thought I knew what I wanted in life

3 Years Ago, I:

1. Was 18 years old

2. Worked at the hospital as a switchboard operator

3. Was a high school drop out

4. Contemplating dating Nathan

5. Lived in my own apartment

2 years ago, I:

1. Was 19 years old

2. Was dating Nathan

3. Found out Ex Roommate was sleeping with Married Guy

4. Lived with my parents

5. Met Neil Gaiman

1 Year Ago, I:

1. Met the S/O, both online and later, offline

2. Started eating meat again

3. Was on the verge of packing up all my stuff and moving to Alafreakinbama

4. Didn't realize I'd be where I am today

5. Was having a lot of phone sex (at least by my standards)

Yesterday, I:

1. Cooked a pot roast with garlic rosemary potatoes

2. Figured out how much we make each month after taxes

3. Watched "Law & Order"

4. Changed the litter box

5. Cleared off the balcony some

Today, I:

1. Ate a piece of pie

2. Finished the balcony and cleaned the bathroom in order to work off the pie

3. Called the apartment leasing office

4. Fed the No Name cat

5. Finished this thing

before & after