Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Happy Anniversary to Me

I realized yesterday that I have been in Moldova exactly a year and a half. A year and a half might not be much in the grand scheme of things, but to me it's a pretty significant amount of time. And since I always write about things I have done, I thought it might be fun to make a list of all the things I haven't done for the past 18 months.

--driven a car

--written a check

--gone a full day without speaking two languages

--cooked myself a meal

--worried about my finances

--used a dishwasher or dryer

--scrubbed a toilet (or done any household chores beyond cleaning my own room and washing my own dishes)

--drunk tap water

--played euchre (anyone who knows me well realizes I'm choking back tears as I'm writing this)

--bought myself clothes

--showered two days in a row

--paid a bill

--raked or mowed a lawn (for that matter, had a yard made of grass)

--picked up medicine at a pharmacy

--worn shoes inside a house


The funniest part about this list is that I actually had to think for awhile before coming up with it. These activities may have been things I once took for granted, but I certainly don't anymore!

2 comments:

Amy Bristow said...

KATIE! I love the list. That is really amazing to be able to say all those. Way to go. :) You are learning a new way of life, how great! I still think you could drive a car okay, wink wink..

Kelly Alberts said...

awesome! that's a great idea to list the things you haven't done. kinda like "i have never"... last week i played "i have" instead & it reminded me of camp :)