I am a renaissance woman and…
I found this while cleaning today. I wrote it May 2007.
I am a renaissance woman and:
was a Girl Scout and eventually became a Girl Scout assistant leader.
have traveled half way around the world and lived to tell the tales.
attended part high school at an international boarding school on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
was a staff writer for my university newspaper.
wrote a controversial modern sexuality column for my university newspaper.
have a bachelor’s degree of science in elementary education.
as teenager, I supported my family financially working 60 to 80 hours a week babysitting.
bought and owned a home at the tender age of 21.
bought my first car, a 1985 Ford Crown Victoria, at the tender age of 19.
owned and managed a profitable video store.
been a disappointment and a source of pride for my mother.
need at least 3 lifetimes to accomplish all my interests.
can bake breads that have made men weep with gastronomic joy.
at one point, I was a domestic goddess but resigned due to contractual obligations.
was the only white woman while traveling through certain villages in Southeast Asia.
am semi-actively writing five books.
loves humanity in general yet is disgusted by the cruelty humans are capable of in particular.
according to my mother’s endocrinologist, it was highly improbable that I was conceived let alone born.
amaze doctors with my flexibility but am not double jointed.
co-arranged a trombone duet with my brother.
prefer eccentric people to average/normal ones.
When I grow up, I want to:
be a chef.
travel to Africa.
visit Italy.
learn to play the guitar and banjo.
sing the blues with my harmonica.
be a writer.
revolutionize the U.S. educational system.
live in South America.
retreat to Tasmania/New Zealand to write.
help people to tap into their undiscovered artistic talents.
be a therapist.
live my life to the bursting point.
earn a doctorate.
own a little cottage in the middle of nowhere, U.S.A
be a poet.
When I die, I want to:
have left the world better than I found it.
have become a better person.
have made it clear to my family and friends that I love them.
sponsor a big New Orleans jazz brunch one year after my death, jazz band included-no tears.
My accomplishments, goals and aspirations have changed to some degree and this list of lists bears updating. But my last list still holds true. -G.
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