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Ten Day Confession Meme: Day 5
12 years ago
Writings of Lobo the 'Roo
Day One: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now
Day Two: Nine things about yourself.
Day Three: Eight ways to win your heart.
Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
Day Five: Six things you wish you’d never done.
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)
Day Seven: Four turn offs.
Day Eight: Three turn ons.
Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.
Day Ten: One confession
This is a weird one. I've done a lot of stupid things, but who would I be today if I hadn't done them? I like where I am now. That being said...
1. I wish I hadn't dropped out of college my first go-round. I'm back now, but I didn't realize how easy I had it at the time - living in a dorm, having a meal plan, working only part time. It's definitely not the same working full time and paying bills, and commuting 45 minutes for class. And man, being able to walk and get breakfast, lunch, and dinner cooked by somebody else that wasn't fast food? Hell yeah.
2. I wish I hadn't bought that Jeep Wrangler. I knew that the cost of gas would be outrageous, but man, I've always wanted a Jeep. (I still do, just when I can afford the damn thing.) I really should have taken my dad up on his offer to let me drive his car for a few years while I saved up money. That's what I'm doing now, but by buying the Jeep, I wasted a lot of money on gas, and then I had to sell it at a loss....so that was a lot of money wasted for just a couple of months of driving it.
3. Sometimes I wish I hadn't met Colleen. It's hard to say that, but as much as I loved her, she wasn't good for me. Not necessarily because of her problems (though she definitely has her fair share) but because I wasn't ready for that kind of commitment. She moved down to Alabama, I think, more to get away from her parents than anything - and that was when I dropped out of college so we could get an apartment, and I started working full time. Since she didn't find a job, I suddenly went from dorm life to taking care of myself and her, and I wasn't prepared for that. Then, even though we had good times...really, there was more bad than good, and I couldn't bring myself to end it, and she was still trying to stay away from her parents, so it lasted a lot longer than it should have.
That being said, even now, if she said she wanted to come back, I'd probably let her. Because I'm an idiot.
4. On a less serious note, I wish I hadn't spent so much money at FWA this year. It's not so much the money (even though that was when I was paying out the nose for the Jeep) but that most of the stuff I bought just for the hell of it. I got caught up in con fever, and bought stuff that normally I wouldn't even take for free! So now I have this stuff at my house reminding me that I have seriously bad impulse control.
5. I wish I hadn't screwed up my last job. I mean, I'm working at a good place now and it's not that I really wish I was still working my last job...but I made good friends at that job and screwed that up by being an idiot. So I guess I don't miss the job, but I miss the people.
6. I wish I hadn't messed my credit up so badly. I've improved it a lot now, but during that whole time where I was trying to figure out finances and two people living on one (pitiful) income, I made some stupid credit decisions. Mostly it was rock and a hard place situations - buy food or pay bills - but I definitely could have handled it better.
Day Two: Nine things about yourself.
Day Three: Eight ways to win your heart.
Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
Day Five: Six things you wish you’d never done.
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)
Day Seven: Four turn offs.
Day Eight: Three turn ons.
Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.
Day Ten: One confession
This is a weird one. I've done a lot of stupid things, but who would I be today if I hadn't done them? I like where I am now. That being said...
1. I wish I hadn't dropped out of college my first go-round. I'm back now, but I didn't realize how easy I had it at the time - living in a dorm, having a meal plan, working only part time. It's definitely not the same working full time and paying bills, and commuting 45 minutes for class. And man, being able to walk and get breakfast, lunch, and dinner cooked by somebody else that wasn't fast food? Hell yeah.
2. I wish I hadn't bought that Jeep Wrangler. I knew that the cost of gas would be outrageous, but man, I've always wanted a Jeep. (I still do, just when I can afford the damn thing.) I really should have taken my dad up on his offer to let me drive his car for a few years while I saved up money. That's what I'm doing now, but by buying the Jeep, I wasted a lot of money on gas, and then I had to sell it at a loss....so that was a lot of money wasted for just a couple of months of driving it.
3. Sometimes I wish I hadn't met Colleen. It's hard to say that, but as much as I loved her, she wasn't good for me. Not necessarily because of her problems (though she definitely has her fair share) but because I wasn't ready for that kind of commitment. She moved down to Alabama, I think, more to get away from her parents than anything - and that was when I dropped out of college so we could get an apartment, and I started working full time. Since she didn't find a job, I suddenly went from dorm life to taking care of myself and her, and I wasn't prepared for that. Then, even though we had good times...really, there was more bad than good, and I couldn't bring myself to end it, and she was still trying to stay away from her parents, so it lasted a lot longer than it should have.
That being said, even now, if she said she wanted to come back, I'd probably let her. Because I'm an idiot.
4. On a less serious note, I wish I hadn't spent so much money at FWA this year. It's not so much the money (even though that was when I was paying out the nose for the Jeep) but that most of the stuff I bought just for the hell of it. I got caught up in con fever, and bought stuff that normally I wouldn't even take for free! So now I have this stuff at my house reminding me that I have seriously bad impulse control.
5. I wish I hadn't screwed up my last job. I mean, I'm working at a good place now and it's not that I really wish I was still working my last job...but I made good friends at that job and screwed that up by being an idiot. So I guess I don't miss the job, but I miss the people.
6. I wish I hadn't messed my credit up so badly. I've improved it a lot now, but during that whole time where I was trying to figure out finances and two people living on one (pitiful) income, I made some stupid credit decisions. Mostly it was rock and a hard place situations - buy food or pay bills - but I definitely could have handled it better.
