BACK IN THE DAY~I took care of baby dolls...NOW I TAKE CARE OF MY OWN BABIES.
BACK IN THE DAY~I wanted hair like Marsh Brady, silky & straight…YET I GOT A PERM
AS SOON AS IT WAS LONG. CURLY & FRIZZY! UGH!
BACK IN THE DAY~I had natural black hair…NOW IT IS ANY COLOR I BUY IN A BOX!
BACK IN THE DAY~I ate White Castles gut busters…UNTIL THEY BUSTED MY GUT.
BACK IN THE DAY~I slept in a Canopy Bed like a princess…NOW I SLEEP IN A QUEEN SIZE BED.
BACK IN THE DAY~I loved to roller skate…NOW I WOULD PROBABLY BREAK MY NECK!
BACK IN THE DAY~I ate Peanut Butter off of a spoon…NOW I DON’T EVEN HAVE IT IN THE HOUSE BECAUSE OF NUT ALLERGIES.
BACK IN THE DAY~I wanted to be a Hair Dresser...BUT I WAS A BEAUTY SCHOOL DROP OUT!
BACK IN THE DAY~I had a crush on John Stamos, Tom Selleck & David Hasselhof…NOW I ONLY WATCH ONE SHOW…& I ♥ ME SOME JACK BAUER!
BACK IN THE DAY~I hated my name…NOW I LIKE IT & CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY MIMIS ARE IN BLOGLAND!
BACK IN THE DAY~I wanted a puppy…NOW MY KIDS WANT ONE & I AM AFRAID OF THE COMMITMENT.
BACK IN THE DAY~I had a sports car...NOW I DRIVE A MINIVAN & AM A SOCCER MOM!
BACK IN THE DAY~I wanted to grow up so quickly…NOW I WANT TO FREEZE & SEIZE EACH MOMENT!
What happened to you BACK IN THE DAY?
It is funny to look back in the day - but I wouldn't change right where He has me TODAY for a second.
ReplyDeleteThe best is yet to come He reminds and I stopped looking back - now I look up and forward!
Love you Mimi!
Jill
back in the day I thougth neon was soooo cool... now it just looks silly
ReplyDeleteOh...I don't even want to go back in the day! I wanted my hair to be a foot high on top and out to the sides with lots of hair spray...but I could never get it just right! haha!
ReplyDeleteI think maybe I had a crush on Kirk Cameron!
I hope my kids never want to grow up! ;)
What a fun post! I had a perm in middle school...and it was SO not flattering! I don't know how you survive without peanut butter, but I guess you do what you have to do {allergies are no fun, we dealt with them for a while until my oldest outgrew them!}. My hubby and I have started watching 24 on DVD and now we are addicted..it is so good!
ReplyDeleteThank goodness I am no longer living back in the day! Great post and it is amazing how time changes us.
ReplyDeletePshhhh..your hair was way better then Marsha's!!! ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd I loved Kit...your car was soo cool back in the day remember it would say...Your Door is Ajar...No..its a door...man that this was SSSSweet! Whistle on the "S" remember my car...that awesome AMC Eagle...that was awful!!!
Back in the day I had perms too. I wouldn't go back for love nor money to that. lol
ReplyDeleteDespite the bad perm, you were a very pretty girl. Still are.
ReplyDeleteBack in the day I wanted to be a cheerleader, now I just want to get through my 20 minutes of Shred and live to tell about it.
Back in the day I wanted a perm too, got one and ended up looking like a Chia Pet. Today I want the straight hair I did have, but was replaced by curls after I had my 2nd child.
THis was so cute!!!! I loved it!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh..I loved watching 24 when we had regular TV!! It would come on late at night on some off the wall channel. Anyway....I actually bought season 1, and only saw some shows of other seasons!! If there is anything about TV that I miss, it would be THAT show!!!!!!!!!
Oh' I love all you back in the days. I couldn't even roller skate back in the day. LOVE your 89' was it? photo! and back in the day I had a few perms too.
ReplyDeleteMy back in the day was I used to be skinny now I am not!
You were absolutely adorable as a young girl. I loved your hair! Of course, you are beautiful today! too!
ReplyDeleteoooh, look at you rockin' the long hair. Cute!!!! I wanted Jan's hair, it was longer than Marsha's and had some curl to it (at least when she was younger).
ReplyDeleteSo are your kids going to grow up wanting a dog, and then their kids grow up wanting a dog, and then their kids.....etc, lol. Some people never have dogs and do just fine without them! The test will be if your kids get one after they grow up.
Back in the day, I used to hate it when my mother made me take naps. Now, I would give anything to have nap time each day!!! *yawn*
ReplyDeleteBack in the day, we used to stay out until the street lights came on. Now, we have to know every detail of where our kids are going and have to meet their families.
ReplyDeleteBack in the day, we used to ride our bikes, skates and skateboards, without helmets, elbow pads, knee pads and wrist guards and yet there were no major injuries. Now, its required, part of city laws and lawsuits just waiting to happen.
Back in the day, we thought nerds were so uncool cause they made the rest of us look bad. Now, they are the ones making the higher salaries and most of us are working for them.
Just goes to show you what comes around goes around. Ah thanks for the trip back down memory lane, and as for those skates, I am back on them at 45 and loving just how amazing it feels. I still got it!
Love and Hugs ~ Kat
Love your post!!
ReplyDeleteBack in the day, I had a perm, now my is neither straight nor curly...just wavy enough to tick a gal off!
Back in the day I wanted a pair of parachute pants-I so can't believe that now, though!!
Back in the day, I wished I could roller skate without busting my bottom.
ReplyDeleteBack in the day, I wished I could doggie paddle like every other normal person. Shoot even dogs could manage that one!
Somethings never change.
Love that pic, Mimi! You're still cute as can be.
Back in the day I never needed a perm-I wanted a straightener!! Love the flashback pic!
ReplyDeleteJen
Mimi,
ReplyDeleteI always loved Cindy's little pig tails. I can relate to trading the sports car in for the mini van...which became a Cherokee which is currently not one but two Suburbans. Paul Reiser states in no uncertain terms that this is the path to uncool:)
And I still eat peanut butter off the spoon, I just hide it from the kids with peanut allergies.
Kat
LOL! This sounds like some of mine. I still eat peanut butter off the spoon. Shhhh! I used to have a spiral perm. Those guys I had a crush on too along with several others. LOL!
ReplyDeleteThis post is so cute :)
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