Middle-aged Maverick

Tag: high school

  • Writing Spaces—New and Old

    Since finishing the personal essay class that I had been in since June, I have had a reinvigorated desire to write. I have submitted two of the personal essays I wrote in the class. One was submitted to a publication called “Blood & Pudding”. They had a call out for submissions related to mental health.… →

  • Dignity and Self-Respect

    Screenshot Saturday Today’s screenshot is a little different from my typical screenshots. It’s not something I saw online that I saved. Last night, while working on transcribing volume 8 of my journals, I came across a line that spoke to me. So I took a “screenshot” of that journal page to share. This was written… →

  • She Knew

    Movie/music Monday I posted recently about volume 7 of my journals. At least I think I did. That volume took place over only two months of my sophomore year of high school. April and May of 1998 to be exact. I was 15 years old and for those two months, my obsession with three boys… →

  • Supervision in a New Generation

    5Ws Wednesday What year did you graduate high school? I never should have asked that question yesterday. My supervisor and the other new person on my team were in the car headed to a work event yesterday afternoon. We got to talking about where we were from and as it turns out, she and I… →

  • Teen Angst and How I Miss It

    Talk About it Tuesday As I have been transcribing my journals lately, I have found myself in volume 7, which takes place in the spring of 1998. I was 15 years old and in the 10th grade then. April was particularly eventful. That month saw me sitting in the back of the school bus with… →

  • A Teenage Haven

    Flashback Friday As I have been transcribing my journals and getting all in my high school feelings, I decided I wanted to buy something to set the mood for when I’m writing. I already have a “high school nostalgia” playlist that I can listen to, but I wanted something from my teenage bedroom. And that… →

  • The Kids Might Not Be Alright

    Thoughts on Mental Health Thursday Last night I was working on my book. I’m still in the transcribing journals phase and I’m on volume 6 (out of 39). These were around March and April of 1998, when I was in the 10th grade. The entries I focused on revolved around the awful rumor that started… →

  • Your Own Pacey

    Picture it…teenage Sarah’s bedroom, any Tuesday night at 8:00 from 1998-2000. High school Sarah is sitting on her bed clutching a pillow as she watches Dawson’s Creek. Her heart flutters and soars as she watches. She gasps at the end and waits impatiently through the commercials until the preview for next week’s episode comes on.… →

  • Music. Always.

    What makes you feel nostalgic? I’m limited on time today. I’m meeting up with an online knitting friend who is visiting family near where I live. We’re going to visit a yarn store and have lunch. I’m very excited about that. So, with my small amount of time, I’ll simply say that music makes me… →

  • Talk About it Tuesday—Friday, October 24, 1997

    I’m very slowly transcribing certain passages from 30 years worth of journals that I’ve written in and kept. In case you haven’t read my earlier posts, this is what I’m doing and why I’m doing it–Journaling for Mental Health: A 30-Year Journey I’m on volume number 5, I think. I’m about to finish filling up… →