In only six words
April 28, 2008 by livinginchicago
I’ve had all weekend to think about nosugrefneb’s challenge. At first I had no idea how I was going to sum up twenty-eight years in just six words. In between the choir rehearsals and the singing in the services, I started to come up with options. Then, once I got going I just couldn’t stop.
Some of the losers included;
Life, love, the universe and baking. (Rejected for being too plagiarized - and obvious)
Always carefully planned, often badly executed. (Rejected for lack of substance)
Often lacks confidence, rarely the ability. (Thanks for the suggestion, husband)
Creating drama out of small things. (A hard, probably family-learned skill)
Apparently, this challenge really unleashed the cheesy side in me. In the end, however, I went for;
“Making the most of lucky opportunities.
I’m a wimp and too intimidated to tag most of the bloggers I read, besides, most of you have already been tagged; so if you’re reading this and you want to be, consider yourself tagged. If you don’t have your own blog, feel free to use mine. Leave your six word memoir meme in the comments, or leave a link to your post.
Ooh, I like #3. Good job, husband.
Ah. So it must be true that other people know you better than you know yourself! Particularly if they agree on the best description of your life. He also suggested “All brains and no common sense.” But I was too offended to post that one. (Until now)