I have been cleaning my office and finding all sorts of fun things, like pictures of me as a baby, books (duh), and old journals and lists – including a list of things to do that I wrote back in 1994. I tweeted about it this morning, and the responses were very funny and inspiring, so I wanted to share them with you.
This isn't about romance novels, but I love how many people had goals to be writers, and are now. I don't know that I ever had a goal to be a writer, but on the list was “write more.” In 1997, I started my first online journal, and haven't stopped writing online since. I love that the internet has given me ample space to write, and meet so many people.
So what did you want to do in 1994? Have a look at the (considerable!) list of responses from this morning as a slideshow, or as a page at Storify. What did you want to do in 1994?
What did you want to do in 1994?
While cleaning my office, I found a list I’d written of “Things To Do in 1994.” I asked other people what they’d wanted to do back in 1994. The replies were funny and inspiring. I wanted to collect them all – sorry if there are duplicates. And my apologies for clogging your tweetstream this morning.
Storified by Sarah Wendell · Sun, Sep 09 2012 17:40:13
While cleaning office bookshelf, found list I wrote: “things to do in 1994.” Most weren’t tasks, but things I had to learn.Sarah Wendell
I was 19, and have memory of being a hot mess back then, but perhaps I wasn’t entirely. Nice to give credit to my past self.Sarah Wendell
@SmartBitches At least u were 19. I’m 40 and I’m still a hot mess! lol.tate jackson
@SmartBitches now that’s cool.Shiloh Walker
@SmartBitches lol I just had a good (and baffling) time trying to imagine what *I* woulda put on my 1994 list 😀 @shilohwalkerLimecello
@Limecello @SmartBitches hhmmm… well, I was a senior then… mine would have been…graduate, get the scholarship…WRITE A BOOKShiloh Walker
@SmartBitches Did you complete the list?Kristine
@tatejackson2 I’m 37 and in some ways I am definitely still messy too! :)Sarah Wendell
@SmartBitches Did you learn those things?Brigid Kemmerer
@chigirl30 some of it, and other things are perennial works in progress, like “be in better shape physically” :)Sarah Wendell
@BrigidKemmerer some, yeah. Like appreciating and accepting people they way they are. Sometimes, anyway. :)Sarah Wendell
@SmartBitches I was 13 or 14 and my goal was to medal in figure skating and dance in a ballet company. I did one of those ;)highland hussy
@laurahunsaker awesome!!!Sarah Wendell
@SmartBitches @shilohwalker … I was in elementary school in ’94 so… >.>Limecello
@Limecello I was 20 with 2 kids in 1994. 🙂 @SmartBitches @shilohwalkerMad
@SmartBitches That’s what my to do list looks like now! Well, that and write a book…Robin Kaye
@SmartBitches I remember in grade 9 we had to write letters to our future graduating selves. Mine said I was going to be a great writer.:)AnimeJune
@SmartBitches Which helped me a lot because for 2 years I’d wanted to be a teacher but was conflicted.AnimeJune
@SmartBitches Aw, how sweet to find something like that. And you still look so much like your picture there!Joyfully Jay
@SmartBitches Depending on the day, I either wanted wings or to be a jockey. No movement on either front, I’m afraid. Sorry, 4-yr-old self.Rei Haberberg
@SmartBitches My professional goal at 14 was to “not work a boring office job.” I win!Jen A. Miller
@SmartBitches I wanted to see the Lion King. I was eight. And I did! *lol*AnimeJune
@SmartBitches (14 = 1994 for me)Jen A. Miller
@SmartBitches In 1994, I was 7. I wanted to learn good enough cursive that I would get to do cursive practice in pen instead of pencil.Lyndsay
@SmartBitches I wanted to be a teacher because I was nostalgic for elementary when school was games and fun.AnimeJune
@SmartBitches I graduated from high school then & wanted to be a family court judge. Nope, I didn’t do it, but I like how things turned out.Katie McGarry
@SmartBitches I was 13, so….learn that boys are awesome? Parents were divorced so, don’t play ’em against each other?Hell Cat
@SmartBitches Cleanliness is next to godliness. I think I must have written a thousand notes just like that to myself when I was a teen.Chloe Jeffreys
@SmartBitches It was tough to learn cursive as a lefty, but I did it!Lyndsay
@SmartBitches Then I had to sunday school 40 kids for 5 hours for this babysitting event and I’m like NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPEAnimeJune
@SmartBitches I wanted to become a published author. And yes, I did it, though it took about 12 more years.Paula Graves
@SmartBitches Go to Italy. Yes, I did! (I can almost remember all of it, too)Gen
@SmartBitches I did not become a college English professor. I did become a published author, so on the balance, it worked out.Sarah M. Anderson
@SmartBitches I was nine so basically I was excited about turning ten, probablySparker
@SmartBitches I wanted to run a political campaign and be a writer… yes to both of those…Sarah J Schmitt
@SmartBitches Also realized I did not have the social skills to handle angry parents. Wondered what to do, then I got the letter.AnimeJune
@SmartBitches I wanted to write books. I did it. But it took a very long time to finally get published.Lynn Raye Harris
@SmartBitches I wanted to go to school to teach preschool. Everyone freaked out and swore it would be a low paying, thankless job.Meri Phillips
@SmartBitches I wanted to graduate high school and get out of my parents house. Thankfully, I succeeded.Liz Lincoln
@SmartBitches your office cleaning weirdly parallels the sorting I’ve been doing of my mother’s letters.Ruth
@SmartBitches I wanted to be an extra in a movie, and I did. It was a blast!Anita Clenney
@SmartBitches Since then I have had low paid, thankless jobs I despised. I started class to become a preschool teacher Thursday night.Meri Phillips
@SmartBitches It is never too late!Meri Phillips
@SmartBitches I was about to start college, wanting to be a journalist.Once I got to college, I wanted to teach college English (which I do)Melissa Maday
@SmartBitches Also part of my choice was “yay summers off!” But half my friends went into Education and the jobs are thin on the groundAnimeJune
@SmartBitches In 1994 we were trying to conceive, and I was writing my dissertation; I have a 17-year-old son and a PhD now, so… YES!Penny Richards
@SmartBitches hmmm…i don’t remember what i wanted to do in 1994. i did accomplish the goals i set for myself when i was 9 (in ~’86), tho!Katie Dunneback
@SmartBitches LOL, I meant your facial features. I could totally tell that was youJoyfully Jay
@SmartBitches I wanted to leave my house (I did 3yrs later), drop out of high school (I didn’t thank goodness), get a job (I did)! Hmm.Desiree
@SmartBitches goals when i was 9: go to the university of illinois, be a teacher, travel internationally. i accomplished all of those by 21Katie Dunneback
@SmartBitches I wanted to be in Marketing (I didn’t) and marry my idiot boyfriend (thank God I didn’t).Chrisbookarama
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was trying to obtain an FCC license to build a radio station. Did it, & I’m always grateful my husband encouraged meDarlene Marshall
@SmartBitches I wanted to graduate undergraduate school in less than 4 years. Nailed it.Dee Carney
@SmartBitches I was in university and wanted to work in publishing. I’m living the dream, baby!jennybullough
@SmartBitches oh, i remember what i did in ’94! schemed myself into the easiest ever last semester of high school for an honor studentKatie Dunneback
@SmartBitches I wanted to be the managing editor of a mag (something I had just learned existed). I did it!April
@SmartBitches I wanted to quit swimming and take dance classes. It didn’t happen.Rebekah Weatherspoon
@SmartBitches i was 18 in 1994 and i did in fact become a stage manager for live theatre like i wanted. i stage manage to this day!sabrina blanks
@SmartBitches I wanted to move to Portland, Or. I should’ve done it! I’ve started planning again, 1st I have to find work there!fullofstars
@SmartBitches I wanted to stick cardboard boxes to yoghurt pots all day, and I did, like a boss. Hey, I was 4.Kayleigh Anne
@SmartBitches I wanted to be an English literature professor. So glad I’m writing instead!Sally Kilpatrick
@SmartBitches I wanted to be the next Indiana Jones. I didn’t become a fictional character, but I did get to travel to Egypt eventually!Jen McConnel
@SmartBitches I was 10 in 1994…I wanted to collect ALL of the Babysitter’s Club books. Alas, it was a dream that never came to pass.Amanda Nelson
@SmartBitches 🙂 will you share your list?highland hussy
@SmartBitches In 94 I was 9 and wanted to be an interpreter. Did just that, as a volunteer, for 2 weeks at the Games. So, I kinda did it :)lilibel
@SmartBitches I was in diapers >.>Lynn (´? ` )
@SmartBitches I was 11, so I just wanted to grow up, have kids, get married and write stories. I did do all of those things.Nicky Rowlands
@smartbitches I wanted to go back to school and be a history teacher. Did go back, but I’m a city planner & SO glad it worked out that way!Scarlet Day
@SmartBitches I was 11 & just started senior school. My dream was to go to university when I was 18. I did, twice, & now have a Degree & MAMidnight Reads
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was managing a bookstore in San Francisco. I wanted to move to New York and get back into publishing. I did!Colleen Lindsay
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was a first grade bilingual teacher in a LA county school district. I wanted to teach in a district closerKim Baccellia
@SmartBitches It took two more years and then I did!Kim Baccellia
@SmartBitches I was 12, wanted to get out of my narrow-minded village, go to uni and live in a big city. So happy to have done all!Holly
@SmartBitches Got married in 1994. Wanted to stay that way (happily), finish PhD, have kids. So far, so good!Liz McCausland
@SmartBitches yearbook said: I hope to be living in Europe w my doctorate & true love. Today: in love, w a doctorate! Europe for vaca :)Suzanne Cope
@SmartBitches I wanted to remain an only child. My parents disagreed, hence my sister.Daria Miller
@SmartBitches in 1994 I had two toddlers. Pretty sure all I wanted was to shower uninterrupted.Jennifer McAndrews
@SmartBitches be an artist, play in a band, write, have quite a lot of sex, make a living. yes, yes, yes, yes, only sporadically.James Curcio
@SmartBitches I also had my first graders write and publish their own stories. The local paper did a write up on it. Little did I know atKim Baccellia
@SmartBitches the time, I’d planted a seed for me to do my own writing!Kim Baccellia
@SmartBitches Yes! College grad w/honors, moved abroad, finished first novella, met husbandLauraElle
@SmartBitches As a 5-year-old, my ambition was to be – as my family recalled every year – “a fairy monster” (read: kill folklore fairies).Maili
@SmartBitches I was 14, I wanted to get good grades and be a starter on my basketball team. I accomplished both all 4 years.Mariana
@SmartBitches I wanted to be a lawyer. So I did it, but then I stopped.nprmonkeysee
@SmartBitches I think I just wanted to grow up (i was 8). Looking at it from this side, I wish I could be 8 again.Mewling Quim
@SmartBitches Survive my first cancer diagnosis & walk after surgery on both feet, & yes here I am somewhat upright and mobile & still :)Merrian Weymouth
@SmartBitches in 1994 I was 14, moved to Kentucky from California. Then, moved back.Nanette Pitts
.@SmartBitches 1994 plan not fully realized, but I’m doing related work & feel strongly I’m where I’m supposed to be. Universe had a plan.Michelle Scott
@SmartBitches At 12 years old, I wanted to marry Gilbert Blythe and have red-headed babies. I did not do this.Heather Ponzer
@Smartbitches Oh, 1994. Oops.Maili
@smartbitches I wanted to live in Nashville. I graduated high school in 2003 and moved in 2004. I live there now with my husband and childMusing Sallie
@SmartBitches If anything those teaching years at South Whittier gave me the inspiration and push to become an author.Kim Baccellia
@SmartBitches I wanted to move to NYC and be a singer/dancer/actor. Yep I did!Kate Rados
@SmartBitches Wanted to live glam single girl life in a big city. I did it for awhile, and now I live in small town Idaho. Dreams change.Corina Mallory
@SmartBitches Of course, none of those things turned out as I expected and the road there was full of major detours.Nicky Rowlands
@SmartBitches I’m loving these tweets!Dee Carney
@SmartBitches Yeah (and thanks, for reminding me for an instant that it had been a childhood dream.) :)lilibel
@SmartBitches In 1994 I wanted to date this hot guy I met on spring break the year before. I did. We’ve been married almost 15 years!Kelli Maine
@HeatherPonzer It’d take me a couple years to turn 12, but this is what I wanted at that age too! @SmartBitchesAmanda L. Goodman
@SmartBitches I wanted to join the Navy. I did it!Jennifer Rhodes
@SmartBitches 1994 was the year The Lion King came out and I decided that I wanted to be a Disney animator. I am now a librarian.Amanda L. Goodman
@SmartBitches In 1994, I was divorced with DD and no job. I found out that year how strong I was. #turneditallaroundRen
@SmartBitches Managed to snag my first kiss (to the Hole album LIVE THRU THIS), learn guitar, & dress like this! http://pic.twitter.com/yAJOYAjcAnna Perleberg
@HeatherPonzer @SmartBitches Nor did I. It’s one of my deepest regrets.Ruth
@SmartBitches I was 8. I wanted to be a vet (no, had to drop out of course, marry my bff (no, we’re still friends) & have a pony (no) 0.5/3?Emma / mornington
@SmartBitches I was 36 and lived in the moment. The boyfriend & I wanted to do a year long back road around the US camping trip. We did it.LVLMLeah
@SmartBitches attend university, get degree, work in art field, see the world. I ended up getting preg, managed to do all rest plus writeMandy M Roth
@SmartBitches Wanted to be a librarian, write a book, see London. Did it all (eventually.)Kinsey Holley
@SmartBitches (I’ll admit, I will break out that pic at the slightest excuse. Such a little riot grrrl!)Anna Perleberg
@SmartBitches In 94 I was 14; I’m pretty sure I was going to marry, like, Jonathan Brandis. And be a writer. 1st, no; 2nd, well on it’s way!Samantha Holloway
.@smartbitches In 1994 I wanted to be a writer. Of Pulitzer winning poetry. Oopsie!Jody Wallace
@SmartBitches I missed this. What are we sharing?Elise Logan
@SmartBitches I was 4. I just wanted out of school. Unfortunately my parents disagreed and I had another 13 years to go.Allie Sanders
@SmartBitches in 1994 I was pregnant with my 2nd (out of 4) and just wanted my body to return to normal one day. Still working on that lolWendy Roberts
@SmartBitches 1994? Middle school. Wanted ‘go to med school w/o becoming MD’ & get married. Got PhD in biochemistry & sweet hubby now.Trista Robichaud
. @SmartBitches In 1994, I just wanted to fit in. I was 10 and a geek in class full of other students who didn’t understand.Christina Vasilevski
@SmartBitches I wanted to be an international journalist. College changed my mind.Emily
@SmartBitches I wanted to live overseas in France for a year…. And yes! I did it!Unbound Booking
@SmartBitches I was 7 years old who was obsessed with rockets and wanted to be a mechanical engineer. Today, I am a mech
anical engineer #TGJoseph Hammad
@SmartBitches I wanted to be a romance novelist. I wanted to fall in love. I wanted to live in London. 2 outta 3 ain’t bad.sarah maclean
@SmartBitches at 12, I’m pretty sure all I wanted was a cute boyfriend. Got a cute husband instead. Call it a rimshot?Robot Girlfriend
@SmartBitches Thank you! Looking back, mad props to my mom for letting me go to school dressed like that. Later came the burgundy hair.Anna Perleberg
@SmartBitches I wanted to be single. Then I met my first, now ex husband. Lol should’ve stuck with the plan.Dorothy F. Shaw
@SmartBitches I wanted to write a book. I did it. Five times. I’m still writing. #1994Julie Brannagh
@SmartBitches In ’94 I’d been published for 11 yrs, (life dream accomplished!) & wanted to move back to PNW. Finally made it home last year!JoAnn Ross
@SmartBitches Finished my planning degree, got a great job in a Government Agency, which was what I wanted.s.a.meade/author
@SmartBitches I was.. Uhhh very young… But I wanted to be a nurse, many years later, I AM! Now I want to be a (better) writerAngela S. Stone
@SmartBitches In 1994, I worked as a South African diplomat in Namibia and was part of the first democratic elections in RSAlilla friend
@SmartBitches I was 23, married, with no plans.I now have a 16 y/o son, married 20 years, and a 6 time published author. Not too shabby!Books of Bounty
I continue to be inspired by the community @SmartBitches has built. You all are amazing! Time to get going on *my* dreams :)Catherine
@mandymroth @smartbitches Hey, we can grow human beings in our bellies. There’s nothing we can’t do.Rebecca O’Donnell
@mad4rombks rockstar. I could never have done that! @SmartBitches @shilohwalkerLimecello
@SmartBitches 1994 was a big year – get teaching certificate, get married. Most of my to-do lists revolved around one or the other.Kate Davies
@SmartBitches I wanted to be married. No I did not do it and I am thankful every day. :-)Freja Anne
@smartbitches I graduated college, moved to DC and started my Masters program. Met @Hickepedia. Basically? Started my life.Elise Logan
@SmartBitches 1994 – find a good job and become a parent… managed the parenting thing in 2003 and current job is great!Wiebke
@SmartBitches HS I was trying to figure out which universities to apply to & how to take care of my younger siblings if Mom couldn’te_bookpushers
@SmartBitches I think all I wanted to do in 1994 was kiss a boy. Eventually I did.shoot_the_moon
@SmartBitches didn’t really start making plans until 1996/7 – which is scary as I then renewed wedding vows (5th anniversary then)Wiebke
@SmartBitches In 1994 I had two kids, 11 and 6, and a husband living with HIV. I wanted him to make it to 1995 – he did.Diana Copland
@SmartBitches In 1994 I had new baby. I wanted another little girl, so they’d be best friends & I wanted to not screw up parenting too much.Julia Broadbooks
@SmartBitches I was a recent immigrant who wanted the American Dream. Finally became a U.S. citizen last year :)Kate Meader
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was 8 and I wanted to be a Jedi Knight Space Marine Biologist. This sadly did not happen. =/S.K.Hansen
@SmartBitches I was 24, wanted to retire and live a life of leisure by 30. Still working on it.Liz C.
@smartbitches I wanted to finish my MA (done). My ambitions were very short term.Elise Logan
@SmartBitches So every time I watch INVICTUS I cry like a baby. Had to watch in installments because I cry too muchlilla friend
@SmartBitches But then I got bored and went to study medicine. At 30. Nuts.lilla friend
@SmartBitches I wanted to learn over a dozen languages. Instead I learned over a dozen computer programming languages.Moira Rogers (Bree)
@SmartBitches I wanted to write my first novel in 1994. I finished it the next year, when I was 15 and got my first rejection letter :DKait Nolan
@SmartBitches now looking at new dreams… getting published is on that list… now I just need to write / work towards that goalWiebke
@SmartBitches in 1994 I wanted to stop working as a school secretary and go to grad school for Comp Lit. Started grad school that fall!Anne Jamison
@SmartBitches 1994: graduated HS, moved to Midwest, intended to take NY theatre scene by storm. RL turned out so much more awesome (srsly).Cate Morgan
@SmartBitches 1994? Become a Disney animator, be Anita in my HS production of West Side Story, & beat my sister in the PSATs. no, no, yes.Kate Noble
@SmartBitches Well…I pretty much wanted to be born. I think I accomplished that.Julie
@SmartBitches I was in the 8th grade. And I wanted to not live in Pgh, write, and be a child psychologist. I had no idea what was to come.shannon
@SmartBitches Jr high, hmm. Definitely I wanted OUT of my small town (done @ 17), get grad degree (done @ 22 & 30), visit Europe (done 5x)jessicaemilymoyer
@SmartBitches in 1994, I had great job, friends, dates, & just finished a masters’. Can’t remember wanting anything in particular!Nicola O.
@SmartBitches Get the fuck out of my parents’ house and go to college. And that’s exactly what I did.One Fine Breeder
@SmartBitches in 1994 I also wanted a baby, had a tubal pregnancy instead, wanted to die a bit. But I didn’t, and have 2 great kids.Anne Jamison
@SmartBitches I was eight in 1994; I wanted a SNES and to eat chocolate crackles ALL THE TIME.Foz Meadows
@SmartBitches Things I wanted to do but didn’t – go to med school (I’m terrible at chem), attend Bowdein College (u of IL was better for me)jessicaemilymoyer
@SmartBitches was going to tell you about 1994, but decided it was too depressing…Natasha A.
@SmartBitches In 1994 I wanted to fit in and be cool at my new secondary school. Didn’t manage that but made awesome friends anyway :DSally
@SmartBitches I wanted to be a singer. took lessons sang on TV ,recitals, weddings and the National FFA convention 20,000 people.Lisa Boggs
@SmartBitches in 1994 I was 9. I wanted to be a tiger. This has so far been an utter failure.Anninyn
@SmartBitches Since getting married 20 yrs ago though i mostly sing in my car , house etc. lolLisa Boggs
@SmartBitches I was a college dropout working in a bookstore, but I wanted a library degree and to be published. I did both.Sandra Jones
@SmartBitches I was a college dropout working in a bookstore, but I wanted a library degree and to be published. I did both.Sandra Jones
@SmartBitches That should have said ‘finished high school’. #needscoffee #beinghonest But the rest is correct!Trista Robichaud
@SmartBitches I was a newlywed in 1993 & had 1st son 7/95, so in 1994 I argued about toilet paper hanging over or under & had sex. :)Shannon Stacey
@SmartBitches That should have said ‘finished high school’. #needscoffee #beinghonest But the rest is correct!Trista Robichaud
@SmartBitches I was a newlywed in 1993 & had 1st son 7/95, so in 1994 I argued about toilet paper hanging over or under & had sex. :)Shannon Stacey
@smartbitches In 1994, I wanted kids, a husband, and to be a rich famous author. Soooo, er, I got 1/3 of 1/3 of what I wanted, I guess.Jennifer Matarese
@smartbitches In 1994, I wanted kids, a husband, and to be a rich famous author. Soooo, er, I got 1/3 of 1/3 of what I wanted, I guess.Jennifer Matarese
@SmartBitches to go to college, be a doctor, write romance & daughter named Daria. Have two degrees & daughter w diff name & Write. Not MD.Annabeth Albert
@SmartBitches to go to college, be a doctor, write romance & daughter named Daria. Have two degrees & daughter w diff name & Write. Not MD.Annabeth Albert
@SmartBitches 1994: Finish
my associates degree, get engaged, figure out what I wan’ted to be when I grew up. Yes, Yes, nope (still haven’t)Lea Barrymire
@SmartBitches 1994: Finish my associates degree, get engaged, figure out what I wan’ted to be when I grew up. Yes, Yes, nope (still haven’t)Lea Barrymire
@SmartBitches in 1994 I was 14. I think I just wanted to marry Jared Leto. Didn’t, of course, but that’s okay because he got weird anyway.Laura Amos
@SmartBitches in 1994 I was 14. I think I just wanted to marry Jared Leto. Didn’t, of course, but that’s okay because he got weird anyway.Laura Amos
@SmartBitches I feel like such a youngin’! In 1994, I was 11 w/a 1yr old sister, & that year my parents moved our family for the 1st time.Nicole
@SmartBitches I feel like such a youngin’! In 1994, I was 11 w/a 1yr old sister, & that year my parents moved our family for the 1st time.Nicole
@SmartBitches In 1994, I wanted to be published, write full time, get married and have kids. I did it (though in the opposite order).Kelly Barnhill
@SmartBitches In 1994, I wanted to be published, write full time, get married and have kids. I did it (though in the opposite order).Kelly Barnhill
@SmartBitches all I wanted that year was to move back home to MN, which I never did. Although the 1yr old sister is now in college there!!Nicole
@SmartBitches all I wanted that year was to move back home to MN, which I never did. Although the 1yr old sister is now in college there!!Nicole
@SmartBitches am loving these statements, but what’s the question. #latetothreadElizabeth Taylor
@SmartBitches am loving these statements, but what’s the question. #latetothreadElizabeth Taylor
@SmartBitches I was seven. I wanted to be a Power Ranger. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.Carly Bennett
@SmartBitches I was seven. I wanted to be a Power Ranger. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.Carly Bennett
@SmartBitches In 94 I wanted to be 5. I lived the dream.Susie
@SmartBitches In 94 I wanted to be 5. I lived the dream.Susie
@SmartBitches I wanted to be published writer but as a widow w/2 small kids & day job, not much time! Kept plugging away, pubbed this yearVeronica Scott
@SmartBitches I wanted to be published writer but as a widow w/2 small kids & day job, not much time! Kept plugging away, pubbed this yearVeronica Scott
RT @SmartBitches: What did you want to do in 1994? Did you do itBaltimoreGal (Ann)
@SmartBitches In ’94 I was 2nd year into college towards SportsMedicine but ended up following original dream of Psychology… & writing!Deidre
@SmartBitches In ’94 I was 2nd year into college towards SportsMedicine but ended up following original dream of Psychology… & writing!Deidre
@SmartBitches I wanted to be a unicorn trainer. Not rider. Trainer. Now libn specialising in kids bks + writing my own. Near enough ;)LH Johnson
@SmartBitches I was 16 & wanted a boyfriend. Didn’t get one until I was 21 and it’s been frogs ever since! Maybe 1 day I’ll get a prince :bElizabeth Haney
@SmartBitches I was 16 & wanted a boyfriend. Didn’t get one until I was 21 and it’s been frogs ever since! Maybe 1 day I’ll get a prince :bElizabeth Haney
@SmartBitches I wanted to be a unicorn trainer. Not rider. Trainer. Now libn specialising in kids bks + writing my own. Near enough ;)LH Johnson
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was going into my Sr year of college and I just wanted to graduate, move out, and away. I did!!BaltimoreGal (Ann)
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was going into my Sr year of college and I just wanted to graduate, move out, and away. I did!!BaltimoreGal (Ann)
@SmartBitches @SmartBitches I wanted to write science fiction books. It took another 17 years, but yeah, I did it.Susan Jane Bigelow
@SmartBitches @SmartBitches I wanted to write science fiction books. It took another 17 years, but yeah, I did it.Susan Jane Bigelow
@SmartBitches My boyfriend. And yes. Higher set of priorities came later. ;)Kristen Callihan
@SmartBitches My boyfriend. And yes. Higher set of priorities came later. ;)Kristen Callihan
@SmartBitches In 1994 I wanted to be a knight.Sigrid Ellis
@SmartBitches In 1994 I wanted to be a knight.Sigrid Ellis
@SmartBitches I wanted to be an artist/writer. Now I have a faux painting business & write daily. I also wanted to be like Mazzy Star.lizz huerta
@SmartBitches I wanted to be an artist/writer. Now I have a faux painting business & write daily. I also wanted to be like Mazzy Star.lizz huerta
RT @prof_anne: @SmartBitches in 1994 I also wanted a baby, had a tubal pregnancy instead, wanted to die a bit. But I didn’t, and have 2 …Sarah Wendell
@SmartBitches 1994 – I was college instructor by day and about to become a phone sex actress – to explore my curiosity about sex & people!Macy Alexander
@SmartBitches 1994 – I was college instructor by day and about to become a phone sex actress – to explore my curiosity about sex & people!Macy Alexander
RT @fozmeadows: @SmartBitches I was eight in 1994; I wanted a SNES and to eat chocolate crackles ALL THE TIME.Sarah Wendell
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was 24 and had just purchased my first home. It was the first time I ever felt like a grown up.smexys_sidekick
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was 24 and had just purchased my first home. It was the first time I ever felt like a grown up.smexys_sidekick
RT @magog83: @SmartBitches In 1994 I wanted to fit in and be cool at my new secondary school. Didn’t manage that but made awesome friend …Sarah Wendell
RT @Modokker: @SmartBitches I wanted to be a singer. took lessons sang on TV ,recitals, weddings and the National FFA convention 20,0 …Sarah Wendell
RT @gingerkytten: @SmartBitches in 1994 I was 9. I wanted to be a tiger. This has so far been an utter failure.Sarah Wendell
RT @SJonesRomance: @SmartBitches I was a college dropout working in a bookstore, but I wanted a library degree and to be published. I di …Sarah Wendell
RT @AnnabethAlbert: @SmartBitches to go to college, be a doctor, write romance & daughter named Daria. Have two degrees & daught …Sarah Wendell
RT @LauraRaeAmos: @SmartBitches in 1994 I was 14. I think I just wanted to marry Jared Leto. Didn’t, of course, but that’s okay because …Sarah Wendell
@SmartBitches in 1994, I lost my first tooth and got rich off the dime the tooth fairy brought. Bought 10 whole pieces of penny candy!Stephanie Reinhardt
@SmartBitches in 1994, I lost my first tooth and got rich off the dime the tooth fairy brought. Bought 10 whole pieces of penny candy!Stephanie Reinhardt
@SmartBitches had graduated Hugh school four years before. Worked at a dead end job. Dreams of marriage and writing:-) have both now :-)Sandra Sookoo
@SmartBitches had graduated Hugh school four years before. Worked at a dead end job. Dreams of marriage and writing:-) have both now :-)Sandra Sookoo
Reading the responses to @SmartBitches 1994 questions makes me realize just how FREAKING OLD I am. Thanks Sarah. :(smexys_sidekick
Reading the responses to @SmartBitches 1994 questions makes me realize just how FREAKING OLD I am. Thanks Sarah. :(smexys_sidekick
@SmartBitches Crap, I have to remember back to 1994?Kelly
@SmartBitches Crap, I have to remember back to 1994?Kelly
@SmartBitches I was two. I may have wanted to be a fireman.Maddy
@SmartBitches I was two. I may have wanted to be a fireman.Maddy
@smexys_sidekick @smartbitches yeah, same here…Nicola O.
@smexys_sidekick @smartbitches yeah, same here…Nicola O.
@SmartBitches 1994: was 6yrs into a DV relationship & realizing how abusive it was & that I needed out. Took 2 more yrs to do it.Kelly
@SmartBitches 1994: was 6yrs into
a DV relationship & realizing how abusive it was & that I needed out. Took 2 more yrs to do it.Kelly
@SmartBitches I wanted out of h.s.& to get a history degree w/plans to teach. Instead I stayed on for a library degree. It’s working for meJessica T.
@SmartBitches I wanted out of h.s.& to get a history degree w/plans to teach. Instead I stayed on for a library degree. It’s working for meJessica T.
@SmartBitches I wanted to be a comic artist. I went to college for comics, but now I mostly doodle in meetings.pafford
@SmartBitches I wanted to be a comic artist. I went to college for comics, but now I mostly doodle in meetings.pafford
@SmartBitches In 1994, I was in love with my new boyfriend and wanted to marry him. We’ve been together 18 yrs & married for 8.Elisabeth Roseland
@SmartBitches In 1994, I was in love with my new boyfriend and wanted to marry him. We’ve been together 18 yrs & married for 8.Elisabeth Roseland
@SmartBitches I was still in high school but had big dreams to one day be on broadway. Now I just write plays.Courtney Sheets
@SmartBitches I was still in high school but had big dreams to one day be on broadway. Now I just write plays.Courtney Sheets
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was just starting jr high. I wanted to get straight A’s & learn how to make friends. Success! Grades were easy part.Krista
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was just starting jr high. I wanted to get straight A’s & learn how to make friends. Success! Grades were easy part.Krista
@SmartBitches I was happy, both in my life and my job. But was considering moving back to Florida. Did in 2000.Lizabeth S. Tucker
@SmartBitches I was happy, both in my life and my job. But was considering moving back to Florida. Did in 2000.Lizabeth S. Tucker
@SmartBitches Was 11, obsessed w/Disney, wanted to be an animator. Rejected from art school, so it didn’t happen. Still regret it sometimes.Sarah
@SmartBitches Was 11, obsessed w/Disney, wanted to be an animator. Rejected from art school, so it didn’t happen. Still regret it sometimes.Sarah
To play young Han Solo in #StarWars prequels; tragedy of my life I didn’t. “@SmartBitches: What did you want to do in 1994? Did you do it”Dan Royles
To play young Han Solo in #StarWars prequels; tragedy of my life I didn’t. “@SmartBitches: What did you want to do in 1994? Did you do it”Dan Royles
@SmartBitches write Doctor Who novel, sign off the dole, work in arts. Signed off in 95, worked with museums, published in ’02.Mags L Halliday
@SmartBitches write Doctor Who novel, sign off the dole, work in arts. Signed off in 95, worked with museums, published in ’02.Mags L Halliday
@SmartBitches I don’t think I knew what I wanted to do, but I knew I could do it. I tried everything. It was wonderful, being 12.Kate Johnson
@SmartBitches I don’t think I knew what I wanted to do, but I knew I could do it. I tried everything. It was wonderful, being 12.Kate Johnson
@SmartBitches I just wanted to finish w/ HS already & get to college (I did), but still working toward many things I wanted in 94. #20yrplanNancy Lambert
@SmartBitches I just wanted to finish w/ HS already & get to college (I did), but still working toward many things I wanted in 94. #20yrplanNancy Lambert
@SmartBitches I was 3 and it was all about cupcakes. My parents never approved.Anna Zessin
@SmartBitches I was 3 and it was all about cupcakes. My parents never approved.Anna Zessin
@SmartBitches In 1994 I wanted to be published. I have been, and I still want that to the core of me.Nadiecakes
@SmartBitches In 1994 I wanted to be published. I have been, and I still want that to the core of me.Nadiecakes
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was just enjoying the fact that 1993 was over because 1993 was a very bad year for me.Annie Quinty
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was just enjoying the fact that 1993 was over because 1993 was a very bad year for me.Annie Quinty
@costumeharpy Remove the word “just”! @SmartBitchesIsobel Carr
@costumeharpy Remove the word “just”! @SmartBitchesIsobel Carr
@MinnChica @smartbitches & I feel old. In 1994 I graduated college and wanted a job teaching. Found a job I loved and stayed there for 6 yrsShannyn Schroeder
@MinnChica @smartbitches & I feel old. In 1994 I graduated college and wanted a job teaching. Found a job I loved and stayed there for 6 yrsShannyn Schroeder
@SmartBitches HS senior, wanted to join Up With People- got accepted but went to college, met future husband. Found other ways to go abroad!Allison Tran
@SmartBitches HS senior, wanted to join Up With People- got accepted but went to college, met future husband. Found other ways to go abroad!Allison Tran
@SmartBitches I was starting 4th year university & prob wanted to graduate. Ended up crashing & burning but came back in ’96 to finish.Electric Landlady
@SmartBitches I was starting 4th year university & prob wanted to graduate. Ended up crashing & burning but came back in ’96 to finish.Electric Landlady
I am loving the response to @SmartBitches question about what they were doing in 1994. So many people living their dreams. #inspiringDenise Nielsen
I am loving the response to @SmartBitches question about what they were doing in 1994. So many people living their dreams. #inspiringDenise Nielsen
I was in 3rd year elec eng. Wanted to graduate, get a job in chip design and recover from much bad shit. Yes, sorta, yes! @SmartBitchesKatherine O’Grady
I was in 3rd year elec eng. Wanted to graduate, get a job in chip design and recover from much bad shit. Yes, sorta, yes! @SmartBitchesKatherine O’Grady
I was in 3rd year elec eng. Wanted to graduate, get a job in chip design and recover from much bad shit. Yes, sorta, yes! @SmartBitchesKatherine O’Grady
@SmartBitches to get library degree so could have same wonderful job someplace else. Degree happened 1997. Moving to paradise not until 2007mb in Port Angeles
@SmartBitches to get library degree so could have same wonderful job someplace else. Degree happened 1997. Moving to paradise not until 2007mb in Port Angeles
@SmartBitches absolutely! 1994 dreams dashed in 1995 when mom passed. This year specifically will change much as I’m taking back my life.Natasha A.
@SmartBitches absolutely! 1994 dreams dashed in 1995 when mom passed. This year specifically will change much as I’m taking back my life.Natasha A.
+1 RT @denielsen: I am loving the response to @SmartBitches question abt what they were doing in 1994. So many people living their dreams.Veronica Scott
Amazing convo! Follow her timeline & be inspired! RT: @SmartBitches: What did you want to do in 1994? Did you do itMeredith Guthrie
@SmartBitches I got my masters degree in writing in 1994 & Circlet Press was 2 yrs old then. I would say I’ve achieved my goals!Cecilia Tan
@SmartBitches I got my masters degree in writing in 1994 & Circlet Press was 2 yrs old then. I would say I’ve achieved my goals!Cecilia Tan
. @SmartBitches in 94 I was a college freshman. I loved it & never wanted to leave! Got my Ph.D. so now I don’t have to!Meredith Guthrie
. @SmartBitches in 94 I was a college freshman. I loved it & never wanted to leave! Got my Ph.D. so now I don’t have to!Meredith Guthrie
@smartbitches also, to get my library on the web. Done right away. Created a webpage for us Sept 1994, vair early in webtime. #braggingonitmb in Port Angeles
@smartbitches also, to get my library on the web. Done right away. Created a webpage for us Sept 1994, vair early in webtime. #braggingonitmb in Port Angeles
@MerrianOW @smartbitches congratulations! Beating cancer takes tremendous strength & fortitude. Have helped Mom do
so 2x. #inspiringAlicia Aitchison
@MerrianOW @smartbitches congratulations! Beating cancer takes tremendous strength & fortitude. Have helped Mom do so 2x. #inspiringAlicia Aitchison
@SmartBitches 20 & just focusing on graduating w class (changed majors from biochem to political science). If I could turn back time…Nicole
@SmartBitches 20 & just focusing on graduating w class (changed majors from biochem to political science). If I could turn back time…Nicole
@SmartBitches I was 15/16 that year. I’m guessing I wanted to have sex and get into college before I died.I did both, but one was a letdown.Crystal
@SmartBitches I was 15/16 that year. I’m guessing I wanted to have sex and get into college before I died.I did both, but one was a letdown.Crystal
@SmartBitches In 1994 I wanted b/friend to love me. He married his ex. In 2000 I met Sweet Babou and became grateful for the b/friend’s ex.Betty Fokker
@SmartBitches In 1994 I wanted b/friend to love me. He married his ex. In 2000 I met Sweet Babou and became grateful for the b/friend’s ex.Betty Fokker
In 1994 I had a newborn, a 4 year old & a full-time job. All I wanted was some sleep. I eventually got some but not for years @SmartBitchesPamela Tyner
In 1994 I had a newborn, a 4 year old & a full-time job. All I wanted was some sleep. I eventually got some but not for years @SmartBitchesPamela Tyner
@meredithea @SmartBitches I did most of what I wanted in 1994, other than marrying a huge jerk. Skipped that part.Annie
@meredithea @SmartBitches I did most of what I wanted in 1994, other than marrying a huge jerk. Skipped that part.Annie
@texasannie @smartbitches I’m glad you didn’t marry the huge jerk. Instead you married a huge sweetheart :)Meredith Guthrie
@texasannie @smartbitches I’m glad you didn’t marry the huge jerk. Instead you married a huge sweetheart :)Meredith Guthrie
@SmartBitches That was the year I started high school, so pretty sure I just wanted to survive. I’d never have imagined where I’d end up.Beth
@SmartBitches That was the year I started high school, so pretty sure I just wanted to survive. I’d never have imagined where I’d end up.Beth
@SmartBitches I was starting to realize that there was no future in retail and maybe, just maybe, I should go back to school. I did. I win.Eva Volin
@SmartBitches I was starting to realize that there was no future in retail and maybe, just maybe, I should go back to school. I did. I win.Eva Volin
@texasannie @smartbitches Seriously, my goal in 94 was that life *had* to get better than it was in HS. Then I met you & @fw_xina & it was!Meredith Guthrie
@texasannie @smartbitches Seriously, my goal in 94 was that life *had* to get better than it was in HS. Then I met you & @fw_xina & it was!Meredith Guthrie
@SmartBitches I loved reading all the retweets. Great question!!Mariana
@SmartBitches I loved reading all the retweets. Great question!!Mariana
@SmartBitches In 1994 I graduated HS and started college. The career I thought I wanted is not what I have, and I couldn’t be happier!Shana L. McDanold
@SmartBitches In 1994 I graduated HS and started college. The career I thought I wanted is not what I have, and I couldn’t be happier!Shana L. McDanold
@SmartBitches I just began my MA. I had no idea what I wanted to do. I ended up getting the MA & then a MLS. Now a librarian.Natalie K
@SmartBitches I just began my MA. I had no idea what I wanted to do. I ended up getting the MA & then a MLS. Now a librarian.Natalie K
@SmartBitches 1994 Jordan and I were in high school and dreamed of writing together, we just didn’t plan on it being erotica! So fun! xo SamOystersandChocolate
@SmartBitches In 1994, I was a Sophomore in college- looking to reinvent myself & have adventures. Boy, did I ever.stampinsammie
@SmartBitches 94 I lost my job of 14 yrs, turned 40,sold home,bought land built house,hub quit job of 13 yrs,started new biz. Big yr.Trish432
@trish432 @SmartBitches also son graduated,I had some health issues and then I got new job. Stessful year,but yr ended well.Trish432
@SmartBitches I found the retweets awesome. Very cool, some funny, some sniffly, all interesting.Shannon Stacey
@SmartBitches In 1994 I just wanted to watch Rocco’s Modern Life and go rollerblading outside! Love this question. Thanks for posting! xoJulie Chicklitasaurs
@SmartBitches I found all of those re-tweets fun and interesting. We all have such diverse and different lives.LVLMLeah
@SmartBitches I wanted to catch the boogey man up the tree in our garden. He avoided all of our traps though :(Claire Donnelly
.@SmartBitches In 1994 I was pregnant with my third child and working full time at a summer camp. All I wanted was sleep.Julie O’Connell
@SmartBitches I was 14 in 1994. I wanted to be a movie star and marry my boyfriend. Instead I became an author and married DH (way better!)Shoshanna Evers
@SmartBitches I was 7 years old and all I wanted in life was a Pink Power Ranger costume. Mom got me Red Ranger instead – still haunts me.Kelly
@SmartBitches In #1994 I was 13 and wanted to be a writer and a storyteller. I’m writing and hope to work on storytelling in my new job.Kate K. F.
@SmartBitches In 1994 I got engaged to @legobike. Still married. Wanted to finish BA, get PhD. Did that, but now moving away from academia.Sarah Frantz
@SmartBitches I was 10, so basically I wanted to be Zorro. #1994K. A.
@SmartBitches Love 1994 responses! I had an infant, so I’m guessing all I wanted to do was sleep.Roxanne St. Claire
@SmartBitches In 1994, I was in fourth grade and my dearest aspiration was to somehow become the fifth member of Ace of Base.Farin Schlussel
@miss_farin this made me laugh so hard. Happy Nation!!Sarah Wendell
@SmartBitches There’s a video somewhere of my sisters and I singing The Sign.Farin Schlussel
@SmartBitches I wanted to be a psychiatrist. Councillor said I’d never make it through med school. I’m a massage therapist and love my job.DeAubreyDigest
@SmartBitches In 1994, I turned 6. I started Kindergarten that year and my life’s ambition was to be a mermaid.Daylina Miller
@SmartBitches 1994… I was a year into my first marriage and two years into my career as a tech writer. Still hadn’t grown up.Eric Landes
.@SmartBitches In 1994 I just wanted my mom to stop making me wear stirrup pants.Maisey Yates
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was sure I would grow up to be a marine biologist, move to Australia, and save the reefs.Larissa H-Smith
@SmartBitches I was barefoot, pregnant (again!) and writing het romance for kicks, wondering if I’d ever teach again. Life is very strange.amy lane
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was eight and I wanted nothing more than to be Dominique Dawes. But I was afraid of heights, so…Ashley L.
@SmartBitches What’s interesting is that I never thought to be a writer. (Still not.) Didn’t have the follow through. Only the imagination.Hell Cat
@SmartBitches I was a new mom & wanted 2 b the most creative mom in NYC. I learned that being a mom is the most creative thing I’ll ever do.Lori Perkins
@SmartBitches In 1994, I enrolled in courses to become a science teacher, started part-time job at library. By end of year, quit ed. school.Ann Marie Gamble
@SmartBitches in 1994 I was a senior in HS, had purple hair, wanted to teach English & make kids read good books. Not much has changed.Annabelle Blume
@SmartBitches in ’94 I was a junior in high school. I wanted to make it to states for track. Graduate. Go to college and become a writer.Tasha L. Harrison
@SmartBitches Almost made it to states. Graduated. Did some college and I am a writer :-)Tasha L. Harrison
@smartbitches in 1994 I’m 7 yo. Already avid reader and want to be doctor. Now,still a reader and the doctor become constructor #1994Ren Puspita
@SmartBitches I was 14, burdened with bad eyesight and horrid ’80’s glasses, so I basically just dreamed about getting contact lenses!Beatrice Holley
@SmartBitches in #1994 I didn’t make the dance team again bc I gained too much weight from knee surgery. So I joined the Speech teamMelissa W.
@SmartBitches #1994 was a rough year. I was 14 and all I wanted was to make it through the next day. And I did :)Lillie
@SmartBitches in 1994, I has 2 infant boys and divorcing the ex. And being a single mom. Fun times! Really, they were except for the drama.Sandy Fitzgerald
@SmartBitches I was 12, my fam lived in Saudi Arabia & I thought all this was perfectly normal. I just wanted to marry the boy 2 doors down.Aprilbrarian
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was a single mom with a teen and a tween. I wanted to help them become responsible adults. I succeeded.rayvyn2k
@SmartBitches For myself, I wanted to write a book. Still working on that one. #RegencyromanceWIPrayvyn2k
@SmartBitches I probably wanted to be a princess or a ballerina or a kitten. #8yearsoldChristina McTighe
@roxannestclaire @SmartBitches Same for me, second child in 1994. Severely sleep deprived that year Vicki C
@SmartBitches In 94 I was a Jr in HS dreaming of owning a book/craft store. I now work at a pharmacy, craft often and run a review site.Jillyan
@SmartBitches In 1994 I was working my way through grad school as a dir. of a residence hall at Clemson University. #alifetimeagoBlake Leyers
@BlakeLeyers in 1994 I was at Columbia College SC w a ton of women who had boyfriends at Clemson!Sarah Wendell
@SmartBitches I was 14 & wanted to be a journalist in tv or radio. Figured out I wasn’t ruthless enough, but now I cohost a podcast. :DKaren Shepherd
@SmartBitches Was in 1st grade. Wanted to be the head librarian at the LoC. Currently a university librarian with an MLS. Close enough!Mara
@SmartBitches I was in HS, going through the struggles w a toxic father that would help me become the strong woman I am today. #itgetsbettersassy liberal
@SmartBitches In 94 I was in 9th grade. I really wanted to get a boyfriend. Didn’t happen in 94. Or 95. Or 96…& so on…but it DID happen.Marybeth Hamilton
@SmartBitches in ’94 I was 8 in NM & wanted to avoid the Chupacabra and become a member of the X-MEN. No Chupa to this day, but sadly…Amanda L. Gordon
@SmartBitches I was 9, wanted to marry Prince Harry, become an astronaut-ballerina-spy-princess. I have accomplished none of these. DAMN!Helen Mackness
@SmartBitches 1994- wanted my mom to get over stage four breast cancer. She’s been in remission for 18 years and going to Italy next week!Jeanne Thrasher
In 1994, I think my overarching life goal was to be a pirate-princess-vetrinarian-English teacher. With seven kids. And a horse. Preferrably one with wings.
In 1994 I was looking forward to graduating in 1995 and wishing I was still a virgin. I couldn’t wait to get away from high school and all the bullies who made my life so miserable.
In 1994 I was studying in Scotland and I’m sure my to-do list involved eating more shortbread. After returning, I was starting my senior year of college and had NO idea what I wanted to do afterward. I suppose things have changed a lot, but I still have no goals and want to eat more shortbread.
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In 1994, I think my overarching life goal was to be a pirate-princess-vetrinarian-English teacher. With seven kids. And a horse. Preferrably one with wings.
I wanted to be an actress. I also wanted to join The State and make out with Ben Garant.
Those last two things still sound pretty good. 🙂
In 1994 I was looking forward to graduating in 1995 and wishing I was still a virgin. I couldn’t wait to get away from high school and all the bullies who made my life so miserable.
In 1994 I was studying in Scotland and I’m sure my to-do list involved eating more shortbread. After returning, I was starting my senior year of college and had NO idea what I wanted to do afterward. I suppose things have changed a lot, but I still have no goals and want to eat more shortbread.