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"A big celebration! My son's 4th birthday party and housewarming party all in one. Finally getting moved in after Hurricane Florence flooded our brand new home."
| "It's been a whirlwind month for my family and I. Just as we finally saved enough for a down payment on a new home, we also got hit by one of the worst hurricanes the state has ever seen. Our soon to be new home was flooded! I was shocked and very upset. I can remember the exact moment when we were told by the realtor ... |
"My cat got sick. I took him to the vet. He passed away a few weeks later. It was a fairly crappy event, but I don't know how it could have been avoided."
| "Well, he was acting funny for a couple days, being lethargic and not having any appetite at all. Finally one night it was just too much, so I took him to the very expensive emergency vet. Well they said they'd take a peek at him, so they took him in the back and I made myself comfortable in the waiting room. It was qu... |
"I went to a wedding of a long time friend. I hadn't seen him in a while so it was great to catch up."
| "I recently went to a wedding for a friend who I grew up with. It was a lot of fun. I took a train to get there and then hung out with a different buddy until we went to the wedding. I got there 1 day and then we ended up drinking that night and reminiscing because we hadn't hung out in a good 5 years before that so it... |
'In June of this year I turned 26 and graduated from college after a long journey filled with many ups and downs. It was an emotional ceremony because my father was not able to be there as he recently passed away from cancer. The rest of my family joined me to be a part of this momentous occasion.'
| "This past June was a momentous time in my life for a couple of reasons. Towards the beginning of the month I turned 26 years old and a week or so after that I graduated from UC San Diego with an engineering degree. It marked the beginning of my true independence and adulthood, though I may have been considered an adul... |
'Me and five friends went to dallas for a convention and stayed at an air bnb in the area. We met up with everyone there hung out and played games all weekend. After the weekend we headed home said goodbyes and enjoyed the time we spent there.'
| 'So I and some old school friends decided to go to a music concert in LA. we stayed at a motel close to the event center. Everyone came together we hung out and had some fun, played VR games all night. the next morning we had breakfast and headed for our music concert. When it ended we headed home and said goodbyes and... |
'I wrote about the day my niece was born. I mentioned how the experience was like and what it was like to hold a baby.'
| "My baby niece was born a month ago. It was an emotional moment for me and my brother, who was the father. Seeing a new family member brought into the world was very touching and exciting. She is very cute and a calm baby. That is unusual but no one is really complaining. I was the second person to hold her. She was ve... |
'I wrote an article and pitched it to several horror sites. To my surprise on of the first ones that I pitched to bought it. After it was published the reception to it was very positive, and I felt proud and as though my efforts were well worth it.'
| 'Gosh I feel accomplished. HP love craft has always been an inspiration of mine but I never dreamed I\'d be a writer. And now I wonder if I made the right decision sticking with the first publisher to come along. But I can\'t worry about that right now because I\'m a writer! Ah it\'s so exciting and My parents and wife... |
"I tried to throw a surprise party for my wife's 30th birthday, but when the party was spoiled by her best friend giving up the secret I devised a secondary surprise. I got a cake custom printed with a picture from a YouTube video that she and her friends love and surprised her with it."
| 'A month ago I threw my wife what started out as a surprise birthday party but didn\'t quite end up as planned. Before we even got to the day of, my wife\'s best friend texted her apologizing for not being able to make it to her party, which led to a bunch of questions from my wife and a spoiled secret birthday surpris... |
'This talks about how the birth of my nephew has caused a break in my grief of my late best friend. It goes on to discuss the emotions I experience in this new person entering my life after losing someone so important to me.'
| "Dear Diary,About two and a half months ago, my little family became complete. I became an aunt, actual blood related aunt. My brother and his wife gave birth to a baby boy the day after my late best friend's birthday. His birth on this date was very special to me because it was like he was a gift sent from heaven. It ... |
"I was baptized as a Jehovah's Witness in April. The baptism helped me to accomplish a goal of two years of bible study and reading. I have been dead to my past way of life and reborn to serving Jehovah."
| "I'll never forget that day in April last year. How could I? Even though I was born 27 years ago I was really born on that day. All of my childhood and young adult years feel like such a blur now. Such a waste. Not that I didn't have fun experiences and all. I did. I have had many and many good friends and times out of... |
"The event was a wedding. It was my old college roommates' wedding and I got to see many college and high school friends there. It was a very nostalgic night full of laughs, alcohol, and dancing."
| "In April, i went to my old college roommate's wedding. It was a great time. I knew him and his fiance very well because she was always at our house. I had not seen them in quite some time so I was ecstatic. it was a very nostalgic event. We ate lobster, shrimp, and other seafood. There was also an open bar. Many peopl... |
'My family and I went on a short vacation to Chicago, Illinois. While there, we saw many museums and did some shopping, and experienced a tremendous thunderstorm!'
| 'Five weeks ago, we arrived in Chicago on a Sunday. From our hotel room this city spread out before us like a jewel. We walked along Lake Michigan and looked at the Azure water. We felt the warm breeze coming off the Lake. Sailboats cruised in the distance. We went to the Chicago Museum of Art. They had a large exhibit... |
'I was finally promoted after four years of neglect and disrespect from other places of employment. Today was my inaugural day of being a manager in charge.'
| "It took me a while to get where I am now and a lot of hardship. I always wanted to be the manager of a workplace. I didn't have the specifics as to where but I still knew that for sure. I worked in many places to gain my experience and different areas. I also even did volunteer work about 120 hours worth that is. I th... |
'My husband taught me so many things that have impacted me and changed the way I think and feel. He was the first person who I truly fell in love with and I can safely say that it is from him that I have learned to love unconditionally.'
| 'My husband has done so much for me over the years. Without this man, I would surely be lost in this life. I think that it would be fair to say that he is the glue that holds this family together. I am so glad that way back in 2011, I agreed to be his girlfriend. That was one of the best decisions I have ever made. 201... |
'This was our first family vacation.We went to the Outer Banks.It was the girls first time seeing the beach.'
| 'For 7 months we\'d been saving for a family vacation. The first family vacation we\'d taken as a family of four (plus the in-laws). We\'d invited my in-laws to join us an extra set of eyes to help keep an eye on the girls while we went to the beach (you never know when one of them is going to want to run off and we di... |
'I had a migraine at work and EMTs were called. I had a migraine at work and EMTs were called. This is the story. This is the story. I had a migraine at work and EMTs were called. This is the story.'
| "I was in a meeting at work. I had recently been promoted to a lead position. It was a meeting about a new ugrade to our electronic medical system. While the meeting was happening I started to feel weird. I started to have tingling and numbness. I had experienced it more and more. I knew it was a hemiplegic migraine. I... |
'I was sitting in my car with the windows down when a cat jumped onto the hood of my car. The cat then came up to the glass, stared at me, and suddenly jumped through the open window into my lap.'
| "Well I seem to have made a new friend today. More importantly I have a new four legged roommate. I was sitting in my car waiting for Beth to get out of school when all of a sudden I her a thud on the hood of my car. I looked and saw the biggest cat I've ever seen standing there looking at me. Then this furry beast jum... |
'In the event, my roommate and I got into a small argument. I thought that I knew her side of view, and she thought that she knew how I felt as well. It helped us to talk things out.'
| "My roommate and I have been roommates for the past two years. For the most part, we see eye to eye on many things. However, we got into an small argument last week about something small. It was our first ever type of interaction that could be construed as an argument. Her side of view is very valid, as is mine, but is... |
'I celebrated my birthday last month in August. I travel to Saint Lucia with a sex worker as a companion.'
| 'Last month, the month of August, was my birthday month. To celebrate my birthday and to for general relaxation I decided to take a vacation. I went to Saint Lucia for 10 days and 9 nights. This in and of itself is not out of the ordinary or remarkable, as I have done something to commemorate the date of my birth every... |
'Coming home from a party I watched a family of deer cross a road. Then when I got home I fed a stray cat.'
| 'It was a rainy night and I was out getting drinks. I was alone and feeling lonely. I bought a few drinks, and after feeling a bit tipsy went out to walk around. While it was raining I stood up against a wall and just stood there. A woman comes up and we start talking. While talking we joke about life and we both find ... |
'I was in a car accident coming home from the movies with my brother about 3 months ago. The driver of the other vehicle was intoxicated. Luckily, nobody was injured.'
| "So basically my brother and I were in a car accident a while back coming off after seeing a movie. Everyone ended up being alright, but it was pretty terrifying at the time. It happened at night near the mall a few blocks from where I live. We had just seen a movie and were coming back to my house when we were hit out... |
'My reflection of the grief of losing a loved one. My cousin had recently passed and I wanted to honor her memory and remember and celebrate her.'
| "My heart was broken. I don't know how to process this. I just received news today that E had passed. I am just so sad and numb. I can't believe she is gone. I am relieved for her but glad that she no longer has to be strong and brave. She can finally find peace. Selfishly, I wish I wish she were still here. I can't he... |
'i went to travel overseas with my college. I had a couple real meaningful experiences while there and had some fun as well.'
| "i went to a study abroad program through my university and i stayed a bit longer after the trip was over as a personal choice. As we were walking through the city and meeting with CEOs i realized just how small we all are. We went up to this place called MT etna and i secretly took acid with one other member of our gr... |
'Went went out for my sons birthday. With his friends. And went to the places he chose to go. He chose the board walk with the fun fair and his favorte noodle bar'
| 'My son just turned 10 the other day. Since it was the big 10 and finally those double digits, we wanted to do something special for him. He was finally old enough to make all the choices on his own and we told him that any thing he wanted, he could have. Within reason of course! We told him to inviate all the freinds ... |
"Finally move out of the apartment my partner and I shared for 7 years. She starts to have emotional infidelity with the person we move in with. And now she's divorcing me with reasons that do not correlate to my observations."
| "This all started about 3 months ago on the dot from this date. My wife and I were finally moving out of the apartment we shared for over 7 years and were ready to make a change. We had an extremely small place we were going to move into on some families lot just to hold us over. We planned on living there for a bit, s... |
'I talk about my first day at work. I was worried, over dressed, and excited to get started. At then end, I think I learned not to worry so much and just be happy'
| "My first day of work was about 6 months ago. I was so stressed. I was over dressed. I didn't pay enought attention when walking through after my interview. I was wearing a full suit when everyone else was wearing shorts and t-shirts. That's ok though. I was happy to be part of the new team and get started. This was a ... |
'I went to a club on the first night of vacation with my friends. I met a handsome dude at a club. I drop the handsome dude off home and he asks me to be his side-girlfriend.'
| 'In the last three to six months the most memorable event I had was turning the legal and tender age of twenty-one years old. My friends had convinced me that I need to plan a girls\' getaway trip to Atlanta, Georgia to celebrate. I obliged and soon we were off to the party capital of the southeastern United States. I ... |
'A Forth of July Birthday Party. The Party included fireworks and a cookout. The whole family came and had a good time.;'
| "About 2 weeks ago we had a 4th of July party at my cousin's house. Everyone started showing up around 2 in the afternoon for a cookout. Almost everyone in the family was there plus some of my cousins friends. it was great to see family that I haven't seen in awhile and little nieces and nephews. My cousin just cooked ... |
'A brief look at my travels through Vietnam. I wrote this journal as if it was a letter to my friend Peter. I keep a travel journal on a regular basis.'
| "I really wish that you had come with it Peter Vietnam is beautiful. The flight from London Heathrow Airport really wasn't that bad with only one stop. I was so excited i didn't want to sleep . The hotel was beautiful and right next to Phu Quoc Island. I went to the beach everyday of my stay. I don't even know where to... |
"My journal entry is about my trip to the Oregon Coast with my family. It's about the time we spent walking along the beach, collecting seashells, sitting in the hot tub, and playing games."
| "In May my mom, sister, niece and nephew took a wonderful trip to the Oregon Coast. We rented a rustic beach house in Lincoln. The beach house sat high above the ocean with a set of stairs that lead down to the beach. Our mornings were filled with coffee and relaxing on our deck or in the hot tub overlooking the water.... |
"My friend's grandpa died, which affected her a lot. She opened up to me about the death of her grandpa and her feelings, as well as struggles about it. She went to his funeral and honored him in a really meaningful way. We've been more close that ever since."
| 'It happened about three weeks ago. I have a best friend named Elizabeth, and she had a grandfather named Thomas. Her grandfather had passed away from complications due to his heart and cholesterol. Elizabeth was overcome with grief. So much so that it paralyzed her. She had an emptiness in her eyes that claimed her so... |
'I was included in helping with the preparations and was able to suggest ideas to make the event even more special. We worked on this for several days and finally decided on a romantic dinner on the beach with musicians being done at sunset.'
| "After working very hard we were able to pre-order the dinner. We used several different tactics/questions to figure out what to order for the couple, without them knowing anything. It was fun picking out the food. We talked to the concierge about having musicians come also. We talked with them and discussed the type o... |
"We bought junk food. We ate the junk food all day long. We watched movies from the 80's and 90's all day long with our son and had a wonderful goofy day."
| 'This day was a great day. My parents live with us in the basement and they went to visit my sister in another state. We decided while they were gone we were going to do a whole bunch of fun things we would normally not be able to do while they were here and we had to take care of them. On this day we bought ice cream,... |
'In June of this year I turned 26 and graduated from college after a long journey filled with many ups and downs. It was an emotional ceremony because my father was not able to be there as he recently passed away from cancer. The rest of my family joined me to be a part of this momentous occasion.'
| "My graduation date is approaching soon and I am getting more and more excited -I can't believe I am finally going to graduate! It has been a hard, last 6 months! I had to work extremely hard the last little while to keep my grades up, especially when my father passed away. I almost fell into a deep depression but with... |
"We celebrated my mom's birthday together this year and I really wanted to make her feel special. She told us that was the first time someone bought her a cake and did a celebration for her. We heard that and we were in tears together."
| 'Things were a little different this year, Diary. 5 weeks ago was mom\'s birthday and this time we wanted to do something special. Sis and I have plenty of fond memories of our birthdays growing up over the years, but now that we\'re older we realized that it had always been about us; we didn\'t have any memories in pa... |
'The situation was that our 17 year marriage was in serious trouble. During the last few years my wife had seemed out of sorts with me.Nothing I did was right. Our sex life had also dwindled away to nothing.'
| 'I was very happy when i saw her on first time in college. I think on that time she was my spouse and everything in my life. we are in same class and good friends. I proposed to her and she accepted after a couple of days only. After we finished our course and graduation we go for work in same office. we worked very ha... |
"I've been having some toxic eating habits and emotions about eating. I talked to my therapist about it. She diagnosed me with binge eating disorder."
| "I've always been really concerned with my weight. Despite obsessing over my figure and the scale, I've never been a healthy weight. I really do try to eat healthily, but food is more than just sustenance. It's a reward. It's comfort. When I've had a bad day or am under a lot of stress, a switch flips off in my brain, ... |
"I have injured my hip and had to quit my job of 21 years. I need to get somewhat better so I can still do things' with my wife on the weekends ."
| "So today my thoughts are I can not let this unexpected Hip injury interfere with my quality of life or life style. I am in pain and uncomfortable but HAVE to get better soon. The sooner I heal and recover from this injury the sooner I can get back to doing the things I enjoy with my lovely wife. I WILL overcome this a... |
'I reconnected with a girl that I had had an on-off relationship with and we both went to a theme park together for a day. It was a fun and memorable experience for both of us, and at the end, a romance began anew.'
| "To be fair, this girl really was my first love, though I admit I never thought I would see her again. The way that we ended things the first time was a bit...off, I supposed. You see, I started smoking marijuana when I met this girl. I was about 19 years old, she around 24. I was a Criminal Justice student and pretty ... |
'I was included in helping with the preparations and was able to suggest ideas to make the event even more special. We worked on this for several days and finally decided on a romantic dinner on the beach with musicians being done at sunset.'
| "My best friend told me that he was proposing to his girlfriend, but he needed help with how to make it romantic. My friend is not the most romantic type of guy. I wanted him to have a special moment with his girlfriend so I went along with it. I told him I'd look into it at night when I was off of work. We collaborate... |
'I took my kids to California for a 1 month long vacation to stay with family. We got to build family relationships and play the whole time!'
| "We've been planning this trip to California for a long while now. My wife and kids I've been really excited about this trip to California. We have great plans to visit Hollywood studios and we really want to see the Hollywood sign. Then we want to see that area where they have the Stars footprints and hands in it. Thi... |
'Buddy came into my life with love. My life changed for the better when I got my companion dog. In two short months, by heart was broken'
| "As I sit here today I think about the ones I have lost. I pause for a second just to think back to someone that was with me for what felt like such a short time. People or animals come into our lives and leave us as well pretty normally but few are truly special. That brings me to why I feel like I do today. Around tw... |
"My parents' celebrated their fiftieth anniversary. My dad came down to join the rest of us for a family dinner, though he was a little late and a little lost."
| "I've been avoiding writing about this for 7 weeks. It's hard to watch your parents change as they get older. Seven weeks ago was my parent's fiftieth wedding anniversary. I can't believe they made it that long, it's a huge deal. We threw a party, nothing too crazy because of their mobility issues, but we had a bunch o... |
'We had a birthday party for my 5 year old grandson on fathers day. We combined the two events and had a bbq also. It was so much fun for everyone.'
| 'Well we have a annual family get together now for the last 5 years. On Fathers day I have a bbq and invite my sons family over. My grandson has his birthday shortly after Fathers Day so we combine the two. We had so much fun with the kids and having everyone over also. I have a younger grandson his brother, and we hav... |
'I have a therapy dog, named Sheriff, and he and I visit Shriners Hospital for children. Over the course of a few months I saw the power of a therapy dog with a patient named Rebecca. Sheriff and I were there with her the day she left this earth to become an angel,'
| "I have three huskies, who are incredible dogs, and one of them is a certified therapy dog. His name is Sheriff, and him and I have been going to Shriners Hospital for Children once a week for the past year. About 6 months ago when we were there I noticed a young girl about 7 years old. she would stand way in the back ... |
'The event that I can most vividly recall that happened in the last 6 months was the passing of my father. It was very unexpected and an event that will forever shape my life.'
| "Dear Diary, About 4 months ago I had a horrific thing happen in my life. My life will be forever changed. My dad had been sick with what everyone thought was the flu. He was throwing up and complaining of being very tired and hot. He didn't even have a fever. He had been sick for a few days, but on a Tuesday in the ea... |
'I officiated my first wedding this summer for my best friend. It was one of the best moments of my life.'
| 'I had the opportunity to be an officiant for my best friends wedding last month and it was one of the best days of my life. I met with the couple leading up to the wedding and made sure to go through their wants and wishes in detail. From that I made a list of what to include and not include during the ceremony and be... |
'We dropped our oldest son off at college. I reflected on all the emotions I felt. Saying goodbye was emotional, even for our younger son who had not previously indicated that he was sad or worried.'
| 'Two months ago, my son started college in another state. My husband, younger son, and I all made the trip to get him moved into his dorm. It was a very emotional experience for all of us. As we first drove onto his campus, his new home for the next 4 years, I felt very reflective. I thought about how quickly his child... |
'I helped a good friend of mine get through a tough time of addiction. when he got out of rehab, i got him a job and really supported him. about a month later, he relapsed and died of a drug overdose.'
| "a few months back a really good friend of my brother and i passed of a drug overdose. it was one of the hardest times in my life. we had known brian for years, since we were both in high school. he was a great guy, dealt a crappy life and a lot to fight through. we had just helped him through rehab after his family ha... |
'We took a long awaited trip to French Polynesia after I had been there 27 years ago. We visited five islands and I got my long awaited shark pictures. This was our 25th wedding anniversary and we had a wonderful time.'
| "We stayed in a hotel right near the airport on Jacksonville. There had been fires in the area near the freeway that had stopped traffic and we wanted to make sure we got on the plane for the first leg of our trip to Los Angeles. So the next day we got on the plane and made it to Los Angeles. We stayed overnight there ... |
'This story is about me going back to college. Through hard work and determination I learned a lot along the way and became a better person because of it.'
| "It has been 3 months since I finally went back to college. So much has happened already! So many new friends and teachers. I moved into the dorms with a roommate. She is really nice and we have become best friends!! She has the same major as me so we are in most of the same classes together. We haven't been roommates ... |
'A trip along the east coast of North America. Highlights of some of the places visited and the sights seen.'
| 'I took a road trip with a friend along the East coast of the USA and Canada. We took the trip with very little planning, and just kind of decided where to go as we went along. We visited many small towns and it was very beautiful. At one point, we saw a mountain with a waterfall, and decided to go climb it. It was rea... |
'I became really depressed from losing my job. I got bad anxiety bad for thinking about my past. I had to be patient for something better.'
| "I lost my job and had bills to pay and couldnt. I was really depressed and sad. This happend about 6 months ago. I stayed in my room and hardly came out. I hardly ate and drank. It really bothered me bad. I don't like being at the city I'm in. It's where I'm from and the opportunity sucks. I just have up a little bit.... |
"I attended my brother's wedding. It was in a beautiful outdoor location. I helped set up the event and served as best man."
| "My brother was getting married. I went to attend his wedding. The wedding was being held several hours from where I lived. I carpooled there with the brother of my brother's wife. We arrived at the wedding. It was the day before so I helped set up some things. They had rented out an entire resort with cabins for all t... |
'This story when my dad was still alive. It was the memorable moment for me. I want to happen it again.'
| "I. Purpose The purpose of this experiment was to find the empirical formula of a hydrous copper sulfate by finding the percent water, which is done by determining how much the mass of the sample changed after heating it. Finding the percent copper spectrophotometrically using ammonium hydroxide to increase the sensiti... |
'Buying a house for the first and and adjusting to home ownership. We are excited for the process! It was very memeroable getting the keys to our first house and making our first house a home.'
| 'When we bought our house for the first time we felt like it was dream a come true. We definitely had our work cut out for us since we had to do a lot of work to our new house. The back yard was full of dirt and rocks and we it needed to be clean in order for our son to be able to play outside. We had always dreamed ab... |
"The story is about my family's current health scare. It talks about what we collectively experienced emotionally and physically and how it made me decide to change my life."
| "About 6 months ago I had a tragic situation happen in my life. It was a real scare for me and my family. At the time that it happened I didn't know how to react or feel about what was going on. I just couldn't get a grasp of it. being that my mom was badly sickend and she didn't have much time to live. we had asked th... |
'My son and i found a dog on the street under a car. After taking the dog to the vet we got the news that the dog had a brother. We decided to adopt both of them, we couldnt separate a family. we live with 2 lovely dogs now and we are so very happy with them.'
| 'Last year we had a very interesting thing happening to us, to me and my son. this was something that happened around the begining of winter so that was something that made the whole event even more dramatic for us. we were walking around the neighborhood amd we saw something moving underneath a car. we were extremely ... |
'My husband and I have decided to move out of state. When I told my local family, they were very unhappy about it. However, we feel that it is for the best.'
| "My phone pinged on my way to work: It was a meeting invite from my director for 9:30 a.m. that same morning. Weird. Our weekly check-in was yesterday. My heart rocked in my chest as I quickened my pace. At the conference room table, my director and our CTO sat on the same side, a piece of paper between them. Fuck. The... |
"This was my first experience with a major code in the hospital I worked at. I wasn't used to performing CPR, as I generally work on a psychiatric floor with physically healthier patients."
| "Today at work, I went out for a smoke break after lunch. The hospital had been pretty quiet, when all of a sudden a Condition A was called in the main lobby as I was walking through. An older man was turning blue, and had collapsed to the floor. I was terrified to respond to my first major code, particularly that I wo... |
'my graduation ceremony with a little set back,my dry cleaner did not deliver my cloth of the day on time which gave me sweat feet. .But it was successful eventually and we celebrated it in a grand style with family and friends.'
| 'This even took place at my convocation party. I had planned to wear a particular outfits for this event just to standout.But unfortunately ,my dry-cleaner almost ruined it and that would have got me upset really. But i was happy at the end of the day one of my friend came trough for me by making sure the outfit made i... |
'Earlier this year I traveled from America to London, England. It was my first time out of the country and I was meeting a friend. We had a great time together and I enjoyed my first trip outside my home country!'
| "About four months ago I went out of the country for the first time. I was traveling from southern USA to London, England. The reason for me going there was because I was going to meet a special friend of mine I hadn't seen in over a year. I was extremely nervous as flying is a very nerve-wracking experience for me. I'... |
'I had a disjointed relationship with my former best friend and went home for his wedding. During that time we spend a ton of time hanging out and became best friends again while putting all of our old problems in the past. We had a lot of good conversations about past, present and future things in both of our lives. I... | 'My friend and I were really close for a period of high school and college before there was a period were things just felt different to the both of us. This story is really timely because he was actually almost going to be in the city that I live in this weekend and we were going to spend some time hanging out which wo... |
'I received a letter on the door from my landlord saying that the property has been sold. My rent increased which has made it hard to save and prepare to move.'
| "I unexpectedly received a letter on my door saying that my apartments had been sold. This was right before the school year began and my rent was increased. I have been trying to save to move but I don't want to waste money on another apartment. I would rather save up for a house. I felt confused and felt like I was ru... |
'ibeforeA person I had previously been close to asked me to get them drugs which I reluctantly did. They later overdosed and died from those drugs. I had to talk to the police of course but ultimately was not charged with a crime.'
| "Last summer I was working at a landscaping chimpscompany with my boyfriend. A girl who I'd once considered my good friend but who I now considered more of a nuisance started messaging me asking if I could get her opiates. I tried to ignore her at first. I told her I was busy. She had her boyfriend start messaging my b... |
'I went back to playing magic again. I did well at the event that I went to. This was surprising and I think I am going to go back to playing magic on the regular now.'
| "I had always been interested in playing magic tricks even as a kid. I was always doing something to make my friends laugh. So no one was surprised when I wanted to do it as a paying side job. I felt that I was really ready. My first gig wasn't in front of a very large crowd. It was at a ten year old's birthday party. ... |
'My girlfriend randomly visited me without telling me. We spent a lot of time together and created many fun memories.'
| "She usually plans hanging out with me and coming over within a specific date. This time she had told my brother and my mom that she was going to be coming over. I was working on the computer whenever she sent me pictures of my city. I was confused to why she was sending me that so I checked my front door camera and I ... |
'I want my niece to understand the power of the gospel. It is rare when I am able to plant any seeds because she is so resistant to it. I had the opportunity on our last visit!'
| "My niece lives about 350 miles away so we do not get to see each other in person very often. Faith is the most important thing in my life, and family is a very close second. My niece is not spiritual at all, nor religious. She is a typical teenager who thinks she knows everything. When religion does come up, she tunes... |
'My fiance and I went to the hospital because she was in labor, and nearly 15 hours later, we had our newborn daughter. The doctor urged for us to get a C-section. The experience was very stressful but at the same time it was wonderful to have our daughter.'
| "I need to write about the birth of Josie, my daughter! As you know, we had everything planned for this. The labor bags, the doctors numbers on call, I had everything I could think of ready! Sadly, you can't prepare for everything. When Susan went into labor, we were at her mother's home. I was scared since we had to d... |
'Received my patent on water reclamation methods. After many long years and setbacks, it is done. As a bonus, I now own the intellectual property.'
| "A most memorable event happened last week. I received my completed patent. I have been working on a novel method for reclaiming wastewaters. There have been many struggles along the way. Anything from machine failures to group infighting which led to project disbandment. It was surprising that after all this time, the... |
'After a bout of debilitating insomnia, I developed a heart flutter. This worried my friend so much that I realized how close we were.'
| "I had a long bout of insomnia. The exhaustion caused me to develop a heart flutter. I was always tired and often dizzy and short of breath. I wasn't sure what was causing it, but I knew I was having trouble sleeping and I picked up some over the counter sleep aids. It turned out that this was exactly what I needed. Th... |
"This was about my first day as a volunteer at the local Humane Society. I can't have dogs where I live, so I thought I could meet plenty of them if I volunteer at Humane Society. It was quite an adventure."
| "Four months ago, I was at the humane society at 7am. The first thing that I was asked to do was feed all of the animals. There were were a lot more dogs than there were cats, which made me pretty happy because I don't care for cats that much. I finished doing all of that and watched them all chow down on some good qua... |
'The 15 years old birthday celebration of my niece was on May, but initially i was not expecting to be there. I made several arrange to make possible to me be there with her, and be part of her celebration.'
| "At the time I was working with Corporate Vestus Enterprises. I was working a lot of hours and flying around all over the place. Now obviously, this can often come at odds with family and friend matters, it becomes increasingly difficult to have a personal life with people other than co-workers. Anyways, so yet again I... |
'I went on a trip with a group of friends that we go to every year. I had a great time and so did our new trip attendee. I look forward to going again next year.'
| "Every year like clockwork, my friends and I head down to the shore for a week at the beach. This year my best friend decided to invite his friend from work. This was the first time I had met him, but we all seemed to get along well. Like usual we rented out the same house we have been coming to for years now. The hous... |
'In one moment, paths to the future became clear. My music duo was splitting, but in an afternoon, in a matter of minutes, future plans were formed.'
| 'I was in a musical duo that had decided to part ways. We wanted to fulfill our obligations though, so we performed at a large outdoor festival. I had been wondering what I\'d do with my time, and I was also concerned my partner would have some direction forward. We played, but I guess due to nerves we rushed through o... |
"I booked a high paying profile gig, only to have one band mate leave early in the middle of the show. This hurt our band as a whole, disrupting our reputation and our business. She wasn't as committed as we'd thought, and perhaps her boyfriend is abusive and controlling."
| 'I booked this really solid gig at a hotel not far away in a capital city. I was really excited about this gig because it was difficult to get, it payed really well, plus I got our whole band of 10 people free drinks as well as nice meals from this hotel club gig. We arrived at the venue around 6:30pm, as the booking a... |
"I was scalded by boiling water while camping this summer. I received second and third degree burns over 45 percent of my body. It was the worst pain I've ever felt in my life."
| 'While camping this summer, I was scalded by boiling water. I was boiling water with my hiking stove to prepare oatmeal for breakfast. A gust of wind blew over the windscreen set up around the stove and toppled the pot of water off of the stove. The water was forced out of the pot and onto my abdomen. Fortunately, I ha... |
'Write the date, day and time, then start with Dear Diary (as diary is like a friend).Begin the entry with general sentence describing the day or momentary feelings.In the body, you may discuss an event, your feelings towards it...Conclude with final remark and future course of action.'
| 'Think about who is going to read your story...Just start writing...Write the Scenes of Your Life...Decide How to Organize Your Story...Choose a Theme...Use Friends and Family...Use Photos to Jog Your Memories...Add a Range of Emotions. Use a hook. A "hook" is your opener. It\'s the attention-getter, the question or qu... |
"I went to a family gathering event on a Sunday morning. I'd been invited a week prior and I'd been excited to go, it was a Family Fishing derby being held at my aunt's fishing stock ponds. It was a potluck type event and there was plenty of good food to be and games and contents for all the kids."
| "About two days ago I went to a family gathering event on a Sunday morning, and there was a lot of people there. I had been invited about a week prior and I had been very excited to go to the event. The event was a Family Fishing derby being held for family and family friends at one of my aunt's fishing stock ponds nea... |
'We arrived to Portland. There was a protest. Homeland Security broke up the protest and everyone went away.'
| 'Last summer, about five an a half months ago, My wife an I went to Portland, Oregon. We had left from our home that morning ready to embark on a two week vacation which would take us from Portland to Seattle to Vancouver. Upon arrival to Portland, we got our baggage from baggage claim and ordered a Lyft. Our Lyft driv... |
'I have decided to pursue becoming a Dive Master. There are many certifications that it requires getting but I am greatly looking forward to it.'
| "So I've been thinking of becoming a dive master for a long time. I remember the first time I went diving as a child. It was one of the best days. My dad took me out diving and it was so incredible. We had so many great Saturday afternoons spent on the water. As I grew older and started to go to different places I met ... |
'I ripped my pants while walking down a public street. A car passed by and the occupants saw my underwear.'
| 'I decided to go to the store and buy myself a new outfit. I wanted to buy a new outfit for church. I walked to the store with my daughter since the retail store is not far from my house. We went to the store and I began looking at some clothes. I found some stuff and I tried it on. I put some of it back and tried on s... |
'My mom fell and was hospitalized. She went to rehab. She then went to the nursing home because the doctors did not feel that she could live safely at home. She died in the nursing home.'
| "Three months ago a trail of events happened that was really awful for me and my family. First my mom fell and was hospitalized. The she had to go to rehab to be able to function better but instead of getting better she had to go to a nursing home. The doctors really didn't think she could live safely at home. Shortly ... |
'I came out as transgender last year, and started hormone replacement therapy in January. This was my first birthday, celebrated as a man, and not a woman. I got to celebrate a new year of living with my family and friends who support me and my decision. The event is my 23rd birthday.'
| "July 17th, 2019 -Today is my 23rd birthday as my real self, I finally get to celebrate my first birthday as who I was always meant to be. It's so crazy how time is a test of patience. Time really does heal all things. I'm excited to see what the future holds. Looking back, after so many months of depressive episodes, ... |
"I had a very positive doctor's appointment. She understood my rare conditions and told me she believed me. She correctly guessed I had been mistreated before."
| 'I recently had an appointment with a new doctor. I was terrified as all the doctors blow me off. I have rare conditions and now suffer from medical PTSD from all of the horrible things that have happened to me at the hands of medical "professionals." My heart was racing, my blood pressure was up and I was a mess in th... |
'I went on a camping trip with my family and friends to Perris Lake. The heat was was awful and I will never forget that. I did enjoy being my friends and family and making memories.'
| "Me and my wife are suburbanites and never really leave the house on hot summer days. But we do get together with friends because we like them so much. Our friends are avid campers and invited us to go with them over the weekend in the middle of summer. Of course we accepted and we looked at each other when we got home... |
'My sister and were not the most cooperative siblings as we were growing up. That is why it was so surprising that I had an effect on her development as a professional musician due to the music that I would play for my own satisfaction and emotional fulfillment.'
| 'In my past I had a surprising relationship with my sister. When we were kids we fought a lot. She liked chocolate I liked strawberry, ice cream. I liked rock music, she liked jazz. We would argue a lot. We had different friend groups. That was that. This was about 10 years ago. We were both musicians growing up. I pla... |
'On the day I became a naturalized US citizen, the ceremony was unorganized and I was very stressed. But once the ceremony started, and the judge began to speak, that faded away as I was lost in the moment. It was an emotionally charged day.'
| "I couldn't believe how worried I was! After all the work and all the money and all the preparation that took place, I didn't think I'd be able to get my citizenship three months ago. The whole event is still fresh in my mind as though it happened yesterday! I was surprised at how disorganized the entire event was cons... |
'My oldest daughters first day of kindergarten. While we were all apprehensive, she was the most confident.'
| 'My oldest daughter starting Kindergarten was one of the most teeth chattering mornings of my life. Her mother and I had the talks with her. We know that she\'s a smart kid, and generally stays out of trouble. But this is a rough school district, and it can\'t be said for sure that every single person is safe. I took t... |
"I went to rehab. I was terrified and I didn't know what was going on or who anyone was. I bought a pack of cigarettes, threw up my dinner, and did yoga before falling asleep."
| "In July I went to rehab. My husband and I had been fighting about finances a lot and my absences from work. For years I had been telling myself that I would quit drinking and quit smoking cannabis, but every day I would tell myself I would start tomorrow. I realized I couldn't do it on my own so I made the call, was a... |
'I survived the crash and was able to be with my family. I am grateful I am alive today and now always live each day like it is my last day.'
| "five months ago me and my friend went to a picnic with our family. while we are went to the particular place we met an small accident. our car was crashed with another car. our car is fully damaged. wit the god's grace we were escaped from the death. we met a death within the 5 second. it is like dream. it happens wit... |
"I got married three months ago in North Carolina in front of 50 of our closest friends and family. We opted out of a big wedding and had a small ceremony on the coast. It was far more special than having people we didn't know there."
| "It still feels surreal. I recently got married to the love of my life. The planning might not have gone very smoothly but we both agreed on one thing - we wanted a small, intimate wedding. We decided that 50 guests is ideal for the wedding we both envisioned. The challenging part is choosing who among our family and f... |
'The big day that turned into one of the worst days ever. The day students dream about did not turn out as planned for me. Graduation was a bust.'
| 'It has been 5 months now since I experienced what was sough to to be the best day of my life, but instead it was the worst ever! I arrived early at Macys to pick up my customized cape and gown. Prior to my graduation date, my grandmother had said she was going to pay for it in full and by the time I had to pick it up ... |
'my nephew was born in September and I had the chance to go meet him in the hospital. It was very emotional holding him for the first time. I look forward to watching him grow up.'
| "This past September, my nephew was born. He is first baby to be born in my family since I was born 25 years ago. He is the first child of my oldest brother and his wife. I drove up from NYC to Boston the day after he was born to meet him. I am very close with my brother, so meeting him was very emotional and sentiment... |
'I was medically retired within the last six months. The entire process was too long. The entire process was financially and mentally draining.'
| "Being medically retired has affected my emotional stability. Although I am grateful to be able to have an income, it saddens me to know that my physical condition will only decline from here on out. While going through the process, I was dedicated to meeting all the requirements necessary to comply with the documentat... |
'My wife and I took our three sons to a park several weeks ago. This was the first family outing we had taken since the birth of our youngest son several weeks earlier.'
| 'It was just the beginning of the summer break. My wife had a maternity leave and is yet to resume. I made sure my own 12 days leave coincided with the particular time my wife had her maternity leave. So three weeks ago, after some days planning, we set on this picnic to the park. It was the first we had since we gave ... |
"My dad dying alone in an assisted living facility for people with Parkinson's and other chronic mental issues."
| "4 months ago my dad was put in assisted living facility. He had been dealing with Parkinson's and not doing to hot. On top of that, he has other chronic mental issues. This is taking a huge toll on my family. He is dying alone while everyone else goes on with their day. This does not feel good to me and I can't do muc... |
'I was playing basketball in a tournament. I got fouled during a play and ruptured a ligament in m knee. I had to get surgery and was unable to walk for a couple of weeks.'
| "Recently I was playing in a local basketball tournament with my team. We won the first two games easily without much trouble. Then we faced the toughest team in the city in the finals. Despite having a nice lead at half time, we struggled in the second half. The game came down to the final few minutes, where we led by... |
"I was leaving for a job out of town, my wife was ill and angry because she thought I wasn't paying enough attention to her and told me not to come back. That was 2 1/2 months ago. I haven't talk to her since then."
| 'On June 10th of this year I was preparing to travel 100 miles from home to my job in the North Carolina mountains. I work there every Summer at a music institute for 8 weeks. Well at that same time my wife became ill. Not sure what was wrong with her but it may have been Lyme disease that she got from a tick bite whil... |
"Went to a baseball game and caught a foul ball for the first time in my life. But it's what I did with it that really mattered."
| "This story has a bit of a modern fable to it. Have a goal, achieve it, but decide something else is more important. It was a baseball game around the beginning of the season. And if you're an adult male that's loved sports their whole life, one of the bucket list items is to catch a foul ball at a game. I still rememb... |
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