My Life in Six Words

Have we done this already on this blog? It seemed really familiar when I saw the flyer at the Salt Lake City Public Library this afternoon. But I’m so enchanted with the idea that I’m willing to take the risk of seeming dense and repetitive, and putting it out there again.
The idea is simple: share your personal story in six words. It started as a project by SMITH Magazine, which they have spun into a full-blown book, Not Quite What I Was Planning.

Here are some of my six-word summaries of my life:
Alternately (sometimes simultaneously) frantic and calm.
Cheerful in the face of imperfection.
Always choosing the slowest checkout line.

What’s your story?

Rachel says: This book is excellent! I find the whole idea inspiring: boiling life down to the very essential.

Kristy says: No lightsabers at the dinner table. Only two thousand calories per DAY??! That'll be $4000 in late fees.

Lisa says: Constantly talking to strangers for enlightenment. Thinking about shakes and french fries.

Kacy says: Napping under the covers every day.

14 Responses to “My Life in Six Words”

  1. “Oh where is my hair brush?”

    or

    Now why am I here again?

    or

    What the? Oh no, you’re kidding.

  2. amylouwho says:

    I have spitup on my clothes.

    or

    Naptime. To clean or sleep myself?

  3. aubrey says:

    Stop! Don’t poop on the carpet!
    or
    Wait, stop! No. Don’t! WAIT! crap.
    or
    Mom…MOM! Get off the computer!
    or
    Baby, what’s that smell? Ooh, gross.

    (I could go on and on. This is fun!)

  4. peanutmommy says:

    Mentally confused and prone to wandering.

    I actually have that on a t-shirt. It really fits me (well, the shirt doesn’t so much since the last baby). I’m a walker. It’s how I relax. I usually end up wandering to interesting places. That brings me to my other…..

    I took the road less traveled.

    I’m not usually that insprational or deep, but they really fit me. I’m not in any way ‘common’ or ‘normal’.

    I love this.

  5. LuWenn says:

    Good Morning! Let the Stress Begin!

    I Don’t Have Time For This!

    Whose Brilliant Idea Was This Anyway?

    The Housework Can Wait ’til Tomorrow

    You Need What Done by When?

    Hormonally Challenged but Hanging in There

    My Control Button Isn’t Working Today

  6. Toni says:

    Wanting deep lasting relationship that’s eternal

    Family, friends, ice cream, meadows, sunsets

    found keys, car starts, has gas

    Alarm, snooze, alarm, snooze, alarm, shower

    Fearful that I will miscount, mathematician

  7. Toni says:

    I really enjoyed reading others, I hope, I hope I hope that more will write there’s.

  8. Toni says:

    their’s

  9. stephw70 says:

    Don’t make me come in there!

  10. amberm says:

    With kids in tow, I write.

    Enjoying the moments, avoiding the housework.

    Dragging my family on to Eternity.

    These are really fun!

  11. Kerri says:

    Was that you or the dog?

    Is there life without good chocolate?

    Are all of mine just questions?

    Being a menopause madam really sucks.

    If only I had a recliner.

  12. Tanya says:

    Too much housework, not enough chocolate
    Mom to five, wife to one (I almost reversed that–THAT would be a mess!)
    Losing my mind day by day
    Surrounded by chaos, loving every minute
    Hoping for a clean house eventually
    Families are forever, laundry is unending

  13. paulchuyu says:

    Balancing Joy and Guilt almost daily.

  14. grannybabs says:

    “No one’s aiming to please here.” (J.D.Salinger)

    Good books are hard to find.

    The worst question: What’s for dinner?

    Where did the time go today?

    My husband, my friend, my everything.

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