Status Report

OK, so, it's my 36th birthday. Every year I like to make a mental status report of my life, usually keeping track of the things that are good, the things that need work, the things that suck, etc. Since I am sort of a glass-half-empty person, this exercise usually serves to depress me. But things have started to look up in my 30s and the list is not as bleak as it once was. Here is my 36th birthday list:

Family: good
Children: wonderful!
Work: very good
Physical Health: fairly good
Home: love it!
Wardrobe: good
Love Life: intermittent, pathetic
Mental Health: good
Friends: very good

Compare to five years ago (31st):

Family: good
Children: none (sad)
Work: getting better
Physical Health: good
Home: OK
Wardrobe: needs work
Love Life: intermittent, pathetic
Mental Health: OK
Friends: good

Or 10 years ago (26th):

Family: good
Children: none (good)
Work: sucks (law school)
Physical Health: OK (too much drink, late nights)
Home: sucks
Wardrobe: OK for student
Love Life: intermittent, pathetic
Mental Health: poor (again, law school)
Friends: good

Or 15 years ago (21st):

Family: OK
Children: none (good)
Work: what work??
Physical Health: good (vodka's good for you!)
Home: party on, dude.
Wardrobe: OK
Love Life: intermittent, pathetic
Mental Health: party on, dude.
Friends: great!

Or 20 years ago (16th):

Family: leave me alone!
Children: none (very good)
Work: good
Physical Health: good
Home: leave me alone!
Wardrobe: OK
Love Life: intermittent, pathetic
Mental Health: whatever
Friends: good

It's good to see that some things never change.