It’s NaBloPoMo Day 28!
Today’s confession: I’m a time traveler.
It’s true. I’ve traveled to the 70s, 80s, and 90s. I’ve even experienced life at the turn of the century. I know about things that happened in the mid-to-late 1970s, because I was there. I experienced some great adventures in the 1980s. The 1990s were the catalyst of some of my favorite memories. The turn of the century just added to my time traveler memorabilia.
Time travel isn’t as difficult as people want you to think. In fact, when you’re good at it, getting from one point to another happens relatively smoothly. It’s the details that are hard to keep straight. Time travelers have a lot of memories, and sometimes it’s hard for them to keep them all straight. Bell-bottom jeans? For the first time or again? Hearing Elevator Muzak of Madonna? It’s okay. You’re not going crazy. Déjà vu is a side effect of time traveling.
Speed regulation is hard at times, too. At times I’ve gone too slowly, and at others, I feel like I’m going too fast. Some days the details blur together, and I have to take a moment to get my bearings.
A helpful note to other time travelers: For memory and speed-related side-effects, it’s best to remain hydrated, and taking a nap sometimes helps.
I’ve been time traveling so long that sometimes I forget that I’m doing it. It’s not until something major happens, like…oh, I don’t know…like when your baby turns FOUR YEARS OLD. Time travel is the only explanation for how quickly this all happened. Just a few days ago, you watched her make alien movements in your abdomen, and you couldn’t wait to meet her. Yesterday (or was it the day before?), you brought her home from the hospital. And this weekend, you’re celebrating her 4th birthday.
Time travel really is an amazing thing…
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Ah – the life of a time traveler! I think I’ve been traveling too much lately – my oldest has turned 9 and now smells, my middle child turned 6 and when, after his last dentist appt, his father said “i’ve never had a cavity” – he answered “yes you do dad! Just stick your finger in your ear – that is a cavity, silly!” — And my baby? I woke up today and she was 4, and walking and talking…. oh, and I’ve traveled so far in the future that my body is sagging. LOL Thanks for this great post!