Slurp. Sip. Gulp. Missed. Crap! Repeat.

A favorite female blogger, who's site I visit religiously, just recently posted about summing up life in six words. This was nothing original. She took it from a story about Hemingway making a bet with a man in a bar. The man won and Hemingway owed him. It got me to thinking of at the mere age of 25, what would my six words be? They would be simple, no? I am young, am I not? It is only assumed that I am lacking the experience of someone who is 20-30 years my senior.

But I will disagree. I have experience. There are many places and people that I have been to and met along the way that others will never experience. I have moved away from my home, attempted to do my own taxes, argued with mechanics, traveled to places that people would not want to travel to while carrying milk powder (another story), etc. Not that I'm the only one doing this but I gurantee my independence is great than most who are in their twenties. I hate dependence therefore I learn and experience many things the "hard way" (and yes, I admit, I am the sole reason for that). But I like it. I like the challenges, the stress and the lessons.

Therefore, my six words would be: Slurp. Sip. Gulp. Missed. Crap! Repeat.

This came from the moment while reading Jen's post about the six words and her thoughts I had reached for my coffee, and moved into slurping, sipping, gulping and then missing. I exclaimed with a, "Crap!" but then right back to slurping, sipping and gulping, perhaps a bit more cautiously. Again, I'm 25 and holding the hand of no one. I grab at life and either sip or slurp my way along in hopes of satisfying my needs and wants. A good number of times I miss. Whether it was with whom I decided to date or a job that I took. I may yell crap and get a bit angry but I eventually get over it and repeat. Though perhaps the repeat won't include the 'Crap!' and instead come out with another exclamation. Regardless, I learn everytime and if it is positive, great! If it isn't....fine, I will try again and repeat the motions, just in a different style.

So, it's okay to slurp, sip and gulp your way through life. Well...I hope so cause it looks like I'm not going to be rerouting anytime soon. And, umm, yeah. I see the two new coffee stains on my chest. Beautiful!