I like to joke that 35 is half-way to 70. I can't decide if that makes me feel old or not. Thirty-five years seems like a long time, but when I try to imagine those years into the future, they seem even longer. I still feel young, so that's what really matters.
But enough talk of age. Instead, here are some more fun little numbers about me:
1 - men I've kissed, high school friends I'm still close to
2 - sisters, countries I've lived in
3 - children, novels completed
4 - brothers, poems accepted by Highlights
11 - queries/submissions currently outstanding
15 - picture book manuscripts I really believe in
16 - years married
18 - age when I got married
23 - years since I chose to follow Jesus
46 - SALES (possibly more)
169 - responses in my rejection file (not counting email rejections)
100,000 - more tries before I even consider throwing in the towel
Wow! Interesting :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday (yesterday!!)! Love your numbers list!
ReplyDeleteHalf way to 70 ... DaRonn and I were just talking about that!
ReplyDeleteThose are fun numbers. You threw me at first with the brothers and sisters count; then I factored in Jake's siblings and it all made sense.
Angie, I put 3 sisters because I was thinking of the three girls in my family (me and my sisters). I suppose I should have put that on number 2 because I have two sisters. Oh well!
ReplyDeleteI do have 4 brothers, though. You might have forgotten to count Q, my adopted brother. :-)
Doh! I stand corrected... but it wasn't Q I forgot... :-/
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