this is the decade that i graduated

i married the love of my soul

i grew four humans within my body:

i birthed one in a tub, one on the bed, one on a birth stool, one standing by the bed

i produced no less than 526 gallons of milk with my own body

i watched my parents finally divorce

i moved 10 times

i did more than 3000 loads of laundry

i cooked nearly 1000 meals

i discovered i could paint

i witnessed births, marriages, graduations, deaths

i cried, i laughed, i screamed, i grew, i suffered, i rejoiced, i indulged, i held, i changed,  i loved,

i lived.