Things I didn't know 17 years ago.

• I'd be an orphan!?  Like, seriously.  I know I'm a grown up but I'm sure you can have grown up orphans.  We just don't look as cute.
• I'd have moved house twice in one year.
• I'd have, this is the big one, my dream car!!!!  Sky Blue Convertible Beetle.
• Nah, only joking.  This is the big one.  I'd have three wonderful sons.
• I'd have sons and only sons!!!
• I'd be married.
• I'd have a dog, a tortoise and a lizard.
• I'd still always love and be unable to resist puddles.
• I could make cakes.
• I'd marry Darren
• I'd live on the Northside and love it better.
• My ma and da's house would pay for mine and the glorious dream car.
• That I'd, more or less, understand what dark matter is.
• That such a thing as hexadecimalisation was real and not a figment of D's imagination.  Actually, only found this one out 17 minutes ago.
• My favourite word would be QUEUE
• I'd be a Prince fan.
• I'd have three sons.
• I'd be able to drive said three sons.
• I'd like all of the following: olives, whiskey, coffee and red wine.  All of those things signified being a complete and utter adult to me.
• I would be the mother of three frickin boys.
• I would be nearly insane with tiredness at times
• I would still be me . . . only a bit more of me.
• I would one day resent the phone ringing and hide from it. 17 years ago I would have hopped on it and been gutted if it wasn't for me.  Now I pray it's not (see tiredness above).
• I'd know such great people.
• That 'Niamh' could be a grown up's name.
• Me and my brother and sister would actually get on and really like each other.
• I'd always, always hate lamb.
• Chickens don't give chops!
• No matter where you hide your kids will ALWAYS find you.
• Seinfeld rocks.
• Screamadelica is the best album of the 90's.
• Kids can knock you sideways with their sheer beauty when they're asleep but have you plan their adoption when they are awake.
• How the LHC works.
• How much I HATE the word Moist.  Ugh.
• There is no such thing as 'the easy option'.
• All governments are thieving fuckers.
• I'd lose some of my best friends to other countries thanks to the one above.
• I love sleeping in - back then?  I loved the gym.  Ya wouldn't think it now but I did.  Honest I did.  Seriously!!!  Oi!!!  Stop laughing.
• Life is hard but it's a trip and therefore magical.