100 things i miss

1. my mother's cooking on a daily basis
2. driving
3. the show 'daria'
4. new Garbage albums
5.meditating (i'm trying to get back into the habit)
6. my hair actually looking good
7. my body actually looking good
8. not being on medication
9. my friend idalmis
10. my friend liana
11. my nephew
12. the endless supply of energy i used to have for reading and writing
13. lazy mornings of staying home from school
14. snow days
15. bike riding in the park
16. my piano lessons
17. dance class
18. poetry readings i used to attend in college
19. my cousin eric who moved to texas
20. my cousin victor who i hardly get to see
21. being a temp (because no one cared if i came into work or not)
22. certain aspects of living with my parents
23. having pets because i didn't have to take care of them
24. feeling free of responsibilities
25. the flexible schedule of college classes
26. hugs from my mom
27. hugs from friends
28. going out just to hang out, without having anywhere in particular to go
29. having the guts to meet strangers and try to make friends
30. having someone to back me up at work
31. great old shows like melrose place (the remake can't compare)
32. my meditation class/group that i used to see a lot
33. when i didn't have to do laundry
34. when i didn't have to cook for myself
35. when i didn't have to worry about gaining weight
36. my 20's
37. being in my teens and knowing my whole life was ahead of me
38. the show 'charmed' even though it was corny
39. the show 'clean sweep' that made saturday mornings great
40. when i was allowed to leave early from work when it wasn't busy
41. when all my overtime wasn't terribly scrutinized
42. living in my old town of hoboken, nj where everyone was around my age
43. feeling like my point of view mattered
44. my old blog on the garbage.com site
45. having more time for myself for reading and writing and meditating
46. my life before i ever had a panic attack
47. the way living at home made me feel free to quit jobs i didn't like
48. the gel pens i used to write with
49. when i liked my job
50. my happy/cozy childhood
51. passing notes in class, sending emails is just not the same
52. learning something new, though i start classes again next month
53. not having a work blackberry
54. not having a boss that would start me on projects at the end of the day, and on fridays!
55. feeling like i belonged in a group of friends, even though they would annoy me at times
56. my friend jeff
57. my friend taka
58. the entertainment of reading angels and demons
59. the entertainment of reading the da vinci code
60. the days when i actually felt rested after sleeping
61. the days when i wasn't addicted to coffee
62. watching a movie in a theater without having to watch people texting and checking their phones
63. watching a movie and not having it ruined by people talking
64. working without having my boss shout at me from their office
65. working someplace where i didn't have to attend work functions that are far away from the office
66. being young and not needing to shave before going swimming
67. the days when i didn't have to grocery shop
68. the days before the wintertime would depress me
69. remembering my dreams more vividly
70. having summers off, not working
71. getting lost in music
72. models on the covers of magazines, instead of actresses
73. never running out of writing ideas
74. when i used to have energy to hang out by myself in the city after work
75. when i went to california with my family, i want to go back again because i hardly remember it
76. my family trip to europe. i was distracted by a relationship and couldn't really enjoy it fully
77. watching cartoons, bike riding, doing watercolors and staying up late in the summer with my cousins
78. when i used to meditate daily
79. going to the mall or shopping in the city with my mom and sister
80. the days when i didn't have to clean my place, clean the bathroom
81. the days when i used to get christmas gifts from my aunts
82. school days of writing poetry during class
83. visitng my sister at her apartment
84. drinking strawberry milk before i knew how many calories were in it
85. same as above but chocolate milk instead of strawberry
86. the days before i would worry about counting calories
87. every single day when i felt great about myself and my looks
88. the days when i used to be able to go out at night, see a band and have drinks and still be able to get up for work the next day
89. the days before reality television
90. the days before everyone in the U.S. had a cell phone
91. the days i should have been thinking carefully about which major to choose
92. Christmas breaks from school
93. the barnes and noble that used to be in the east village
94. CBGB's
95. the joyce leslie store that used to be in the east village
96. going to outdoor movies and plays
97. the feeling after getting a great haircut
98. when i was little and my mom would buy me and my sister little suprise gifts
99. when we used to go pick up my mom from her night job. my dad would drive me and my sister to the city on friday nights and it was fun because we were little. it was the start of the weekend
100. my dreamy vision of what living on my own would be like

*just want to add that making a list of 100 things you are grateful for is a much more positive and uplifting thing to do if you're looking for a writing prompt! i made a list of 100 things i'm grateful for in my regular paper journal and going back and rereading it always helps to lift me out of a bad mood