Caitlin: A Retrospective

Things that I have found while cleaning out the closet in my childhood bedroom:

1. A box containing Barbie clothes and a Barbie tent and camping set.
2. A set of big wings, made of real feathers, that I wore for Halloween 8 years ago.
3. Shit-kicking platform knee-high black boots from my "goth" phase (cringe).
4. A sweater belonging to the guy I dated when I was 16.
5. 6 issues of "New Moon" - the magazine for feminist preteens. My mom started getting these for me when I got my first period. Why I put them in a sealed plastic container and stuffed them in the back of my closet, I have no idea.
6. Two fimo lightbulbs with stars and moons and rainbow peace signs on them. Holy 6th Grade Batman.
7. Softball cleats. :( Go Gryphs!
8. Black lingerie - ohhh, SLC Coming Out Dance! How we miss you. Sort of. Except not really at all.
9. Pink mittens that I wore to elementary school.
10. A slew of fisherman-style hats from my Hat Phase, freshman year of high school. I actually thought they were cool. But it was 1997, so who knows, maybe it WAS cool.

It's like a freakin' time capsule in here.