write like you're running out of time

[Error: unknown template qotd]

Oh, I collect quite a few things. The biggest one is probably my collection of Care Bears. I also collect antique skeleton keys, Generation 1 My Little Ponies, Nancy Drew books and dolls, including Strawberry Shortcake and other dolls that were popular during the '80s.

With the exception of the skeleton keys, I think the motivation behind my collections is reliving my childhood. These were either the things I didn't have when I was a kid but wanted, or that I did have and ended up having to give away or sell after I "outgrew" them. Having these collections now...it's almost like it brings a little of that time back to me.

[Error: unknown template qotd]

Now that I'm an adult with an income, I seem to be going through a second childhood because I'm collecting toys from the '80s that I either wanted but never got, or else had to give up when I got older; My Little Ponies, Strawberry Shortcake, Lady LovelyLocks, etc.

My favorite collection is my Care Bears one. I've been collecting Care Bears roughly since my sophomore or junior year of high school, when Mom and I began attending the Pec Thing twice a year. Some of my bears came from flea market stalls, but a lot of them were Christmas or birthday presents; my mom went on eBay and bid on Bears I didn't have. At the moment I have all of the '80s Bears but only a few of the Cousins, and it's been a while since I've added to my collection.

Hmm, maybe I'll pay eBay a visit after work...