I Was A Collector of Things

Now I collect experiences

My teddy bear collection Photo by author

I’ve been a collector all my life. As a 6-year-old, I started with dolls, teddies and golliwogs — yes they were a thing when I was little. My sister and I would lay them across our bed and each of us would then sleep on the very edge of the bed. Yes, we slept in the same bed but it was big. I still sleep on the very edge of the bed even when I have the whole queen-size bed…