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35 Things That Women Now Between The Ages Of 37 And 46 Used To Do In The Late ’90s
A trip back to the era of body glitter, chunky shoes, and never paying for Columbia House CD orders.
by Brian Galindo StaffLink
1. Having these as your go-to shoes for EVERYTHING...
poshmark.com 2. ...and Candies as your go-to party shoes (even if you did sound like a Clydesdale whenever you wore them):
Jlsobush / Via poshmark.com 3. Carrying around a JanSport backpack at school that you customized with Sharpies or Wite-Out pens and maybe even patches.
etsy.com 4. Also carrying around a day planner that you really only used to store wallet-size photos given to you by friends:
etsy.com 5. Decorating the inside of your locker and the cover of your folders with these stickers:
pinterest.fr 6. Wanting these oh-so-Y2K futuristic lava lamps to decorate your bedroom with:
amazon.co.uk 7. Also wanting a 13-inch TV with the built-in VCR for your room ('cause that was LUXE)...
amazon.com 8. ...and a VTech cordless phone — with your own personal line:
us.electronics-online-store.net 9. Buying random unauthorized biographies about your favorite celebs because that was really the only way you could learn about them — although most of the time, there was never new info in them:
etsy.com 10. Buying magazines dedicated to just one celeb so that you could cut out the pictures and decorate your room with them:
sam49d / Via ebay.com 11. Sponge-painting your bedroom or bathroom and having some seriously questionable results:
TheWoolieCompany / Via youtube.com 12. Thinking celestial pattern decor was just so cool and grown-up:
lostinthelurch / Via etsy.com 13. Having a desk drawer or shoebox full of film-developing envelopes stuffed with old photos you either didn't care too much for or didn't like:
imgur.com 14. Being obsessed with Tommy Hilfiger because of Aaliyah's iconic Tommy campaign:
Aaliyah Archives/ Tommy Hilfiger/ youtube.com 15. Having an ~era~ where you did nothing but listen to Fiona Apple and Lauryn Hill over and over:
Bob Berg / Getty Images, Anthony Barboza / Getty Images16. Switching out your beeper cases to match your outfits:
Getty Images 17. Calling your parents collect to come pick you up from somewhere — because you didn't have any change — and quickly delivering the message in the part where you were supposed to say your name:
Erik Martin / Via youtube.com "You have a collect call from — 'Ashley at the mall!' — will you accept the charges?"18. Owning at least one Beanie Baby whether you collected them or not:
etsy.com EVERYONE owned a Beanie Baby. 19. Knowing that whenever you wore your carpenter jeans, the hammer loop would get caught on something at some point:
Lost Boy Vintage / Via etsy.com 20. Feeling as if you were going to break your ankles whenever you wore platform sneakers:
etsy.com 21. Having this as the hairstyle you wanted for any type of formal event:
Ron Galella Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images 22. And, of course, wearing a pashmina to any type of formal event:
Brenda Chase / Getty Images 23. Leaving body glitter on everything (but mainly on your bathroom counters and floors) anytime you wore it:
ebay.com 24. Having Gap perfumes as your go-to daily perfume:
The Gap 25. And Bath & Body Works sprays as your backup at-school scent:
pinterest.com 26. Ordering magazines from Publishers Clearing House that you then would never pay for:
reddit.com 27. And ordering CDs from Columbia House or BMG that you then would never pay for:
reddit.com 28. Having a CD tower in the corner of your room displaying all your CDs (and you would always put your favorite CDs on the top):
Ultradealstore / Via ebay.com 29. Having your floor look like this whenever you made a mixtape:
Erik Martin / Via youtube.com 30. Running home from school to catch TRL (had to know where your favorite video placed):
MTV 31. Being super careful when handling your portable CD player because you knew it wouldn't survive a drop:
amazon.com 32. Being obsessed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
Sony Television / Getty Images 33. ...and debating over which one Buffy should choose: Angel or Spike?
Frank Ockenfels / Online USA / Getty Images, Online USA / Getty Images34. Having your entire bathroom smell like Herbal Essences anytime you used it in the shower:
harmondiscount.com Which was EVERY TIME you showered! 35. And finally, being completely obsessed with Titanic:
20thcentfox / 20thCentFox / Courtesy Everett Collection Also, immediately buying the movie when it came out on VHS. Share This Article
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