Saturday, November 15, 2008

Bucket List

My question is whoever decided what success is? Here I am in my second year of college deciding what exactly it is I am doing ... Does it make me a failure to not have life decided by now? Heck I'm only nineteen! Appearantly brains are not even fully developed untill the age of twenty-five! So why is it that we have these teenagers going off to college and having their careers and life decisions being made straight out of high school?!? Please explain to me how this makes any sense? I'm at Christian college where they stress to us about our relationship with Jesus Christ, and how it is the most important part of our lives. So then, why do I feel like a failure by wanting to slow down, take time off of school and do my own thing for a while? I'm tired of people telling me their opinions when I havn't asked for them. By doing so, they are telling me how I'm incompetant and unable to make a (good) decision on my own. Anyways. We all have goals in life...College is not top on my list right now, sorry I'm not sorry.
But here is what is ...
(in no particular order)
Bucket List
Find true love. I have the word Agape tattooed to my foot. Agape is the unconditional kind of love. This is the love I'm looking for. To me, isn't this what love is? Is love real if it is conditional? I've only ever been able to find this love in God's grace. However, my mother is a great example of what this love is all about. Hopefully one day, I will be with someone who will love me no matter. That is what vows are, right? For better or worse... always until death parts... <3
Travel on temp-work. What I mean by this is... I would love to pick up and move somewhere, work several temp-jobs to pay rent and just enjoy the culture around me. Constantly meeting new people, learning new jobs, having different surroundings. City, country, desert, beach, mountains. Best of all worlds...
Cosmetology
Although I would not want to make a career out of doing hair, why not have it? It is something I enjoy and could do... why not?!?
Visit Italy Does anybody not want to see this place? With all the history and archetecture and art work. The food, wine, culture, gelato!... enough said. LETS GO
Learn a language. so I've learned several languages already, but they were all in a classroom. I want to submerge myself in a country where I do not know the language, study the culture and learn through day to day interactions with people!
Take ballroom dance lessons. I've loved dance since I was a little girl. Ballet and hip-hop are fun, but how great is it to be swept off your feet! I want to join a class and be lead around the dance floor...
Learn to surf. Living in the Mid-west I have not had many oportunities to grab a board and jump into the ocean. I'm not sure if I have the coordination, but I'm up for learning! I have landed a 360 knee boarding! .... which is pretty much ... nothing like it, but hey...
Snowboard. When it comes to sledding I have mad skills... so the only thing left to do is master snowboarding! But I should probably learn how to first.
Resort. ok so this one is lame, but I want to just pack a small suitcase and maybe a few friends and just go stay at a resort on a whim, just because.
Carry-on. Now, I have learned how to pack 101, however I've never gone anywhere without checking in a large bag. So I want to fly somewhere for a good period of time, only taking with me a small carry-on. Or perhaps enough to fit in my purse! (If anyone knows me, my purses could substitute a suitcase)...
Sculpt. I've managed to sculped my body, so I want to try pottery! Making my own dishes and coffee mugs! Personalizing things gives them value.
Make my own clothes. so there I am walking down the street and someone stops me..."Hey sweet outfit! where'd you get it?!" .. "Oh, ya know, I made it.." (thats what will happen)
Grandma knitter. I can knit, but not well. And the only thing I can make is a pot-holder or a scarf, which takes no skill at all. Plus, I've never finished anything. One day I will be able to knitt in my sleep and produce some pretty amazing things...
Paint. I love painting, but when I do its just a bunch of colors that mix together and look like a finger painting done by a kindergardener. I want to take a painting class and learn how to create something people can identify.
Quilt/ ok ok so I have goals of making things. get off my back! Anymore people dont take the time and make anything. Everything is store bought and unorigional! Quilts are fantastic and I want one that I made all by myself that can be passed down
Publish a book I'm not sure exactly what I would write about, but Im sure with my crazy ideas I could come up with something people would read. and If you're reading this far down on my list... it shows that it is possible
Adopt. when I'm out traveling, I like to buy souvineers.... well one day I will come back with a kid or two. I may not be able to offer much, but I could give what I have. There should never be a child without a home or a family.

So there is my rediculous list of goals... none are too far out of reach (isn't that the purpose) I want to be able to check them off. Later I will write about my experience with accomplishing each one!
Hmmm. time to eat!
<3



1 comment:

Amanda said...

love it. and i love your paintings.