It's been a few months but probably more like a few years since I've taken the time to really write an actual web log. I'll try to do my best in jotting down my thoughts without editing it a million times. So I just turned 29...woah. I think I started writing on this site when I was 21 so it's nice to go back and read some of my older posts. I definitely get a bit nostalgic looking at old college pics and it's great to see that I'm still close with a lot of the same people from back in the day.
So in my final year in my 20's, I don't have a checklist of things to do. I realize the most important thing to me is living a simple happy life. I'd like to stay healthy, surround myself with good friends and family. I believe with these three things, I should be okay. I don't need to be rich...just have enough to live in an apartment. Maybe one day I'll buy a place but for now, I'm okay with renting. I do have issues with commitment so that's probably why I don't want to be locked down to a mortgage...and maybe why I'm not married yet, although I am pretty much "married" having been with my bf for almost 8 years now. Maybe we can be like Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn.
I was recently watching this show on MTV called, "The Buried Life" where a group of young guys from Canada try to accomplish a list of things they'd like to do before they die. Such things included, competing in a Krump contest, tell a joke on a Late Night Talk Show, get married in Las Vegas etc. They also help random strangers and/or fans achieve what they'd like to do before they die which is really sweet. This got me to thinking of what I'd like to do before I die and I realize I never thought in those terms before. How come I don't have a bucket list? Am I so caught up in the monotony of my routine that I don't think outside of the box anymore? I kinda feel like I've been a bit of a zombie after college. The good thing about school is not only the social aspect of it but the fact that it forces you to constantly use your brain, to read, write and study. After having done that for nearly 12 years and then stopping abruptly after college, I feel like my brain has been on vacation ever since. Don't get me wrong, I work and it does require me to think, well sometimes :), but not in the sense that I'm used to in school. Not sure if anyone else feels me but yeah, I feel dumber than I used to and I'd like to go back to school, maybe take some night classes and possibly earn a certification in my field, just to get my creative juices flowing again. It's kind of like when you start getting older and losing your memory and it's suggested that you work on puzzles or math problems to help keep your brain fresh. I guess I'm aging much more rapidly on the inside. Well at least I still look young! It doesn't help that my bf and friends nickname me Granny since I rarely drink and sleep early on the week days. (sad face). Oh so back to my bucket list on things I've just decided on....
1) go back to school to get a Masters degree or Certification
2) get my license! yes I know, I'm old as hell and I still don't really know how to drive. In my defense, I was traumed at a young age by a family member who got into a serious car accident, putting them in the hospital as well as the family that was in the other car. From that day forward I actually vowed to never drive but I'd like to over come that one day soon.
3) drop everything, quit my job and buy a plane ticket out of the country to life somewhere beautiful, warm and non-touristy for a short period of time
4) to be continued.........
