My life

To be honest, I forgot I had a blog... I mean, somewhere out there in cyberspace I knew I had at least one, but let's be honest. No one read it, really. No one I knew anyway. Not that it's about that, but I think it is a healthy thing to write. I have always been a writer. Poems, songs, lyrics, lists, novellas, notes, letters, you name it. Thoughts to paper. That's me.
So here I go- I have realized that the busier I get, the more likely I am to keep a blog/journal, and I think maybe it is simply that it helps me keep my thoughts in order when I so desperately need clarity.
I guess I will start at the beginning. The introduction. No pressure...
I am a practical optimist from Iowa. I would say I am a pretty representative picture of what an Iowan embodies, whatever that may be.
I have big dreams. I aspire to someday earn a living wage from just one job- but it's gotta be an awesome one. I am a pretty laid-back person, so as long as it has to do with Spanish, kids, or biology, I will be stoked. My ideal job includes all three. This is a tall order, especially right now, so I am going to be going "back" to school to get my teaching certificate. At least, I'm going to start the classes. If something else comes up, I plan on jumping in with both feet. Not because I don't think I would adore being a teacher, but because I believe that one thing leads to another. I wouldn't say I believe in fate necessarily, because I have definitely chosen the path I wanted to follow, but of course I have been the victim (and benefactor) of chance in so many instances. Since I am an optimistic person, I can't say I have made any wrong choices, really. I like where I am in life, I see possibility ahead, and basically every decision I have ever made I think i would do the same way based on the information I had at the time. Besides, what does regret get me besides a feeling of emptiness and remorse? Nothing good.

This is more for me than for anyone else I suppose, but here are some of my goals for the next five years. (How exciting, it's just like a time capsule!)

Buy a house.
Maintain a healthy weight and an active lifestyle (work out 3x/wk).
Get a full-time job somewhere I can establish myself happily and with stability.
Write a book.

So I guess that's where I'm at right now. There are other things I could list, but I want these to be real and measurable goals I might actually attain. I mean, I have 5 years, you'd think I could complete these things in that amount of time, right? It's the maintaining that I am most worried about at this point! If I were more comfortable with this city, I would be a lot more likely to get my exercise in. But not knowing the streets, not having running buddies, and being scared of the winos downtown doesn't make it easy.

Here goes!