I’m the type of person who can enjoy simple things in life so hopefully the things on my list aren’t too out of reach for me. Most importantly I want my girls to respect me and admire me so a lot of my goals are to give my girls something to aspire to.
1.) finish school and get at the very least a bachelor’s degree. I still need to figure out exactly what I want to do though…. I have always been in love with psychology and what makes people who they are but then again I’d love to be able to manage my own business. I also love marketing and advertising so currently I’m working on my associates and taking business classes and psych so hopefully when it’s all said and done I can find something I love to do.
2.) Show the girls at least all 50 states and Canada- there’s no better way to learn than through traveling and I want them to see how different things can be in different places. I’ve never been outside Missouri much and I’m so curious about the world so that’s one thing I want to make sure I do with my kids. It will create a lifetime of memories and learning experiences. Right now I am saving up to go to Niagra Falls on the Canadian side which will be awesome and we will get to travel through a few states on the way up 🙂
3.) Learn to be patient!- it’s a constant struggle for me seeing as I am an incredibly anxious person and the littlest things get to me. This is very important to me because its easy for anybody to lose patience with little kids and I know they are only going to be this age once therefore I want to enjoy them and revel in their innocence and then when they are too old be my best friend I can still be happy knowing I soaked it all up while I could. I want to have no regrets when it comes to my girls I dont want to end up in a “Cats in the Cradle” situation.
4.) Get a few acres and have a farm with lots of animals, a huge garden and a pond. Everyone has to appreciate a nice farm it’s a whole lot of blood, sweat and tears that goes in to it but in the end its beautiful and I imagine it’s one of those simple pleasures that can give you an honest kind of self satisfaction.
5.) Learn to sail- there’s no better place to feel at peace than on the water
6.) Ride in a hot air balloon- I’m terrified of heights but it sure seems like it would be fun
7.) buy stock through E*trade- simply because I find those babies so damn funny
8.) start up an amazing salt water aquarium
9.) make my own wine
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