My Hopes, My Dreams

I know I have been on here a lot today, but I just don't have much focus. I am getting a lot done though here at work so that is a good thing.

I think that my husband thinks that I don't have any aspirations in life. That he is my be all end all and he is in some ways. But it's not so in many other ways. So I thought I would start to write down what my hopes and my dreams are so that I can have another focus in my life other than him.

For instance, I would love, LOVE to write children's books. I took a children's lit class in college and I just loved it. I got to read some of my old favorite books from when I was little and it brought back so many memories. The small of the books, the pictures, the story line, the characters. It was so fun and it made me happy. It was an easy class, but I got a lot of enjoyment out of it. I have a few ideas rolling around in my head that I need to start brainstorming about. I thinking that becoming a children's author would be so fulfilling. To be able to make such an impact on a young life would be amazing. Now, I am not really that into kids, but the way I felt ready some of my old favorites in that class really made me happy and relaxed. I wasn't the stressed college student for a moment. I was a 4-year-old little girl who loved the brightly colored pictures and the trouble may favorite characters got in.

Another dream of mine is to travel. I would also love to travel around the US in an RV/camper and just go. Anywhere, doesn't matter. I was doing some research earlier on road trips and I think it would be great fun to travel the Coastal Highway in California and to drive Route 66. Those are 2 road trips that I would love to take even with the high cost of gas. On a road trip you can take your time, stop where you want to stop and meet some greet and interesting people. I had told my hubby that I wanted to do this, but he kind of blew it off like it wasn't good enough or something. That kind of hurt. Not every one's dreams are the same, but this one is mine.

Also here lately, I have been wanting to move to Paris. I think I mentioned that in an earlier blog, but it is still a dream. It would be a very bold move, but that is what life it about, right.

In the movie Hitch, there is a great quote: "Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it's the moments that take your breath away." It's so true. Life can be so routine and soon enough you find yourself, married with kids, a mortgage and debt up to your eyeballs. And to some that is exactly what they want. But I have been realizing that there is more to life than just work, money and sleep. There are good times to be had with people you love. There should be many moments in your life that take your breath away - some good and some bad.

Another dream of mine would be to be an art photographer. Not to be limited by people or events, but to just take my camera and just and shoot and not to have to worry about aperture or shutter settings or lighting. You know? That is all too hard. I just want to look through my camera and see the world in a whole new way. No constraints, no limits. Just look, point and shoot. That's it. I guess I should pull out my camera and just walk around town some evening and catch some really great moments. It's inspiring to look through the lens and really frame things that without the camera, you wouldn't have seen it.

This one dream is kind of weird, but I think it would still be fun. I would like to be a tour guide in Charleston, South Carolina. I love Charleston and the history there. I don't think it would pay much, but it would still be fun to not be a tourist and to get to show people the city. It is a really beautiful place.

Hmm... that's it for now. I know I have more, but I haven't discovered them yet. :)