My Bucket List...

We all have bucket lists, right?  Aside from the subtle reminder of our own mortality, I think they're really important.  They guide us and keep us focused on the dreams and goals we have for ourselves. Here are some short-and long-term dreams I have for myself:

Short-term:

• To finish my education credentials and find gainful employment in my chosen field, high school English/Language Arts
• To find balance between work and play
• To maintain writing for fun while I'm busy with school and work
• To keep building friendships and community
• To keep teaching Women Studies on the side <3

Long-term:

• To find my dream job where I can be free to teach the curriculum I'd like to teach.
• To get an ESOL endorsement to work with English Language Learners
• To live and work in a community that supports its young people and raises them to be conscious adults (I'd like to be part of that process)
• To have a cute cottage home in the country, where I can have a garden, some chickens, and room for Lily (our Border Collie/German Shepherd mix, pictured below) to roam
• To possibly foster parent
• To possibly write some books, maybe fun short stories or books on education

This list is by no means exhaustive, but it includes a few special bits that rattle around in my head constantly.  Sometimes I wish I could fast-forward to having everything I've listed in the long-term, but that wouldn't be nearly as eventful.  The fun is in the journey, right? ;D