When I Grow Up...

Sometimes, in the middle of juggling work and 4 kids and sports schedules and meals and blogging and exercise and everything, it occurs to me that my life was not always this busy; will not always be this busy and I laugh out loud.  Not because it's funny but because, "FUCK ME I could use some of that sleep right now."

I flew to Miami this morning.  It was twentysomething degrees in Boston when I left but I left my coat in the car and walked through the parking garage in a short skirt, tall boots, a Jeremiah Weed t-shirt and a long fuzzy sweater.

Because who wants to schlep a winter coat around Miami?

I checked into my room at the EPIC hotel - which lives up to its name COMPLETELY - dropped my luggage on the bed, stripped off the fuzzy sweater, threw open the balcony doors and thought, "I LOVE TRAVELLING."

And then I thought, "But I would miss my kids if I travelled too much."

And THEN I thought, "But when I grow up, I want a travelling job."

And THAT reminded me of a soundtrack we had when I was a child that went, "When I grow up,  I want to be, a prima ballerina."

Well, I'm pretty sure that THAT ship has sailed.

However, it appeals, intrigues, excites and scares me that there's this "Next Emanation" ahead of me and I have no idea what I'll be.  I could become a doctor, or a lawyer, or a triathlete.

I could go to the moon, I could go to France.  I could finally learn to sing.

Although anyone who's heard me try to sing would say that that ship has already sailed as well...

Travel will definitely be part of my life.  I may have to get creative with it because I would like to travel with my husband (I think - we've never travelled much together) and he is not interested in the same places I am - he would rather explore the backroads of America by RV than the restaurants in Europe.

What about you?

What will you be when you grow up?

 

Comments

[alaina]

apparently you traveled in time too because the post is dated december 16th ??? or maybe its me and that nap i took was WAY longer than i thought.

[Anna]

Girl! I am toatlly on that trip too! I love my kids! But doubt I will ever grow up. So I just enjoy my grown up moments while they last! Life can be sooo amazing!

[Jessie Powell]

A writer. A published writer. My publisher released the e-book edition of my novel yesterday. I think that the ship has sailed, and I think maybe I'm onboard.

[Kristie]

I have loved being a mom and hope in my next chapter I get to be a grandma! I think that'll be even more fun than this has been.

[Ruaidh]

Lass, if you ever get out west. come to Utah and we'll show you a treat. Bloggess even managed to throw down a zombie apocalypse here...

[Simcha]

For me it's now more about what I'll do when my kids grow up, than when I grow up. And the list is constantly growing. I got married fairly young and never got to travel so I have big plans for traveling, including backpacking across Europe and riding a motorcycle across the US, and spending some time in Alaska (don't know why but I've recently become obsessed with the idea of going to Alaska). So I've got BIG plans, which I just have to wait about 15 years or so to make happen.

[Ken]

There is room for both back roads and restaurants and, though it is always fun to do them with your spouse, it is sometimes more important just to do them!

Enjoy!

[Kim Pugliano]

A home owner and a big bank account haver.

[John]

When I grow up, I'm going to be a professional cyclist, I think. You know, when I'm not being a rockstar gigolo.

Because that's my true calling.

[Paxochka]

I would like to live in Paris when I grow up x

[Todd 'tojosan' Jordan]

I'd like to travel the world, especially UK and Japan.
Oh, what would I do? Write, photograph, laugh.

[A]

I'm still thinking that I might be a movie star when I grow up. All these forensic reports that I spend my days signing are really just my way of perfecting my autograph...