Goals and the f-word.

So this time of year often yields comments like, "what are your plans? Where do you think you'll be this time next year?" Newsflash, I don't have 2020 vision! My glasses are for function, not form. ;)

That said, whilst thinking about where I will be this time next year terrifies me, thinking ahead is exciting! This year is my last year of uni, thank gosh. Hopefully I get a job at the end of this, the optimist in me wants to reassure myself, but the realist knows the facts. They aren't in my favour! I will remain confident and hopeful, and pray I get a job. My five year plan depends on my having a full-time job in the not-too distant future.

Speaking of five year plans, mine is exciting! I always said Spawn and I will have conquered each state and territory in Australia by the time he's 10 and the only state we haven't been to is Tasmania. We are hoping to do that next Summer, so pray for my savings! There are also other goals, including relocating out of Geelong (again), hoping Spawn gets his letter from Hogwarts next year, and then heading overseas! I really want to take Spawn to London for his 11th birthday, Harry Potter fans will understand why. Then we would duck over to Iceland, because that country is truly amazing and I need my fix. 😍 I'm also hoping to have a permanent contract in a school by 2024, so I can commence postgrad studies in 2025. Yes, I'm a sucker for punishment! Lord knows why I'm already planning thesis life, when I haven't even finished undergraduate studies. Wait, I know. Its because I'm crazy.

So contradictory, to be afraid of the next twelve months, yet excited for the next five years! Uni life has that affect, I suppose. I'm so comfortable being a student, I've been once for six of the past seven years. It's going to be a shock returning to full-time employment, yet I am so ready for it! My brain hurts. I'm sick of sitting in lectures, over reading dry material, done with academic writing. I neeeeeeed the mundane life associated with working, and I need it now!

So yeah, that's me. Planning years of travel, even though my bank account is down to cents.

Peace out.

- L. x