I love biking and have always wanted to do a big event with other people.
I have always thought tattoos were powerful and special pieces of art. They are a way to write the story of our life on our bodies. They can be a rite of passage or a visual mark to signify life-changing events that make us who we are today. I have had many such events that I wish I had the cash at the time to commemorate with a tattoo but didn't - some a better late than never.
I really enjoyed doing the fundraising work I previously did and have always wanted to work in the nonprofit sector. I like knowing that I am making a direct impact on the world and want to work to help people or for something I really believe in. I'm a pretty extreme person and want to be able to give 100% of myself to my job.
I will have more confidence, clothes will fit better, I can go shopping again and enjoy it. I will feel better. I will be more healthy. I will be happier and more secure in who I am.
Marriage is a good thing and something I believe in - but it's also a big change. I want to work toward being comfortable as "Mrs. Palmer" and developing and identity as a real, honest to god wife.
Since I have been underemployed I felt like that may not be a better time to go back to school. In the future, I *will* be employed in some kind of job as I already have a bachelor's degree but once I have that job it will be easy to get into a career routine. I wish I had the chance to "find" my career thru trial and error but the economy didn't make that possible. Compared to my peers, I came out of my undergraduate with a very modest amount of student loan debt but wouldn't be able to pay it off in 5 years with my job options. So, going back to school immediately will hopefully give me more earning power and a better network to get into my career and pay off the enormous debt.
I hope that one day this will be on the best decisions I have made.
I would like to spend more time with the dog doing something that is fun for both of us. It would help him be more comfortable, happy, and stable and it will benefit my health to walk for about an hour everyday. I want him to know I love him.
This is really important to the hubby: the going somewhere. We had a beautiful and expensive wedding that my parents paid for 100% because I'm unemployed and he just bought our first home. This was one of those extras we gave up but I know it means a lot to him. I love to travel, but we have never been able to travel together because he does not do "budget travel" well.
I love, love, love to travel. I hate debt. I would like to manage this before I'm 30 - because I think after that life gets more expensive. Also, I think you can have more fun if you aren't going to worry about how much this is going to cost on the monthly budget. Maybe normal people don't think about those things, but I do.
I have always been fascinated by this and always wanted to do it. My friends in college got very into it but I was never comfortable enough with my body to do it - not even in a classroom. Not only would this be fun, and I could spend more time with a few new friends, but getting my confidence back would be a huge bonus.
