Are you doing what you pictured yourself doing in life?

Brain of J.Lo

Hell no! And I love it.

chadwick

PearlsGirl wrote:

haha, i'm starting my grad studies in sept., and i'm officially thinking of a PhD. it scares me to out of school, it's the only thing i know.

Sweet.
School does have an addictive quality about it.
I'm basiclly new to school.
I'm trying to write something for a living.
One lil bitty poetry book down, all kinds of books to go.
I have at least 5 book ideas not including the poetry I always write.
So I am going to school to learn something.

nowayimfaithfull

PearlsGirl wrote:

So, my life has done a complete 180 recently and now I am applying for two internships at SHAPE and NATO. I never thought I'd pursue a life in politics, but here I am. I always, ever since I was really little, wanted to be an Astronaut, but wow... this is beyond different. I guess my dreams have changed, but seriously, I am a bit stunned at how my life has turned out.

are you living the dream?

Yes exactly as I hoped it would be, isnt life something.
honestly, couldnt see it any other way.

Heineken Helen

professionally nope, although I never knew what I wanted to do... until now. At 27 I've finally given myself a goal to work towards

Personally yep, my life other than work is pretty fucking brilliant... and once I sort the work thing out that will make everything better

the wolf

not even fuckin' close. but hey, shit happens and life goes on.

comebackwoman

yes and no...i always thought I would be in a "helping profession" but I was always more interested in medicine or physical therapy...until I found my way to social work. I can't remember what I envisioned for my personal life anymore...once I got married (which was a surprise in itself) I thought I would always be married and living in the same town I live in now. I never envisioned moving to the other side of the world! I'm still not certain about kids. I'm just trying to see where life takes me for a while.

SVRDhand13

i am where i thought i would be at the moment- graduating from college and going to law school. but i love change so i cant see myself practicing law forever. who knows where i'll end up. as long as there's good music and good people surrounding me i dont really care.

failedpersephone

nope. But I am still happy with where life has taken me.

Get_Right

yep.

Too many lawyers in this world and half of them come from my family

its a frigging disease I tell ya.

civ_eng_girl

in kindergarden, apparently my teacher told my mom that instead of playing "house" with the other girls, i would kick all the boys out of the "blocks" area, and build stuff.

25 years or so later, i'm a project manager for a construction company.

so i guess it was fate.

markymark550

Depending on the time of reference, yes and no.

In elementary school, I just knew that I was going to be the starting right fielder for the Atlanta Braves or the point guard for the Charlotte Hornets.

In middle school, I knew that I was going to be an engineer or some other technical profession.

In high school, I knew that I was going be some type of computer programmer.

In college, I knew that I was going to be some type of computer programmer.

As I got older and my interests solidified more, my vision for the future became more and more accurate. After my computer science degree, I'm now a computer programmer, so now I picture different goals like getting into management or starting my own business...

circles down

I never knew what I wanted to be, made a few dollars in my late 20s and moved my family to a place where my wife wouldn't have to work. Over-spent on a house, my industry went upside-down (mortgage) and now our debt is growing every month in a house we can't afford and another baby on the way. The worst part is, I don't know if I'm any good at what I do, and I have no idea what else I could do to make enough to support my family. It's a rough time.

Pauk

I hate this question!

I was all happy pursuing a life of science, then someone asked me this question and now I don't know whether to go into the music industry or not. It's so confusing being young and having options.

Collin

I don't think ahead too far. Dreams were smashed in the past. Anything can happen, so I try not to plan things, because you just don't have any control over it.

PearlsGirl

fowls wrote:

I hate this question!

I was all happy pursuing a life of science, then someone asked me this question and now I don't know whether to go into the music industry or not. It's so confusing being young and having options.

I know how that goes. I'm currently an "outcast" in my own society (of sorts). Being from my culture, you have two options, you can either a.) be an engineer or b.) be a doctor (which my dad wanted me to become). Now I went the complete opposite way and well, I am no where near either! But my parents gave me too many options and when I was an undergrad, I changed my major, I dunno, something like 4 times. I've seen people do it more, but man, yeah, options suck at such a young age. I like not having options now. I love what I do, and I am very excited for my future.

vedder_soup

i am not sure what i had pictured when i was younger, but i am doing and have done what i had hoped for the last few years.
my plans are changing a bit now, and i will begin to try and work myself that way

Hinny

Quite a long way ahead of what I figured I would be doing at 25, from my expectations around age 15.

I have a few ideas of what I want to be doing around my late 40s and 50s, but for now, it's going great guns and I know exactly what I want to be doing for the next 5 years.

SENROCK

i have alreddie did and accomplished the one thing i always wanted to do a long time ago. Everything after is just cake! however...i DID think i would be some sort of big shot at NIKE at the age of 21!!!

PJ_Lukin

I never in a million years could have predicted where I would be at this point in my life. I mean, my high school year book quote was, "I'm GONNA rock and roll all night and party everyday!" which I meant cause I did it for quite some time.

Never in a million years.