in general

well, i have no ideas to write about...none. so here was my day, in general.

went with my sister-in-law to pick stuff out for her house. love picking things out/decorating in general. it's just fun to put things together, you know?

went to chick-fil-a. i've been eating there a bit too much, you know? that and i need to kick this soda habit. i mean, it's diet soda almost all of the time, but today i let myself have the real kind...dr. pepper with sugar! that isn't a good sign, when i let myself slip back into that habit. not a good sign at all.

and speaking of decorating, i've been thinking about career/life choices. here are things that i wish some days that i had gone to school for...instead of being a lawyer...SIGH!

1. interior decorator. today i was looking at a lowe's catalog. all about ideas for the home. they have some pretty fun ideas, and i wondered what it might be like to work for a company that allowed me to come up with design ideas. that would be stupendous.

2. hair dresser. i'm not kidding, either. it's social. it's creative. it's fun to see people's hair change. i love a make-over. and frankly, who doesn't feel good after getting a good cut/color? it makes you feel new.

3. writer...duh! this should be number one and on most days it is. and i can still be a writer, of course. but some days i wish i would have had the guts to pursue a masters degree in creative writing. i shied away because, well, you know. it isn't so practical and all. still, sometimes you gotta live the dream.

4. teacher. um, did i say that out loud? i did. i'm pretty sure i miss it a lot. A LOT! and here is why. it's a gift for me. i'm good at it. i don't know if i would be a good interior designer or a fabulous hair dresser. but i know i was good at teaching. and i miss the students and the daily interaction. so yes, some days i wish i was a teacher again.

5. singer. now really, i have zero desire to be famous or anything like that. i just love to sing.

6. photographer. creative outlet...i love photography and i look at my friends blogs and thing about how beautiful their pictures are wonder why i didn't do that.

7. journalist. i love to write. and i love politics. so it would be fun to write about politics :)...obviously!

do you notice that lawyer is not on this list? do you? i do. it's hard to come to this conclusion, but i don't want to practice law, and i'm not completely certain i ever will. i think accepting that is probably one of the hardest things i'm going to have to do. because it means coming up with a new plan.

but here is the beautiful thing. a few weeks ago my friend michelle said to me that the great thing about my life is that anything was open to me now. anything. i can do anything. isn't that a beautiful thought? and so i get to plan and come up with my new life. that is exciting. that is good. and i am grateful. i can be anything.