Dreaming big
Wednesday, March 22:
I’ve been thinking about the months ahead. Naturally. Back in early January, it hit me that I’m going to spend most of this year pregnant -- and the rest of it learning how to take care of a baby (and getting my body back, oh hope of hopes). Yep, 2006 is going to be the Year of the Baby for me.
And somewhere along the line, I started to wonder: Is my adult life over as I know it? Does life end when the baby is born?
And I started to wonder: Are there things I should be doing right now before the baby gets here? Not just like the baby’s room, but personal things?
Are there things I haven’t done in my life that I could or should do right now before it’s too late?
And is this selfish?
Brainstorming some things:
- Read the seven (at least) novels on my nightstand I haven’t read yet.
- Finish the novel I wrote last year (50,000 words already down!).
- Take a “girlfriend” trip.
- Get a makeover at a cosmetics counter in a department store without fear.
- Dye a few little strands of my hair pink.
- Write and record some songs.
- Design my own clothing line.
- Buy myself some expensive chocolates and eat every last one of them.
- Help rescue a stranded marine creature.
A lot of these are grandiose ideas, but you gotta dream big.
I’ve been thinking about the months ahead. Naturally. Back in early January, it hit me that I’m going to spend most of this year pregnant -- and the rest of it learning how to take care of a baby (and getting my body back, oh hope of hopes). Yep, 2006 is going to be the Year of the Baby for me.
And somewhere along the line, I started to wonder: Is my adult life over as I know it? Does life end when the baby is born?
And I started to wonder: Are there things I should be doing right now before the baby gets here? Not just like the baby’s room, but personal things?
Are there things I haven’t done in my life that I could or should do right now before it’s too late?
And is this selfish?
Brainstorming some things:
- Read the seven (at least) novels on my nightstand I haven’t read yet.
- Finish the novel I wrote last year (50,000 words already down!).
- Take a “girlfriend” trip.
- Get a makeover at a cosmetics counter in a department store without fear.
- Dye a few little strands of my hair pink.
- Write and record some songs.
- Design my own clothing line.
- Buy myself some expensive chocolates and eat every last one of them.
- Help rescue a stranded marine creature.
A lot of these are grandiose ideas, but you gotta dream big.
posted by Damselfly at 10:50 AM
1 Comments:
yep. make a list and do it. i finished a novel, this last pregnancy, and the one before that too. (writing, not reading!)
it's not the END of those things, but is going to be a break from the convenience, say, of a department store makeover without a kid there to cry and poo and eat. don't go overboard, but yeah, a list is good! it'll be a great year!
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