Last week, I was tagged by Susan. The rule of this meme is to name five things I would like to be when I grow up – five things that I’ve always dreamed about. You'd think that would be easy, but it has really made me sit back & think, reflect on what I've done so far and where I want to be. In a few weeks, I'm going to be 55 years old-how the hell did that happen! For some reason, that particular number sounds horrible to me, so I've been pondering lately anyway, that maybe it really is time to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. But the list may change tomorrow:)
1. First & foremost, I want to be pain free, happy, comfortable in my own skin, and just "be". Sounds simple enough, but that can be a challenge, having a chronic pain issue, enough so that my nightly mantra is to "confident, creative, and strong".
2. Like Susan, I've always wanted to be a shop owner. Nothing big, but filled with all the little treasures that I Iove. And I want it to be here, in a building on the property, so I can walk out the back door to go to work.
3. I want to be an avid journaler, recording everything in an artful, spontaneous, brimming over the edge of the page kind of manner. Filling journals that I can pull off the shelf in years to come, that will bring back wonderful memories.
4. I'd love to be an artist that has a light filled building to work in (attached to the shop?), and be surrounded by all the plants that I love so much. A greenhouse/studio would be excellent! I'd like to have creative energy coursing through me all the time, making art that pleases me, and if it pleases someone else it would be an added bonus, not the focus or point of doing it. Ahhh, to be able to slop around in paint & dirt at will-I can just smell that soil now:)
5. Lastly, I'm not sure I really want to grow up at all, so I want to keep the child in me, alive & well. Always able to appreciate and see things as though I'd never seen them before. Not taking anything for granted, having the good sense to always notice what's around me and allow myself that moment to think this one thing-how cool is that!
Now I get to tag 5 people to make their list: Annie , because we share the same birthday. Jen because I admire how she lives her life. Judy because her art blows me away & I'd like to know more about her. Vickie because she sends me bitter melons in the mail. And Miz Carla because I miss her & love her laugh, and her southern drawl:)
Sue,
I love your dreams. I love number 4 yes dirt and paint all day long I could not agree me!
Yes I have already wanted to change some of the things I have written.
Thanks for sharing,
Susan
Posted by: susan greene | October 01, 2007 at 02:45 PM
Oh wouldn't that be wonderful?! A huge art studio with plants and lots and lots of light! I am in a small bedroom in the basement right now, ugh! And my front window is full of plants! This is my first visit to your blog and I love it already! Marva
Posted by: Marva Plummer-Bruno | October 01, 2007 at 05:26 PM
I wish all those things for you!
Posted by: Maija Lepore | October 02, 2007 at 08:48 PM
Hi Doll
Your list made me all misty eyed--you are so precious!!! I wish all of these good things and more for you Sue--as you truly deserve them!
thanks for tagging me--I am off to do it now :D
xoxoxs
Posted by: Miz Carla | October 19, 2007 at 12:50 PM