Daydreaming….

What do you dream about? What do you have on your wish list? What do you want more than anything else? For me it’s simple. I want to buy a house, finish school, have kids, eliminate my debt, buy a nicer car, have a better job in the legal field and travel when and where I want to and live ‘happily ever after’ with my husband – I guess they call that the “great American dream.” I don’t know about everyone else, but it sure is my dream right now.

I’m so close (within about a year’s time) but yet it feels so far away sometimes. It’s what I think about most of the time. It’s what gets me through the harder days, knowing that I’m almost there, that I’m working towards what I want and that I will have it sooner than later. I've already started looking at homes, floor plans, neighborhoods. I have a plan in place for our finances that should get us where we want to be by next year. I’m on track with school (well maybe not as quickly as I wanted, but Hey I’m gonna get there) and I’m really good at it. I know what kind of car I want – I just paid mine off and want a good two years without a car payment though. The financial plan will put us in a position to travel. My hubby and I have pretty decent communication most of the time on how to keep our relationship strong and happy. And kids…. well the jury (aka my hubby) is still out…. but at last talk it was stated “when we get out of the apartment we can discuss it” and that’s enough to get me by.

My dreams used to be a lot more “fantasy like” and extraordinary, but as I get older I want more practical things and I’ve learned that it doesn’t take much to make me happy. I just want what “everyone else” wants. So I’ll keep dreaming, keep working hard, and I’m sure it’ll be here before I know it. A year really isn’t that long anyway…..

Slow and Steady

In today’s society we are so accustomed to getting everything instantaneously and we take it for granted. We think we should get what we want, when we want it – but that’s not always the best way to acquire the things that you want. Sometimes you have to take it slow and steady, sometimes you have to really want it, really work for it in order to get what you want and actually appreciate it.

As my Nana always says “You make time, money, and effort for the things you really want that are really important to you.” If you want something or something is really important to you, you’re going to make time, money, or effort to see it through. This resonates with me in so many ways… mostly because it’s taking me some time to achieve my dreams and to get where I want to be in life. But because these things are important to me, I’m doing whatever it takes – sacrificing time, money, and effort – just to get it.

Whether it’s losing weight, buying a house, finishing school – whatever your goal is, whatever is important to you it’s worth it to make it last and to get the most out of it by taking it slow and steady. The results usually last longer and are more substantial.