What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up?

okay, not this old yet.....

Okay at a ripe old age of 46 going on to 47 quite soon....I wonder want I want to be when I grow up. Sounds like a strange question doesn't it? Maybe this is more of the same old question for men when they get to their middle age.....actually if that is my middle age...I am happy.  It means I have another 46 years to accomplish all the things yet to be done.  My wife likes to hear that.

Back to the question at hand...What do I want to be? Yes, some may say that I am quite successful as I run my own business for the last 13 years.  I have been able to weather the economic storm, so to speak...knock on wood! I drive a beautiful BMW Z3....don't get crazy it is 14 years old.....almost a classic (nice spin). I have raised 4 wonderful kids and they are all out in the world trying to begin their lives and find their place in the world.

 So why do I not know what I am doing in my life? Good question.....I don't know that either.  Maybe it is at this age that I wonder if I had made different choices in my life? (that is another blog post). I have always been "challenged" in everything I have done.  Some might say that I always land on my feet no matter what strikes me, or everything always comes up roses, but honestly it has taken a lot of work to "make things happen". Walt Disney said He wouldn't know what to do without challenges as it had always been with him throughout his life. I guess that things seem easier now.....easier...not easy! And I am looking for the next challenge or next thing to accomplish.

I have set some new goals for myself with health and fitness. Fighting diabetes will continue to be a challenge the rest of my life so it will need to stay in the forefront. However I have given myself the task of running another half marathon by January 2013, full marathon by January 2014 and in 2015 the Goofy Challenge which is a half on Saturday and a full on Sunday.....Yes, that is Goofy!...and a challenge.

The kids have all grown so with it preparation for the next step....getting together for family vacations.  I hope to do better than my parents did with this. I know siblings all have issues growing up and get angry with one another but will pray that all the past is in the past and that for a few moments within their life they can deal with one another. The very reason we tried to make Christmas time so special, or why we purchased the timeshare down near Disney World. It is time to cash in on some of that time down in Florida and get the opportunity to enjoy it.

Working on the house to "finish" it will be another task.  Finish is actually a definition that has yet to truly be defined within my vocabulary.....it is never finished. I am sure we will never sell it.  We will be here forever but maybe if it is our little museum it will be fun.  Driving the neighbors crazy with a ridiculous addition and rooftop garden will be interesting. We will see how that comes along.  Until then I will continue to work on my "sanctuary" garden in the back yard.  I have a few new ideas up my sleeve! I never cared about the lawn so much before.

Maybe artwork? I haven't spent much time working on any of my artwork for some time.  That could be a new challenge that I reintroduce into my life. As long as I don't feel pressured to accomplish something but rather just enjoy doing it for the sake of doing it. That might be fun. Paintings, sculptures, furniture...whatever I choose.


Maybe now we can do some traveling? Go to places that I have always wanted to see. I have worked up a Bucket List and it would be fun to knock some of those places and things off of the list. Could be local travel, U.S. travel or even world traveling.

So now you see my dilemma? I don't know what I want to be when I grow up. Maintain the challenge of Architecture? World renown Landscaper? Marathon Runner? Home Repair Specialist? Grandad Vacation Specialist? Infamous Artist? or Traveling Extraordinaire?

Hmmmm, maybe I will sleep on it and figure it out in the morning. Have a great day my friends. Remember that what ever you do....Just enjoy it today, before you know it, it will be tomorrow and yesterday will be gone.