quarter century
Sweet jumpin' jesus on a pogo-stick. It seems like it was only yesterday that I was still a snot-nosed teenager trying to make his own in this crazy, mixed up world. Now, I'm 3 years away from going to my 10 year high school reunion. God, what has happened to the years? What was I supposed to have made of myself by the time I was 25?? I don't think I really gave much thought to 25 when I was 20.
25 seems like one of those ages where one needs to sort of take a step back and look at his life and see what's happening with it. I mean, in 5 years time I'll be 30!!!
Five years is a long time if I don't make haste.
I think I need to make one of those lists where I jot down a hundred things that I want to do in the next 5 years. It can be retarded things like take Kari for a drive up and down the PCH or finally get my MCP certification.
I'm going to work on that. I don't know if I'll post it in my LJ or not. But, it's as good of a start as I can think of. I recently had to write up a Career Development plan at work and list things that I want to accomplish with my job in the next 12, 24, 36 months. It was sort of a nice starting point in that it kind of motivated me to not fail myself and actually get the things I wrote down done in the time frames. It doesn't hurt that my bonuses/raises are contingent on me reaching my goals.
Ahh, I can at least breathe a sigh of relief that one of the main things that's been missing in my life since I ever started caring about it has figured itself out. Kari is still a constant in my life and worrying about falling in love or being alone doesn't cross my mind anymore.
Wow, and to think that maybe a year ago I was still capable of writing things that people cared to read.. This can't be the best that I have left in me. I don't think it is. I think I need to get drunk and start babbling again. It's where 85% of my creative thoughts ever came from anyways.
25 seems like one of those ages where one needs to sort of take a step back and look at his life and see what's happening with it. I mean, in 5 years time I'll be 30!!!
Five years is a long time if I don't make haste.
I think I need to make one of those lists where I jot down a hundred things that I want to do in the next 5 years. It can be retarded things like take Kari for a drive up and down the PCH or finally get my MCP certification.
I'm going to work on that. I don't know if I'll post it in my LJ or not. But, it's as good of a start as I can think of. I recently had to write up a Career Development plan at work and list things that I want to accomplish with my job in the next 12, 24, 36 months. It was sort of a nice starting point in that it kind of motivated me to not fail myself and actually get the things I wrote down done in the time frames. It doesn't hurt that my bonuses/raises are contingent on me reaching my goals.
Ahh, I can at least breathe a sigh of relief that one of the main things that's been missing in my life since I ever started caring about it has figured itself out. Kari is still a constant in my life and worrying about falling in love or being alone doesn't cross my mind anymore.
Wow, and to think that maybe a year ago I was still capable of writing things that people cared to read.. This can't be the best that I have left in me. I don't think it is. I think I need to get drunk and start babbling again. It's where 85% of my creative thoughts ever came from anyways.