Goal Update

 13 years ago I set goals for myself of where I wanted to be in 5, 10 and 20 years. 

Let's do a check in on the updates:

5 year goal- Be done with grad school and doing something I love [mind you a decade a go I was thinking social work or counseling but I ended up pretty close] - I am a special Education teacher, doing work that I love with a great group of people.

10-year goal- Be living in a place that I love and have a faith community that I am connected to.

I LOVE living in the PWN- wish it was about 15 degrees warmer but I do love it.

20-year goal- Small home on land so I can disconnect from the world. I had this. It was wonderful and beautiful and perfect. Until it wasn't. What I thought was my dream has changed and I'm learning to let that be okay.

So let's set some new goals.

5 years from now- 2029 Continuing to work in a place that I love with people that I love doing work that matters. Saving for travel and my future, not worried about buying a house but just having a home that I love. Honestly if I'm still where I am now I think I'd be fine with that. I have what I need.

10 years from now- 2034 Have 45 or more National Parks Checked off the list of 63 as the goal. Be open to including someone else in my life again. I hope to have made it back to Europe and reclaim spaces for myself.

20 years from now 2044 I will be in my 50's I hope by now I've found love again, that I've let my heart heal and be closed and find a way to be open again. I hope I've saved well enough to retire while I can still enjoy my life. I hope to have finally built out my dream camper van and be driving an electric vehicle on the day to day. I hope to still be traveling and visiting National parks and be nearly done with my really big crazy goal.