This is the first year I actually feel that my future completely belongs to me. For the first 24 years of life, the upcoming year was always dedicated to education.  Year after year, I knew that the time ahead would be filled with new classes, facts to be learned, papers to be written, and boring lectures to endure.  But then I graduated… school over.  From there the next step was dealing with the big to do of applying for jobs & praying that someone would hire me.  Sure enough companies did, making holidays & days off the only things to look forward to.

But now, being on vacation for over three months, I can’t help but be giddy for my future. So for 2010, here are the big todo’s:

(1) Finish at least one of my open ended writing ventures: As other aspiring writers know, good ideas mean nothing if they aren’t seen through.  I want to complete something. Finally see the beginning and the end.

(2) Travel more! The plan (for now) is to stay here up in northern New Zealand til’ the end of April and then rent a camper van to explore the south island.  Maybe we’ll do that for two weeks or so.  Afterward, head over to Australia for another 2 weeks and then off to Thailand we go! From Thailand….well that’s a mystery.  I’ve been talking to my brother about possibly setting up a trip to meet up – he’s thrown Turkey out there, which would be awesome.  Otherwise back to NJ.

(3) Have a year of Summers! Kyle & I will get home in July/early August and hip hurray, it’s time for another Summer! I love New Jersey that time of the year.  The energy is so good, plus there is always a fun party or bbq to go to.  I’d be sad to miss it. Plus one of Kyle’s friends is getting married in August and it is guaranteed to be an amazing wedding.

(4) What’s next? Who knows….I suppose get a job? One thing for sure it’s NOT going to be a traditional 9-5 job.  Life has been quite enjoyable working 4 days a week and so wonderfully stress free. Kyle & I could NEVER go back to where we began.