When I Grow Up

Remember when you were young, and your parents asked what you wanted to be when you grew up? You usually said something silly and untainable? I wanted to be a singer, like Reba McEntire.  My dad would tell us that kind of thing hardly ever happened.  I would need a job that could support a famly, I should never depend on a man to support me, and I should be realistic in my goals.  It's nice to have a realist in the family, eh?  I couldn't agree more on that part about not depending on a man because you just never know.

Then and now, when I think about a future family with a husband and children, I think about being a cute homemaker. I think about being home to cook meals for my family, being able to have children and be home with them, being able to take care of the house while my husband is working. And yes, I also would like a white picket fence, a couple cats and dogs, 2.5 children, and a pretty SUV to drive around town.  Sounds silly, right? Like that can happen with me staying at home,  and not have to live paycheck to paycheck.

Well, I am taking everything my father said into context, and my dreams about a family, and I want to make it all work with my MK career.  Funny, how I can do this while not working more than 20-30 hours a week at most, if I really put my mind to it.  It's not easy, that's for sure.  I just can't sit at a desk, waiting for the phone to ring. But I am trying, and putting forth all my effort.

Like I had mentioned in my previous post, I am having to prove to some that I am making this MK thing work as a career, and Chevy Boy is one of those people.  We want to get married and have children, but not anytime soon, according to him.  He wants us to be "ready" and prepared for everything (and he thinks I am the planner...).  I see his point, and understand. He also wants to wait for me to finish school before we make any life changing decisions.  My thought is that just because I graduate with a degree does not mean that I will have a job waiting for me, and at that, a well paying one!  Which is another reason I am shooting for directorship within the next 6 months.  I want to prove to him we are ready to take that next step, meaning I am ready financially.  I want to contribute to a household, and not have him have to pay for everything.  I would prefer sooner than later, and not just because of a big wedding (this may lead to another post). He believes in me, and supports my career, and is supportive of when  I have to work.  In fact, I mark all my appointments on his calendar so he knows when I can't spend time with him and when to plan stuff.  He is impressed with all this pink on his calendar. ;-)  I think we all will believe it when the big IT happens.