We always get that fun talk by some random teacher in school or maybe even a friend of the family; “What do you want to be when you grow up”. Heck I really never knew, I am sure I changed my mind dozens of times if not more. By the time I was actually in high school dealing with those lovely SAT’s that make us want to run and hide, I still was in the middle of changing my mind even more. I think at that point I decided when I grow up I want to be a grownup. I wanted to be an adult, be treated like one, be respected like one and overall give back somehow to the world.

I slowly but surely do that now and I am content with it. I take care of my family, I get spare time to still do “me stuff” and overall 99% of my life is perfect. Here is the fun part, now I am looking around randomly debating if I missed out on anything fun by not attending college. I almost did, and oddly as funny as that sounds in my head now as I type this it’s actually true.

There was the major (CS) & the minor (psychology); sadly sometimes life works funny and not all plans actually work out the way you intend for them. I have had tons of jobs that I loved, a few I hated but overall I am still happy with where I ended up. It is fun, challenge, insane at times but putting it all together now for my life that I lead it works for me. Isn’t that the key, to find something you are happy with (most of the time) to succeed and not be bored?

There are times when I think taking a course here or there might be great for what I do and who knows what the future holds for me? There could be a business course or a few of them in my future, only time will tell that story. Right now for the most part I have grownup, maybe not as much as others would prefer but I am okay with that. I am okay with being in my own skin, if others are not that’s their problem. I will leave with an awesome quote I found this week;

I didn’t lead a very wise life, myself, but it was a full one and a grown-up one. You come of age very quickly through shipwreck and disaster.
– Philip Dunne