One decade.  In 2030 it will be ten years from where we are today.  At first that sounds like it is lightyears away, but in actuality it will be here in the blink of an eye- look at how fast 2020 has gotten here.  A lot will happen within these 10 short years. These ten years are going to be the foundation to what will be our true adult lives.

By the year 2023 I will have graduated college.  I will have two bachelor’s degrees in elementary education and liberal studies as well as certification in either special needs education or literacy foundations.  My years here at Rowan University will come to an end. After I graduate from here I am going to be starting my career as a teacher.

A big thing I want to happen by 2030 is to start my family.  I want to marry my current boyfriend, buy a house together, get a few dogs and a cat and hopefully have a kid.  

To many people this will sound totally bizarre and borderline crazy for not even being 20 years old yet.  But what I have come to realize is that when you have a dream you have to follow it. Some people’s timelines are different.  Some people will get married or have kids right out of high school, while others it can take until they are in their late 30’s; both are okay. One day I hope to be walking down the isle to marry by boyfriend, walking next to my best friend who set the two of us up. I’ve known and dreamed ever since I was a child that one of my biggest goals in life is to be a mom. Once I have a stable career and have somewhat of an idea of what I’m doing with my life, I see myself having a child of my own.

All of this is subjective.  This is everything in my head that I wish and think I can see happening to myself.  When any of this is going to happen is the real question. No one can actually plan their life as much as one may be able to say they can.  Maybe everything I’ve said will come true. Maybe none of it will happen by the time I’m 30. Sometimes you just have to go with the flow and let life run its course.  A decade seems like a long time, but so much is capable of happening. Sometimes you don’t always know what’s possible.