February 11, 2006

  • Quarter Life Crisis

    So, lately, I've been questioning every aspect of my life.  Lots
    and lots of questions.  Floating around.  What am I
    doing?  Why am I doing it?  Probably most importantly, what
    am I going to be doing for the rest of my life? 
    When I was in highschool it was a very simple the plan was
    1.  To graduate college
    2.  To get a job
    3.  To get married
    4.  To have kids.

    Life was simple.  Those 4 things would have taken me well into my 40's. 
    Snag. 
    Goal one and two are acomplished.
    Goals 3 and 4 no longer want to be accomplished (especially number 4). 
    This leaves me goal-less. 
    In one year I'll be done with grad-school
    In two I'll have tenure (as long as things continue on their way). 
    Thereby leaving me goal-less in 2 years time. 
    So the question is what do I do now?
    And honestly, I simply don't know. 
    I mean go to school and get a job is simply part of life.  Getting
    married and having children was implanted into my brain as a
    child.  Now that it's out of my brain, I don't know what to
    do. 
    There's nothing I'm "supposed" to do.  Thank goodness for that, but my life has been full of
    have to's.  So I'm at a loss.