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i wanted to be an actress in la :[ some part of me still wants that but i don't think i could handle fame

i read that wrong omg lol (although it kinda answers it in a way) i'm not really where i wanted to be. i still live with my parents but i'm getting in a better place to finally accomplish moving out

Edited at 2013-01-23 05:56 pm (UTC)

I'm cold, but not sick so well enough.

I thought I would be in my own home by now. Sadly the recession slammed me and now its going to take at least 2 more years. ;[ As long as I keep saving then I will be able to change things around.

Are you now where you wanted to be when you were younger? If not why and do you think you can change things/do you want to change things?

I am nowhere near where I want to be in life. Real life keeps punching me in the face with bad luck.

i wanted to be a writer! i deviated from that growing up but i am majoring in communications (print journalism lol)

as for life, i thought i'd be graduated and living on my own by now. alas this is my last semester and i don't see myself moving out for another year.

Edited at 2013-01-23 05:57 pm (UTC)

I'm sick with bad asthma bought on by the weather :(

I'm absolutely not where I thought I would be, and it depresses me too much to think about it. I did a degree which is ultimately worthless and I wish I had done either a history or politics degree.

I wanted to be a ballerina when I was in preschool. So def not where little me wanted to be lol. But I am ok with that.

I'm fine, thank you :)

Well, I surprisingly found myself where I wanted to be when I was younger this past year after 5 yrs of personal failure. You see, I was always dedicated, always studied hard, etc. But during that period I kinda lost my track (not that I started getting wild, I just didn't do anything). Luckily, I found some inner strength and did a whole 180º. Changed my eating habits, started focusing more, and just like that, success came! So, to all of you who think that you have reached the end of the road, no you haven't and you won't. I can give more detail, but i'm lazy :P

i wanted to be an artist - but i quickly realized i have no artistic talent, so that went out the window lmao. i also thought i would be able to drive by the time i was 16, would be attending a 4 yr college, etc, and i'm doing none of those things. i can change those things easily, but i'm also limited by family, which makes things difficult.

i'm doing pretty well.

I am definitely not where I thought I'd be by any means. I wanted to be living abroad (doing what, I'm not sure). This is not to say I don't enjoy my life here in Minnesota, but I hope to eventually move abroad or get a job in a different state. I've basically been here my whole life and while it is my home, I think I've done about as much growth here as possible. I'll probably end up here when I'm older but I just have that need to get out of here feeling.

sorry for the rant :/

I'm well, thanks. How are you?

I wanted to be an investigative reporter (and write for the NY Times or Washington Post) when I was young and even got my BS in print journalism but since the industry pretty much hemorrhaged when I was in college I opted not to pursue that line of work. That said, I'm not unhappy with my line of work. I have an interesting job and make a fair amount of money. I'm fortunate, healthy and get to spend time with my family and friends. I just wish I didn't have as much student debt as I do. All in all, I wouldn't change anything.

I'm good, a little stressed about school but I'll deal.

I feel like at this point in my life I'm more complacent than happy, which I think stems from a lot of different factors. My bf and I are long distance and I miss him all the time, and I don't feel like I have any friends, so I feel even more lonely. Sometimes I don't mind because I'm an introvert, but I do wish I was happier, which I think might come when school is over and I'm less stressed out and can be with my family/bf.

I'm sort of halfway to where I want to be. Academically, I've achieved what I wanted to do from the age of 16 (by getting into the uni and course I'm currently studying) but it's going to be a real challenge to graduate with the grade I want. My depression and lack of self esteem get in the way of me fulfilling my potential. I don't really know how I can change that other than trying to be more positive about things.

Relationship-wise, I haven't reached the point I expected to get to by this age (20). I haven't had a boyfriend yet, just a series of male friends and acquaintances I've fooled around with and I feel lonely. I'd like to have a real connection with someone but I'm having a hard time putting myself out there after things ended badly with my last almost-boyfriend (I liked him, he liked someone else and it was messy).

I feel like I've probably already met all of the dateable guys I'm going to meet at university, but I wasn't interested in most of them. It's tough when nearly all of my friends are in relationships and they pity me being on my own.

I'm doing OK.

I wanted to be a writer and I am kind of there, I guess. I mean, I haven't sold anything but I do write every single day. I am also trying to get into the business of writing, if not creatively than in a PR/Marcom context.

To be a professional I need to sell something... and I am trying to prepare something to be sold right now.

Though lbr I won't get paid for it. That's still another 5-10 years in the future.

I hope I'm still pretty then :(

I think i'm on my way to being where I am. I want to be an actress/screenwriter. I've been in a bunch of plays this year, I've gotten a couple of my works up on stage, and I'm trying to write my first full length screenplay by May. I think my biggest problem right now is remembering that it's a slow and hard road to be where I want to be. I'm trying to remind myself that I still have plenty of time to be accomplished.

I wanted to be a teacher. But teaching jobs are impossible to find where I am...

And then I wanted to be an actress. And I'm doing that + writing + producing+ directing (locally). While working full-time.

So not exactly where I dreamed of being, but I think my younger self would be somewhat happy.

i'm sick. :(

i wanted to be a writer when i was younger...i guess i achieved that. lol. i work in the publishing industry and i do freelance writing and editing. i've started blogging for the huffington post.

of course, i want to keep advancing and moving forward. i'd ideally like to be an editor and work directly with authors and be on my own with projects. and i want to get a book published, if i ever have the patience to write one.

I'm pretty good today!

I'm not where I'd thought I'd be at all. I didn't know what I'd grow up to do, but I wanted to at least be a dancer in my spare time and I don't even do that anymore. I got really sick about two years ago and it shook my life up and it's going to take longer to finish school. I would love to change things, but I can't so it is what it is.

ETA: my comment posted before I was ready. What would your answers be?

Edited at 2013-01-23 06:37 pm (UTC)

i'm not an actress, or a successful artist, and astrobiology is starting to turn me off. at this point i just want a job i don't hate and the opportunity to move out

Hi, I am doing well, but under the weather but that is because of the cold. And yourself?

I wanted to be a Ballerina, like Prima Absoluta Ballerina and dance all over the world. I gained hips and a bust, my instructors told me that with my body constantly growing that I could never become, in their words, a "proper ballerina" which gutted me. And than I focused my attention on ballroom dancing.

At this point, it is too far gone for me to even become a ballerina.

I'm definitely not where I thought I would be. When I was 16 and planning my life~, I expected to be done with school by now and building my career.

I'm still following those plans, but it's just taking a lot longer because I chose to postpone high school and travel instead. I definitely do not regret those choices, but it also sucks to be behind your peers.

Edited at 2013-01-23 07:15 pm (UTC)

I'm okay, I suppose.

I wanted to be an actress when I was younger. I went to school for filmmaking and now I'm currently trying to find a job in that field.