Fleeting goals and relentless ambition

Today...well, technically yesterday, was a pretty mediocre day in the life of me. It seems as though I am having more of those. I have such lofty goals, amibitions and desires in life I am uncertain that they are actually able to be fulfilled and, if so, to what extent. I am a very blessed person. Thus far in my life, aside from a little bit of asthma and the fact that my immune system only contracts to work four to five months out of the year, I am a healthy, happy person. Why is it that I feel such an insatiable need to accomplish so much? I thirst for knowledge but once I have the opportunity to gain it, I move on to the next thing. It's like I set goals for the purpose of reaching them and, once that is accomplished, I can move on to the next one. So here are some solid, written goals that I would (currently) like to accomplish in my life. *Disclaimer: These goals are herein not exhaustive nor set in stone. Changes are inevitable and will be implemented at the discretion of the creator.*

My "Bucket List"

• Get a PhD
• Secure employment, preferably abroad and even more preferably, in Europe, Asia, or South Africa.
• Have at least two published papers upon graduation
• Read every book by Jane Austen
• Participate in a marathon
• Learn Spanish
• Learn Italian
• Learn German
• Travel extensively (more on this later)
• Become a fanatsic cook
• Conduct geneological research on my father's side of the family and on my husband's side of the family
• Read the entire collection of J.R.R. Tolkein books
• Practice yoga regularly
• Write a book
• Attend at least one major sporting event
• Swim with a dolphin
• Go on a safari in Africa
• Drive across America from coast to coast
• Go up in a hot-air balloon
• Kiss the Blarney stone
• Visit a concentration camp
• Visit an active volcano
• Go to Mardi Gras
• Go whale watching
• Attend a major film festival
• Visit all seven continents (four left...)
• More to come....