At this point in my life, I feel like I'm at a place where I genuinely feel content and confident in who I am. There are definitely lots of things I'm working on to better myself and I still have lots of breakdowns with tears, but at my core, I feel comfortable in my own skin and know my worth and the things I want.

Some things I dream about achieving in the next couple years:

Working towards becoming a nurse and starting a new career that aligns with my values, challenges me, and brings me joy 🏥

Hopefully moving back to the west coast 🌲

Doing more yoga and get back to running hehe 🧘‍♀️

Traveling to new places 🤙

I've also been kind of secretly daydreaming more about a future that I hadn't really thought about up until like the last few months.

I want to get engaged and marry someone I love and admire 🥰

I know planning pregnancies is hard but I've always dreamt of becoming a mom and I still feel that being a parent will be one of the most rewarding and special things ever 😊

I want a cute cuddly dog 🐕

I've never really been one to daydream and have always thought of myself as practical. Maybe it's part of growing up and feeling more comfortable with who I am and where I'm at. Or maybe my ovaries are sending signals to my brain, idk. Anyways, I know for some, becoming an adult and "settling down" sounds daunting and almost like losing your own independence. But I tend to think of these dreams as exciting and happy and cozy and warm ❤ I don't think of it as losing my independence but of adding more to my life. I mean how special does getting married or starting a family sound!

I know these are extremely gigantic steps and turning points of life and I don't want to rush into them or make silly choices. But I feel prepared to start thinking and talking about them. I guess the hard part is being patient if your partner isn't ready to think about these things yet or realizing how different your views on these things may be. What stresses me out is the thought of my biological clock ticking and possibly running out of time to make my dreams a reality or the bleak thought that maybe the person you love right now could be different from the person you're meant to do life with. The more I think about this, the more lost I feel, even though these dreams really do excite me...