In the Not So Distant Future…

For this week, we were assigned to write about where we want to be ten years from now. It feels like only yesterday I was deciding on what college I wanted to attend. Now, I’m thinking about where I want to work, how far away I want to move, and what I want to do with the rest of my life. Time seems to fly by faster and faster every day. It was C.S. Lewis that once wrote, “The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.” I know it probably sounds cliché, but so much can change in one single year. It’s hard to imagine what my life might be like ten years from now.

Well, ten years from now I’ll be…30 years old!!? That just sounds so old right now, but I’m sure it will be here before I know it. I do hope that ten years from now I’m happily married with 2 kids, 2 dogs, and 12 fish. Everyone has this picture-perfect view of what they want for their lives; my picture-perfect view is probably somewhat different than most peoples. For me, I have no desire for the material things. Making a lot of money is not a dream of mine. I would like to have enough money to live comfortably, but I never want to be rich. Being happy is probably what I want most for my life.

I hope that between now and then I will graduate and get a job with a mid-size corporation. After getting some real-world experience, I would like to start my own accounting or tax preparation business. In ten years, I will have the business up and running, so I can depend on it to support my family. My goal is to be able to work from home where I can make my own schedule. The job that I really want doesn’t require a doctorate degree or have a list of requirements. See, the job I want to have is that of a mother. Yes, I really want to be the mom that packs lunches in the morning and picks up the kids from school every day. Of course, I still want to work part-time. That’s the main reason I want to own my own business.

I would like to get married shortly after I graduate. I want to live either in South Carolina or North Carolina. I know that I want to be fairly close to my family, but it all depends on where the best job is. Right now, it’s looking more like I’ll be living in North Carolina. Brian insists that they have a better public education program there. Oh, and in case you didn’t know, Brian is my boyfriend of two and half years. We are not engaged just yet, but I’m hoping that happens soon!

Since I started out with a quote, it seems like a good idea to end with another one of my favorite quotes. “In the book of life every page has two sides: we human beings fill the upper side with our plans, hopes and wishes, but providence writes on the other side, and what it ordains is seldom our goal.”

My Introduction

Hello everyone!!!

My name is Crystal, and I’m from Walhalla, SC. I was born and raised there. For those of you who don’t know where that is, it’s only about 25 minutes from Clemson. I’m currently a junior in Accounting, with a minor in Financial Management. To be completely honest, there’s no one particular reason why I chose Accounting, but it was more like a long series of events in which I ended up here. To make a long story short, I started out in Engineering. That lasted about one week, so I decided to change to Architecture. Well, that never happened either because of money and the complicated Architecture department. So, then there was Accounting. I’m still not sure what was going through my mind when I picked it, but I did, and so far it’s been good.

Besides school, my free time gets taken up by my two jobs. I work on campus as a resident assistant in one of the residence halls during the school year. It’s not a difficult job, but you have to be able to handle people calling to wake you up every other hour. My other job is more interesting and unique. I work for a local designer as a draftswoman designing multi-million dollar homes for the rich people on Lake Keowee. I’ve worked there for almost five years. Even though it’s a job, I really enjoy it.
So, by now you should have figured out that I love drawing and designing things. What else do I like? I included a lot of stuff in my profile, but I’ll tell you a few more random things here. I love penguins, butterflies, and puppies, but I only have one pet…a betta fish. My favorite color is purple, and I love anything with cheese in it. I enjoy cooking, spending time with my family, teddy bears, rollercoasters, movies, and hiking to see waterfalls. I’m a very organized person, and I pay close attention to details. I’m also hard-working, dependable, and a good listener.

As far as working in groups, I usually end up being the person that organizes everything. I’m the person you always get the group emails from. I don’t like to procrastinate and wait until the last minute. I like to plan ahead and know what I’m doing. I work well with other people, and I get along with pretty much everybody.

My First Post

This is the first post to my business writing blog. Hopefully, it will work, and I'll have everything ready to post more for you to read.