Your "dream job"...

So what does it look like?

You know, what does your "dream job" look like?  What does it smell like?  How about the taste?  And the sound?

Mine varies from day-to-day in order to include everything I am supposed to accomplish in this short time period on earth.

My day incorporates a lot of prayer.  Lots of 1:1 time that is built into the day.  Then there's the need for healthy eating and exercise...I usually begin that in the wee hours of morning.  Depending on the day, it is a combination of volunteering and time in the studio.  I work in both traditional and digital formats for my art so I can literally take my studio on the road or settle into my home studio which is perfect on a cold winter's day!  

Then comes the teaching aspect.  I love to teach.  But being tied down 5 days a week like a prisoner with a ball and chain is not my gig.  I loved the college schedule when I taught it for 11 years.  But administration can keep it's ridiculous amounts of paperwork/requirements and other such baloney, thank you very much.  I prefer to focus on the individual and guiding them as best I can at being the best person they can be.

I taste the fresh brewed cup of coffee in the early morning, smell the various outdoor fragrances of the seasons and enjoy the sounds of my family coming and going intermingled with my "fur babies".  

So I'm working on my "plan".  I call it my "exit plan" as I am slowly exiting this current life of work and beginning on the next phase.  I've been at it since the beginning of Summer 2013 and it is progressing rather nicely.

I'm reminded that change takes time and while I may pine for the changes to be immediate, my focus is on 3 1/2 more years.  It's realistic, it's sensible, it's open for modifications due to the unexpected events that are going to occur.  It also allows me to see the light at the end of the tunnel.  I have a goal, I'm working towards it and it's tangible.  I have specifics built into my plan which focus on how I'm going to work on each area of my ideal workday.  

But it's all guided with prayer.  So I may certainly make plans, but I don't have the final say.  That is up to someone with a heck of a better grasp of what I'm supposed to be doing with my life.  All I have to do is listen and set into motion what I'm supposed to be doing.  A feat easier said then done.