Weird Wednesday Ramblings

As I visited one of my favorite blogs today and entered a drawing, the question she posed has surprisingly caused quite a bit of reflection. Her question: "How different is your life now than how you'd always pictured it?

Are you exactly where you always thought you'd be?

Are you mildly where you thought you'd be?

Or are you nowhere near where you thought you'd be?"

Pretty deep for a food blog, right? As I typed my answer to the question, the "nowhere near" answer popped into my head. Let me explain. When I was growing up and asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, a nurse was definitely not the answer. In college I changed my major no less than four times. Overall, I enjoyed science in college and I do enjoy medicine, but I can't say that I ever aspired to be a nurse. Do I enjoy it? Some days. Do I enjoy helping people? Of course. Is nursing my only option? Of course not.

Honestly, as a child, what I wanted to be more than anything was a stay-at-home mom. So, since I'm not married, have no children, and don't stay-at-home, am I truly nowhere near where I thought I'd be?

My response on her blog was "Nowhere near where I thought I'd be, but I'm trying to make the most of it."

Am I trying to make the most of it? Three hours after answering a silly question on a blog, I'm still asking myself that question. Am I really trying to make the most of it? I do love working with two great doctors at work. I love being able to work with children. I absolutely love to carry the little ones back for surgery, to comfort and calm them. I do love being an aunt. I love living with my best friend and being able to travel with her. I love being able to spend time with my friends' kids and support them in their activities. And after watching my nephew this weekend, I really, really love that I can sleep in on Saturdays. Would I trade it all? Possibly. But I'm trying to make the most of it.