My Beautiful Life 10 Years Down the Road

posted 21st September 2009 Written by: Robyn CATEGORY: All Posts, Creativity, Quarterlife Crisis, Robyn, Season 1

10 years down the road, imagining my future, what will my life look like in 10 years, wishing for simplicity

I loved Molly’s post about what she wants her life to be like in 10 years, so I decided to write my own.

What’s funny is that I remember writing a paper about this when I was a freshman in high school, which was actually 10 years ago… Crazy! At age 15, I remember considering my future at age 25 (How old, I thought!). First and foremost, I pictured myself married with kids in the near future. I also pictured myself as a successful businesswoman—probably at some Fortune 500 company, strutting around in a power suit and heels, amazing people with my…uhhh business abilities?

Honestly, at age 15 I had no idea what it would be like to actually have a corporate job or what the true definition of “success” meant. I also had no idea how young age 25 truly is…

When I ask myself what my ideal life would be like 10 years down the road, I immediately know that it mostly involves simplicity and, of course, love.

First of all, I want to live somewhere that allows me to be outside as much as I can be. I want my free time to be spent exploring and being active. I want my surroundings to constantly leave me in awe and offer me beautiful sights and experiences. I want to live in a simple, cozy home with my family. I want a big backyard and a vegetable garden (Molly and I will probably exchange gardening tips).

My job doesn’t seem so much like a job. It is intertwined with my life and everything I love about my life. Perhaps I own a little coffee shop in an artsy area of a big city—a place that attracts regulars as much as it attracts new people who just stopping in to check out “the cute place on the corner.” I feel at home at my coffee shop, and my friends and family are constantly dropping in to say hello and visit. I get to bring my dog to work, and I call her the coffee shop mascot.

I live close to everyone I love, and I get to share my life with these people I care so much about. Since I own my own business, and I have trustworthy people working for me (and I pay them well!), I don’t have a problem finding time to take a walk with a friend or take a day off to go to the beach. I even give myself mini-vacations throughout the year as I see fit.

I feel at peace with all the decisions I have made to get me to where I am. I have a loving family. I have supportive friends. I have a job that not only pays the bills, but leaves me feeling fulfilled and accomplished. My life is filled with all that makes me happy and brings out the best in me—those I care about and time to spend time with them.