Wanted: Adventure

my now UK friend, Kate!

Friends, as you know, one of my best friends lives in South Korea and is trekking all over the Far East (Does that mean she's having a Far East Movement? hmm). Another good friend of mine moved to the UK today and I can't help but feel not only jealous, but also very trapped in my current situation. I know, I know... I can't compare my life to other's lives and I get that, but I need an adventure in my life. Here I sit, in a cubicle that literally has piles of paper on it, listening to my co-workers in other cubicles talk and sometimes cry, yes CRY, about how terrible their job is. I might as well just start shuffling around asking if anyone has 'seen my stapler.'

Meanwhile, my friends who have helped shape who I am as a person are off globetrotting and having amazing experiences. Again, I shouldn't compare my life to others because as my boyfriend sweetly reminded me, everyone's paths are different. Except, right now, my path feels like a dead end while theirs is going up mountains and it's hard not to compare yourself to those that have influenced your life so much. 

I need an adventure in my life, pronto. 



Big Adventurers Shawna and Erica



The thing is-- it's not completely selfish of me to want something different. I plan to have children one day and I want them to look at me as someone who's traveled, seen and experienced out-of-the-ordinary things. Someone who's view of the world is broad and not stuck in a tunnel. Who's live didn't end because it was time to settle down and have kids or whatever that "next step" is. I want them to be proud of their mom! And right now, life is dull.

I have a boyfriend that is amazing, but I don't want to be that girl who defines her happiness on a man, nor do I think my boyfriend wants that type of girl. Happiness should be found within yourself and not in another person. I think I need to revisit my 30 x 30 list and remember to focus on my goals!!! I'm hoping to glean a little of your guidance, friends, on this subject. Thoughts? Suggestions on what I should do in my 30 x 30 list?