Tuesday
Mar172009
Ten Things I Wanted To Be When I Grew Up
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - Teacher
- Psychic
- Contortionist
- Hermit in the woods
- Truck driver
- Bookseller
- Private investigator
- Window washer
- Paddlewheel boat captain
- Mortician
You?
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 You?
Reader Comments (29)
No particular order, right?
1. A doctor
2. A dancer (not a good one, just a dancer)
3. A singer (see #2)
4. A waitress (free food)
5. A vet (cute dogs)
6. A writer (self-published at 6 years of age)
7. An Olympic Athlete
8. A teacher
9. A bookstore owner (one w/ a little cafe and antique books--a cliche, but true)
10. A bum. On a beach. Waves. Dolphins. Sand.
1. writer
2. photographer
3. anthropologist
4. a charlie's angel (hey you never said it had to be a realistic goal)
5. independently wealthy
6. archeaologist
7. photographer
8. writer
9. a good mom
10. thinner
1. Forensic Scientist
2. Prime Minister
3. Detective
4. Professional Athlete
5. Writer
6. Psychologist
7. Guidebook author (therefore paid to travel)
8. In a band
9. PE teacher
10. Photographer
1. a waitress (i aim high!)
2. singer
3. a teacher
4. veterinarian
5. therapist
6. dolphin trainer
7. baby sitter
8. gymnast
9. a writer
10. detectives, like the ones from the old hart to hart series.
1. Solid Gold Dancer
2. Mary Lou Retton
3. Elaine Zayak
4. Joan Jett
5. Laura Ingalls Wilder
6. A Ronette or a Shangri La
7. A Von Trapp Family Singer
8. Stephanie Zinone
9. Debbie Harry
10. Geraldine Ferraro
1. A mother
2. An opera singer
3. A hippie
4. A KGB agent
5. A Wal-mart parkinglot sweeper
6. A kids' book publisher
7. A stoichiomist
8. A mechanic
9. A costume historian/researcher
10. A forever student
I posted mine here. http://www.buggeringcrapmonkies.com/2009/03/10-things-i-wanted-to-be.html" REL="nofollow"> 10 things
I had one of those "school days" journals and I always checked the boxes for: stewardess, teacher, mom and hotel maid.
2 out of 4 isn't too bad because I really think I perform as much cleaning or more than your average hotel maid being a mom! :)
1. Ballerina
2. Artist
3. Book Illustrator
4. Children's Book Author
5. Designer
6. Minister
7. Movie Maker
8. Mother
9. Carpenter/Potter
10. Actress
veterinarian (until i got attacked by dogs
belly dancer(it was from hollywood movies. they looked so glamorous.)
stewardess (oh! the travel)
teacher
ballerina
a nun (before i realized it involved celibacy and that i needed to be catholic.)
painter
professor
a drawer (I didn't think of it as being an artist...)
a mother (well that didn't happen)
1. writer
2. psychologist
3. artist (of vague origin)
4. radio talk show host (My cousin and I had a "fake" radio show when we were kids. I still have the tapes.)
5. sports reporter
6. TV producer (I actually made it all the way to a "broadcasting school," but went to a conventional college instead. I'm glad I did, now.)
7. English teacher (Not really. I just said that to impress my 6th grade English teacher, Mr. McDreamy.)
8. married to a rock star
9. dadaist (See artist.I only had a vague notion of what dada was, but it sounded damn cool.)
10. vet (Not really, but when we had career day in grade school, everyone else claimed vet and I followed along.)
I don't have ten...
1. ballerina
2. princess
And being a teacher is highly overrated!!
Hey - I wanted to be a hermit in the woods, too!
1) Hermit in the woods
2) Troll under the bridge
3) Treehouse designer
4) Houseboat designer
5) Mushroom gatherer
6) Taxidermist
7) Apple picker
8) Hayride driver
9) Haunted house designer
10) Janitor
1. flight attendant
2. disc jockey
3. pediatrician
4. orthopedic surgeon
that's it.
1. Librarian
2. Singer (blues, although I didn't know it at the time).
3. Missionary
4. Detective
5. Librarian
6. Librarian
7. Librarian
8. You get the idea...
1. A vet
2. A bird (wtf? I think it was the flying thing)
3. A writer
4. A Mom
5. A Teacher
6. A Figure Skater
7. An Orthodontist
8. A Pilot (flying again)
9. A Chemist
10.A Mattress tester or sleep study person
1. book store owner
2. nun
3. Broadway hoofer
4. UN interpreter
5. Indian scout
LOL @ Ingrid.
I thought I was the only one who wanted to be a nun!
The non-Catholic thing didn't bother me cuz I had a fool-proof plan. My Catholic friend was going to steal {!!} the catechism books for me & I was going to convert.
1. Teacher
2. Hairdresser
3. Marine Biologist
4. Painter
5. Rock star
6. Writer
Then I became a writer and stopped thinking of other things to be.
1. Writer of stories
2. Astronaut (this lasted years... I love science)
3. Doctor
4. Dancer
5. Choreographer
6. Nancy Drew-like detective
7. Artist
8. Finder of homes for the homeless
9. Stripper
10. Dog whisperer
In my stack of work that my mom kept from my elementary school days there is a paper that I wrote in around 3rd grade on the topic of What I want to Be When I Grow Up. I had it narrowed down to two things: artist or scientist. Secretly, I also thought astronaut would be too cool, but it seemed highly dangerous and about as likely to happen as becoming a wizard.
1. artist
2. hermit (I had my mountain picked out and everything)
3. poet
4. philosopher
5. lawyer
6. monk (nun-hood, for whatever reason, never held much appeal)
7. pope (at least that's what I told the teachers at my Catholic nursery school)
8. composer
9. knight
10. mother
Your first two were my first two. As a practicing psychic and healer, I do get the opportunity to teach. But no classrooms full of little kids.
1. writer
2. ballerina
3. veterinarian
4. teacher
What I want to be now is:
1. photographer
2. retired
3. professional shopper
4. independently wealthy
Hermit in the woods!
That was tops on my list.
Also: Hermit in the jungle.
So
1. Hermit in the woods
2. Hermit in the jungle
3. Last person left on earth
4. Unrecognized, unknown poet...until after death
5. Bum/hobo
6. Doctor saving lepers
I forgot the rest.
Puppy
Lawyer
Witch
And I'm proud to say I achieved every one of those.
1. Rock Star
2. actress
3. model
4. married to Duran Duran
5. royalty
6. lawyer
7. operator (it seemed cool to get to push all those buttons)
8. travel agent
9. composer
10. a mom
Your number 2 there... I was voted the world's "Next Psychic Friend" at our senior dinner in high school... I actually did/do that job... LOL
No particular order.
1. Stripper
2. Playboy bunny
3. Teacher
4. Chemist
5. Pro psyhic (it's fun at times, but man are people crazy)
6. Philosophy professor
7. Astronaut (so cliche)
8. Doctor
9. Musician (I was so good at playing clarinet...)
10. Student (If I could go to college forever, it'd be blis...)
I FINALLY posted my list!