All The Careers I Wanted To Be When I Was Little and Why They Won't Work Out Now

My favorite thing about childhood is the endless creativity and eagerness to learn. I love listening to children just speak their minds because although it doesn't always make sense, it also kind of does. When I was little I always dreamed about the future and everything I wanted to see and do. This week I just couldn't stop thinking about all the crazy things I wanted to achieve then, and how much it's changed now. After talking with my parents about all my crazy dreams, here's a list of all the things I wanted to do and why they wouldn't work out now.

1) Actress

I've been acting my entire life. Whether it was real productions, or making up skits in my grandma's living room, I always thought it could be something I'd pursue when I was older. Now I realize it's not the most realistic answer, but I still love to think about it and reminisce about my childhood dreams.

2) Astronaut

Something a lot of people don't know about me is that I LOVE space. I love reading about space, watching live feeds from the space station, and documentaries for fun, reading blogs and studies, etc. The idea that there is so much more outside of our world that we have no idea about is so fascinating to me (and I also loved Star Wars as a kid which most likely contributed to my space obsession)... and I always wanted to explore it. I later realized that I hate flying, being on airplanes, and the thought of being shot up in the sky at 25,000 miles per hour is pretty terrifying to me. It's just not something I see myself doing. On the other hand, studying space on the ground I would 100% consider.

3) Firefighter

I spent a lot of time at my grandma's house growing up, and she had neighbors that we'd always talk to. One of them was a firefighter, and he used to tell me all about how almost every day he would meet new people and help people that were in trouble. I loved every story he told us. One day he took me and my sister to his station to see all the trucks and equipment. Though I would never consider something like that now, I still love that memory I have. I now realize that although firefighters are overlooked heroes in our communities, I can't see myself following that path. In the future, I would love to go back and visit fire stations and donate to them, because I feel like their work and dedication is greatly disregarded.

4) College Football Coach (For Auburn and Auburn Only)

If you know my family, you know how much we LOVE college football. Seriously, it's a problem. Every Saturday you can expect our family group chats to be flooded with trash talk about each family's teams. I instantly fell in love with the game at a young age. My dad planted the Auburn seed in my head from day 1, and ever since then, I've been obsessed. You can always catch me yelling at the TV screens every Saturday whether we are winning or losing. When I was 5, that's all I wanted to do. I wanted to be in Jordan-Hare every single day, even though I knew nothing about football compared to what I know now. Now I've realized you need a little more experience than watching the game every Saturday to coach a team like Auburn. I still can't wait to watch Auburn football live when I hopefully attend there for college.

Nowadays, I still can't decide what I want to do. There are so many things I'm interested in and so much that I want to do, and my indecisiveness can't contain itself. The only thing I know is the person I want to be one day. I want to be a good mother, I want to be a good sister and I am trying to be a good daughter. That's truly the only thing I know right now.