Blog Challenge, Day 7: My Dream Job

I have always known, from an extremely young age, that I wanted to be a writer. I have old notebooks full of short stories, poems, essays, etc. that are taking up tons of space on my bookshelf. I grew up with a pen in my hand and with paper always within reach. I caught the writing bug early and I was in love.

I was, and still am, addicted to the written word. I always had my nose in a book and was made fun of for being a "bookworm" or a "geek." But I never cared because I genuinely loved feeling like I was living in a world created by someone else's imagination and I wanted to create that experience for someone else. I appreciated how hard it was to write something good and put it out there for other people to criticize and hopefully, enjoy.

So I was destined to become a novelist. I feel that in my bones, down to my very core. I can't stop reading and writing; I wouldn't know what to do with myself if I did. I finished my first novel last year and have been trying to get it published, while working on my second novel. It's a crazy, long, hard process but I wouldn't trade the gift of writing for anything in the world.

My hope is that one day I'll be a best-seller and that I'll have enough money not to work another job. My husband will have his job in the military and I'll stay at home writing my novels and still being able to take my kids to and from school. (Just to clarify, I don't have kids yet. This is like a 5 year plan kind of a thing.) Until earlier this year, I hadn't thought about being a stay-at-home mom but I know in my heart that if I ever missed anything that happened to my kids, I'd die. So the plan is for me to set up an office in my house and work from there, while also fulfilling my wifely duties.

Now before I get ahead of myself, I don't think that this will be easy. At all. But it's what I want and I'm determined to have it. Kristopher fully supports my hopes and dreams, just as I support his, so I'm confident that we can make this work.

What do you guys want to be when you grow up? Tell me in a comment below!

Have a great day!

-Chelsea