be a renaissance woman

Things I’m good at: calligraphy, scenic photography, fishing, camping, hiking, design/creativity, writing, teaching, driving, exploring/finding adventures,...

Things I’d like to do/learn/get/be (in no particular order):
1. pilot license
2. TKD black belt
3. scuba diver
4. published author
5. kiva donor
6. write poems about the sea
7. sky-dive certified
8. master’s degree
9. long-distance runner
10. remain debt-free
11. meditate
12. learn to dance

Updates, etc, to come. I’m also skilled at procrastination, although that’s not what I’m doing now.

I want to speak many languages, be well rounded, learn to fence, learn to ride a horse, learn archery, learn to draw, learn to dance, and learn to play musical instruments (violin, piano, bagpipes, whistle/flute, and carillon). And more.

Hi, today is 1/14/09 and I have just finished giving a big presentation at work today. While it is important to get ahead at my job I have to keep reminding myself that a pharmacist is not all that I am. I want to be good at multiple things. I signed up for languages and music classes at the local adult school today so that shall be a good start.

Ultimately, I figure I have a potential span of years ahead of me, and what is to stop me from setting yearly goals for myself….or even monthly goals for that matter? Looking at my 43things list, I realize I do have some long term goals, and some short term ones, and some daily ones. How much more effective would I be to sketch out yearly goals (biggies) and monthly goals with the intent that the daily goals work towards greater things.

I could dream about going to Europe all I want, but if I say, “I’m going in 2009” it makes it more of a reality and something to take baby steps towards. I could learn something each year, or go somewhere each year, etc. if I really made it a priority…and if my life span is not as long as my plan, I will still have become a Renaissance woman!

Need to ponder my “plan” a little more. Needs to be flexible, yet achievable.

I have a goal that says “Be a beautiful lady” and a goal that says “be a renaissance woman.” These are the differences I see:

A beautiful lady: is someone who stays poised, pretty, elegant, does not talk about people, intelligent, charming, witty.

Renaissance woman: Has all the qualities of a beautiful lady and more. It is a beautiful lady who has tried things at least once, has lived an outrageous life and lives to tell about it!

I want to: eat exotic foods, learn how to skateboard, act on stage, draw, take pictures, make jokes, go to theater, go to sketchy clubs, design an outfit, learn Russian and Hebrew, read all the best novels, read dirty romance novels, be a good friend, meet all people, speak out loud ,flirt elegantly,get odd jobs, sell something on Ebay, go thrift shopping, donate to charity, travel, know history, science, CURRENT EVENTS, wear silk underwear, sometimes wear none. Know how to dance well, make nice toasts at weddings, write nice letters, change hair colors, laugh, laugh and live for the love of life.

in my 22 years of life i have done a plethora of things. PLETHORA. i have learned how to manage being this renaissance woman that is me, which in the beginning just seemed tough. and the only reason why i thought it was tough was because all that i wanted to do went against what my parents wanted. you know, the same ol’ career for 40 years… haha, and doing life the way “everyone else” does it. so far i’ve been a teacher for many trades. i’ve been a dance teacher, an art teacher, an english teacher and a preschool teacher. i also worked for the new york stock exchange in my teen years. i was a comission bill clerk. and i was also a maid. i’m a cook, a poet, a musician, a linguist, a designer, a wife, a daughter, a friend (the therapist kind of friend), a traveler, a healer (i am a trained reiki specialist!) ... and i’ve been to two art schools, 2 universities and a community college. i am currently happily and successfully working on THREE majors (that’s about 6 or 7 classes a semester of dance, education and psych/soc. i consider the psych/soc degree one, but some say it’s two. so maybe that’s 4 majors. LOL!) and amidst it all i am preparing myself for motherhood which i’m hoping God will bless me with pregnancy in the next few months. and all of this has happened in the past 8 years of my life. and now i’m confident and happy with my decisions and i’m happy to take on the world. i’m not afraid and i’m not going to let myself be swayed by the condescending words of my family. these words come from the mouths of miserable people anyways. and i don’t plan on stopping any time soon. this is going to be a continuous and life long effort. this will make my life worth living.

Everyone in this group needs to read this book:
The Renaissance Soul: Life Design for People with Too Many Passions to Pick Just One.
It is absolutely fantastic. It’s also especially helpful when explaining to nagging parents/relatives/friends why you won’t just have one job for the next 40 years.

At the moment I’m a bit of a Jill of all trades, mistress of none, I’m “okay” at lots of things but I want to be at least good at them

I think I’m going to be something of a permanent student, I’ve caught the OU bug and there’s going to be no stopping me, I’m working on 2 BSc (Hons) degrees at the moment and have at least another couple for BA (Hons) planned for later, and that’s without the Dips and Certs (mmmmm Cert Astronomy and Planetary Science, yummy, Dip Classical Studies, yes please!) I seem to have an aptitude for OOP programming with Java at the moment

One thing I would consider myself very good at is tap dancing, I’ve really missed it over the summer, just over 2 weeks and I’ll be back having lessons, can’t wait!

include art, architecture, science, literature, classics, psychology and history. I have already have a degree in social science but there’s room for improvement there too. So this should keep me going for a bit…

screw that whole college for 4 year thing and graduating with a degree and doing one thing for a god awful amount of time of my life. I SPIT ON THAT!

i am an artist. i paint. i love photography. i love dance. i love energy healing. i love chemistry. i love people. i love sociology, psychology, anthropology and communication. i love improvisational acting. i love to sing. i like creating things. i love biology. i love learning how things work. i love language. i love to write. i love poetry. i love religions. i love LIFE!

and i’m gonna pursue it all… you just watch me! i’ll do it! and kick society in the bum simultaneously! JUST YOU WATCH ME!