I have no idea why I only like Porsches, but I am pretty sure I won't be thinking about this when I am 85.
I decided to make a Bucket List…
[This was very hard to draft because for the first time ever, I was thinking about my what I wanted out of life besides going to law school (and I don’t even really know what I want to do with my JD). Then when I started to think outside of my career goals, I felt stuck. I must simply have simple life ambitions. I tried to make my list as non-materialistic as possible, because I feel that “owning a dream car (black 1981 Porsche 911 SC)” is irrelevant in the long run; focusing on the path that enabled you to purchase that car is what I want to focus on.]
Working for PBS would be kinda cool
-Work for a non-profit
-If I retire early, start a philanthropic organization for special needs children
-Own a house before I am thirty
-Don’t get pressured into having kids if I don’t want them later on (and don’t have them after 32)
-If I do have kids, make sure that they are not bullies and are nice to everyone
-Don’t overindulge: if I don’t have kids, I DON’T need a 4 bedroom house…live within my means and needs
I think Westies would be perfect companions to my Scottie Mix, Atticus
I want to go to law school...and then open a coffee shop.
-At one point in life, I hope to be my own boss
-I hope to start a coffee/juice/tea shop as a pet project
-I hope to eventually be able to grow my nails like a real adult instead of biting them all the time (and learn how to paint them without messing them up when the paint is still wet)
-I want several dogs, and a large backyard for them to play all day
-I want to visit enough countries to not regret anything on my deathbed: England, Paris, Ireland, Scotland
-Teach at a community college (and be that inspiring professor that students still keep in contact with after graduating)
After I jotted this list down, I decided to make a list of careers I would not mind committing to that give me the best chance of optimizing the above listed goals. I honestly wouldn’t mind working two part-time jobs for the rest of my life, especially if it was a combination of any of the below careers. Well…scratch that. I really don’t have any ambitions doing options 3 or 4. Unless it was a part-time position that was not demanding (super local). I don’t think I could take the pressure of campaigning and then securing my post for the entirety of my whole term. I majored in political science in college, and needless to say, I don’t think I have the energy to be in any type of elected position. In theory, the idea has its good intentions—however, I don’t think I will get to focus on any of my passions in an elected office due to simple politics. If I really did want to make headway on any political level, I think I would have a better shot at doing so by working for or starting up my own non-profit organization. Anyway, here is my small list of back up plans (Plan B to a Plan A that I haven’t even decided on, ugh):
10 things to do with a Juris Doctor outside of a courtroom
1 teach
2 consult
3 lobby
4 run for office/ appointment
5 human resources director/manager
6 start up a non-profit
7 public policy advisor
8 Public Relations
9 Editor
10 marketing director
Music Mix Volume 1: A through H
Astair.Songs We Sing.Matt Costa
Australia.Wincing the Night Away.The Shins
B Film.Dynamo.Faded Paper Figures
A Beautiful Mess.We Sing We Dance We Steal Things.Jason Mraz
Black Tambourine.Guero.Beck
Blood and Peanut Butter.Blood and Peanut Butter (Single).BC Camplight
Bloodstream.Stateless.Stateless
Mrs. Robinson.It’s a Shame About Ray.Lemonheads
Can’t Stop.By the Way.Red Hot Chili Peppers
Crooked Teeth.Plans.Death Cab For Cutie
A Diamond and a Tether.The Open Door.Death Cab For Cutie
Fell in Love with a Girl.White Blood Cells.The White Stripes
First Day of My Life.I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning.Bright Eyes
French Navy.Camera Obscura.My Maudlin Career
The Funeral.Everything All the Time.Band of Horses
Giving up the Gun.Contra.Vampire Weekend
God Put a Smile Upon Your Face.A Rush of Cold Blood to the Head.Coldplay
Good Morning (The Future).Permalight.Rogue Wave
Hang Me Up to Dry.Robbers & Cowards.Cold War Kids
In The Waiting Line... 