If I Had My Way

This week's journal entry:

Finish this sentence: If I had my way…

What would you do if you had your way? Explain why you would do what you’d want to do.

By Laura Black

If I had my way, I would not work another day of my life. Ah, doesn’t that sound wonderful? I’m sure everyone has said or thought that before. I have to admit it probably crosses my mind at least once a week, if not more.

In fact, I know that thought frequents my mind every time I have to get up early for work. As much as I enjoy my job, it sure would be nice to be able to sleep in every day and do whatever it is I feel like doing that day without having a care in the world.

See, I love sitting around being lazy whenever I can, and I often feel like I can’t do that too much. Life always gets in the way of my lazy time or just doing what I want when I want. It’s not like being a kid and having the freedom of no worries in the world, like being an adult.

Being an adult is seriously no fun. You have to work to pay your bills, buy food, put gas in your car, and outright live. Almost everything costs money, and if you don’t have a job, then you have no money. It’s a vicious cycle unless you were born into money. In which case, I don’t like you. Hahaha!

If I had my way, I would do nothing all day long and let others cater to me. I would live near the ocean with the beach as my backyard. I would go for a long walk each morning along the beach. In the afternoon, I would sip fruity alcoholic beverages and read my books. If I get hot, I will go for a swim in the ocean. Ah, what a life that would be.

This, of course, is a dream I would love to make a reality. In order to make that happen, I guess I need to continue to work. So, I cannot have my way right now. In my future dreams…hell, I know I work hard and deserve it.