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" So here I was all day, bummed out...about being a bum.&amp;amp;nbsp; Well, not really a bum, just a girl without a proper life plan. Then I read some of your comments, saw the buzzword &amp;amp;quot;Goal,&amp;amp;quot; and my signature smirk was back. See, of all the fluffy stuff I say about myself -- light-hearted, free-spirited, semi-flaky, domestically-challenged -- there&amp;#x27;s something you don&amp;#x27;t know.&amp;amp;nbsp; I&amp;#x27;m hardcore goal-oriented. I know, total contradiction of myself, right?&amp;amp;nbsp; But seriously, before making any big decision, I always ask myself....what will this lead to.&amp;amp;nbsp; I mean, even though I have this detached demeanor, I have pow-wows with myself all the time.&amp;amp;nbsp; My choices are usually pretty deliberate. I mean-- the decision to do the blog was connected to a bigger career goal.&amp;amp;nbsp; I needed to evolve as a lifestyle writer, and expand my portfolio. Plus, being freelance was always a goal -- I want to write from home when I have kids one day. So this is my (meaningful) stepping stone toward all of it. Moving to LA was equally purposeful. There were lots of layers -- getting over my ex, escaping the rat race, learning to breath again -- but more than anything, I wanted to reconnect with myself.&amp;amp;nbsp; When Shelley and I started talking about it, I asked myself, what will this lead to? And I thought -- purification. Buying the apartment was goal-driven. Financial security. Lucrative investments. Making money from money.&amp;amp;nbsp; It will lead to a bigger, better apartment that I will someday own alone. Of course, not everything is so strategic.&amp;amp;nbsp; We&amp;#x27;re human.&amp;amp;nbsp; We have to leave wiggle room for mistakes. And fate.&amp;amp;nbsp; And the unspoken right to tear everything down and start all over again.&amp;amp;nbsp; Naturally, we have individual weaknesses too.&amp;amp;nbsp; My relationship goals are still all over the place.&amp;amp;nbsp; I know I want to settle down soon, but I still get -- derailed -- so easily.&amp;amp;nbsp; As always, that&amp;#x27;s my issue.&amp;amp;nbsp; That&amp;#x27;s where my life becomes a maze. But I feel better now that we&amp;#x27;ve distinguished a difference between having a life-plan and having goals.&amp;amp;nbsp; Goals , I got.&amp;amp;nbsp; Goals, I can handle.&amp;amp;nbsp; All of our wants and needs are so unique. As are our obstacles. That&amp;#x27;s what keeps human interaction (not to mention, my job) so refreshing.&amp;amp;nbsp; Which of your goals do you need the most help with?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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