The Man With A Plan… Just Kidding

I tend to think about what my next step in life will be. I’m a person who likes having a plan, I want to know what I’ll be doing next and without a plan, I find myself lost.

If I have learned anything from having someone I love in the Navy, it is that nothing is ever certain. Military time is not the same as my time and I’ve struggled to come to terms with this. As a child, I would always think about what my future would be like; how many children will I have, what will my wedding be like, who will I marry. At this point in my life, I’m almost 22, I want a family and a career, I want my own home and someone to go home to. I know this is unrealistic and that I’m thinking too far into the future, but is it so wrong to be excited for what my life might be like? I worry that being attached to someone in the military may mean that I can’t have these things. I know I talk a lot about his life and what this means to me, but what about my life. How do I find a balance between being excited for my future but not having a plan for it.