5 Things

In honor of this random day on the tenth of the third month in the two-thousand and twelfth year, I have decided to write down lists of five things in five categories that involve the near future. So, without further ado, random things that have some importance to me and my future:

5 Personal Goals for the Near Future

• Get Healthy and Fit (this means not losing weight but gaining muscle, getting into shape, etc)
• Learn Languages (increase fluency in Albanian and get a basic grasp on Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian)
• Have a Baby (well, first make one, then bake one, then have one. Then raise it, too.)
• Write (blogging, journaling, getting more articles published, maybe writing a book...)
• Take Photographs (a lot of them. Thousands, millions. Practice makes perfect.)

5 Educational Goals for the Near Future

• Become Certified as Birth Doula 
• Become Certified as a Birth Educator
• Take Photography lessons
• Become Certified as a Lactation Consultant
• Become Certified as a Postpartum Doula

5 Big Things on my Wish List for the Near Future

• iPhone (I want/need one desperately. Mostly for the tiny awesome camera and instagram. I know.)
• Sewing Machine (any one would do, really. I don't need a fancy one. Just one that works, with instructions.)
• MacBook Pro (this is actually for completely practical purposes. It would help incredibly with work.)
• DSLR Camera (specifically, the Canon 50D. I'll use it for good. Please God. Pretty please?)
• Video Camera (a really good one, also mostly for work. Like the camera above, it would do powerful things.)

5 Little Things on my Wish List for the Near Future

• TOMS Ballet Flats (they are beautiful, and a good cause. What's not to like? Black and tan ones, please.)
• OPI Nail Polishes (such a frivolous thing, but I swear - when my nails are pretty, I feel better about life.)
• Wardrobe Refresher (my poor closet is really threadbare. A few pairs of skinny jeans, some basic tees.)
• Camera Lenses (I don't know if this really counts as little, but lenses for the above camera. Mhmm.)
• Makeup Brushes (not top of the line, just not dollar store versions. I've been wanting a set for years.)

5 Things I Want to do for Others in the Near Future

• Send a little "just because" care package to a friend
• Serve my husband breakfast in bed
• Throw someone a really awesome birthday party
• Write a long letter to someone letting them know why they are special to me
• Make somebody an awesome meal and don't let them help clean up afterwards