Years ago, shortly after we moved here, while I was still obsessed with all the 'new' things our city had to offer, I took a picture of one of the many ships that used to pass by in the harbour behind our house. The picture turned out quite well, so I added it as the background on my computer.  I didn't really think much of it, it was just a nice picture.

As the years rolled by, I was steadily applying for any/all government jobs I was qualified for.  We all know how stable and fun those jobs are right?!  (HA)  Well, imagine my excitement when I finally landed a job with the government.  I was so excited. I was going to be making actual money, I'd have sweet hours, and a guaranteed pension so long as I didn't get my butt fired within the next 25 years.

(BTW, you literally have to murder someone to get fired from a government job...you can thank/blame the unions for that)

I clearly remember sitting on the edge of my bed, turning on my computer, and having this A-HA moment of seeing the ship and realizing that I was now working with the Navy (Dept of Defence).  I kind of chuckled to myself and thought "hmm, that's cool"...it's like a mini vision board.

I was never a crazy believer in stuff like that, it seemed so far fetched. Vision boards or the vision board type of people were basically tree-hugging, LSD taking, hippies in my mind.
Though I will admit after that little A-HA moment, I did change my background to dollar signs for a few months. But other than that, I basically forgot about it and moved on.

Another random night, I remember writing a wish list with my, at the time, husband.  It had the most random stuff on the list. Everything from stuff we wanted to do with the house, to trips we dreamed of.  Fast forward to the end of our marriage, I'm packing up stuff from our bedroom and I find our little wish list hidden underneath the bedside table. I took a moment to be nostalgic and read the list.  Paint the living room...hmm, we did that! Steps to the back-back yard...I did that too!! A trip to Newfoundland...holy crap...I went to NL for a friends wedding!!! This is weeeeiird....

The biggie on the list...a trip to NYC....WHAT!?! That is exactly what we had done the year before for our anniversary!!  Okay, so by now, I'm officially freaked out a lot.

Needless to say, so began my love for vision boards.

Over the last year and a half, I've often printed off quotes or pictures that 'spoke' to me.  It would just be a random thing here and there.  I would throw them all in an envelope with the intention of creating an actual board.  If you've ever been to my house, you know that projects take a looonggg time to finish. So yeah, they are still in an envelope.

I talked a bit in my last post about my job being boring. It really is. I don't find it challenging, and when I get bored I get in trouble.  Trying to avoid (another) letter of discipline on my file, I decided to throw myself out there to help with a (currently vacant) job that has been ignored for quite some time.  It's an "Excellence Program" position, light and fluffy stuff like the newsletter...which I already do at work anyway, and then more tedious stuff like process maps and unit instructions....zzzzzzzzz...oh sorry, I dosed off there for a second.  It's not the most glamorous or fun job, but it's something that's always peaked my interest. It's a position that has interested me for quite some time but was always filled until recently. I work my little "Wendy is bored" magic, get the wheels turning behind the scenes and the next thing you know....BAM, Wendy is now doing a vast majority of the excellence program stuff at work.  YAAH!

I actually am quite stoked about this. It's not a job that will pay more, it's like only going to last maybe another year before it gets filled by someone "more qualified", but it's interested and will spice up my work life.

Where was I going with this?  Oh right...vision board.  So I'm sitting at home tonight, sipping vodka and listening to music while I read a Jenny McCarthy book (just a typical Monday night).  I get a little bored with that so I decided to go rummage through my hope chest to pull out some doula books to read when I stumble upon the vision board envelope. Meh, why not?! I pull it all out, and start looking through the pictures when all of a sudden...

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR...