About Olivia Garcia
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Olivia Garcia
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My life list
Every year in the fall, my friends and I would get together and create a collage of things we wanted to accomplish within 5 years or a year.
It was nice to put things in perspective, anything from re-doing your bathroom to becoming more organized.
I really enjoyed that gathering but it's been awhile since we have done that.
Now comes, life's list -- things you want to accomplish before you check out, so to speak. Mi amiga just finished putting hers together.
Life's lists are becoming popular these days. Lots of people are doing them so I figure maybe this can be a new way for me to outline my priorities for the rest of my life.
Here's my life's list -- though I think I'll be revising it from time to time as I check things off and maybe add new ones.
1. Run a half marathon, followed by a full marathon.
I love to run, especially hills and trails. Not crazy about flat roads, but I will do it, if there is not a hill in sight. There's this Nike Marathon in the Bay Area. It raises money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. My 8-year-old Godson, Jeremiah, is a Leukemia survivor so I want to do something to recognize him. Plus, there's something about running, relaxing and solitude. It's my time. Plus, if I can log in 12-16 miles a week, then what else can I accomplish?
2. Do the Mud Run
As you can see, physical fitness is one important item to me. But this is more out of sheer craziness. I have friends and a jarhead of a spouse who does it. Every year, I tell myself I am going to do it. I haven't yet. It's not the running that scares me. The obstacles, the obstacles! But I gotta do it. Otherwise, I'll be spending the rest of my life wondering, what if?
3. Further my education
College was a wonderful, unforgettable time in my life. Earning my degrees were special milestones in my life. And I need to continue. Of course, I need to do that as I manage work and family life. So the bigger task is managing school with my full-time career and family life. But, hey, I am driven. I mean, MBA Olivia or Ph.D Olivia sound really nice together. It will take time but I got to dedicate myself to it!
4. Improve mi casita
I love my home. It was built in the 1950s and has a large lot. Older homes have such characters. There is something about older casas that can take my breath away. Maybe it's all the hidden or untold history that the walls have seen. I don't want to lose that beauty. I do want to add some more square footage for an extra bedroom and an extra entertainment room. I don't want a new home to do this. It can be accomplished in my home. Plus, I need to build a pool. My boys love to swim!
5. Story-telling family history
Family is a priority in my life. Besides work, it's my family. I just need to make sure that I am constantly sharing past stories of my family so my boys know their history. They only met one great-grandparent so they need to be reminded of their roots.
6. Take my boys to Washington, DC when they are older
I think it's important to connect history through real-life's experiences and what better way to teach my boys about our constitution, Supreme Court, Arlington National Cemetery than to take them there. I want to do it when they are in their pre-teens or teen years so they can have a better understanding of it all.
7. Write a Chica Lit book
I am a big fan of the word so it makes sense to have this desire to want to write a book. I would love to write a funny or heart-wrenching piece on some Latino experience, maybe it's about Latina chicas on a new venture or maybe it's about one particular Hispanic family and their own challenges and special moments. Or maybe it's just a book of Chicana poetry -- another favorite item for me. It's on my list to do!
8. Visit the Pyramids
I learned so much about my family's heritage and ancestors through my Chicano history classes in college. Again, in hand with the family trip to DC, I want to visit the pyramids and imagine what life was life for the Aztecs and other indigenous people in the motherland of my great-grandparents. It's more of a personal journey to learn of my family's history.
Well, that's all I can think of right now... What's on your life's list? Got any tips for me?
It was nice to put things in perspective, anything from re-doing your bathroom to becoming more organized.
I really enjoyed that gathering but it's been awhile since we have done that.
Now comes, life's list -- things you want to accomplish before you check out, so to speak. Mi amiga just finished putting hers together.
Life's lists are becoming popular these days. Lots of people are doing them so I figure maybe this can be a new way for me to outline my priorities for the rest of my life.
Here's my life's list -- though I think I'll be revising it from time to time as I check things off and maybe add new ones.
1. Run a half marathon, followed by a full marathon.
I love to run, especially hills and trails. Not crazy about flat roads, but I will do it, if there is not a hill in sight. There's this Nike Marathon in the Bay Area. It raises money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. My 8-year-old Godson, Jeremiah, is a Leukemia survivor so I want to do something to recognize him. Plus, there's something about running, relaxing and solitude. It's my time. Plus, if I can log in 12-16 miles a week, then what else can I accomplish?
2. Do the Mud Run
As you can see, physical fitness is one important item to me. But this is more out of sheer craziness. I have friends and a jarhead of a spouse who does it. Every year, I tell myself I am going to do it. I haven't yet. It's not the running that scares me. The obstacles, the obstacles! But I gotta do it. Otherwise, I'll be spending the rest of my life wondering, what if?
3. Further my education
College was a wonderful, unforgettable time in my life. Earning my degrees were special milestones in my life. And I need to continue. Of course, I need to do that as I manage work and family life. So the bigger task is managing school with my full-time career and family life. But, hey, I am driven. I mean, MBA Olivia or Ph.D Olivia sound really nice together. It will take time but I got to dedicate myself to it!
4. Improve mi casita
I love my home. It was built in the 1950s and has a large lot. Older homes have such characters. There is something about older casas that can take my breath away. Maybe it's all the hidden or untold history that the walls have seen. I don't want to lose that beauty. I do want to add some more square footage for an extra bedroom and an extra entertainment room. I don't want a new home to do this. It can be accomplished in my home. Plus, I need to build a pool. My boys love to swim!
5. Story-telling family history
Family is a priority in my life. Besides work, it's my family. I just need to make sure that I am constantly sharing past stories of my family so my boys know their history. They only met one great-grandparent so they need to be reminded of their roots.
6. Take my boys to Washington, DC when they are older
I think it's important to connect history through real-life's experiences and what better way to teach my boys about our constitution, Supreme Court, Arlington National Cemetery than to take them there. I want to do it when they are in their pre-teens or teen years so they can have a better understanding of it all.
7. Write a Chica Lit book
I am a big fan of the word so it makes sense to have this desire to want to write a book. I would love to write a funny or heart-wrenching piece on some Latino experience, maybe it's about Latina chicas on a new venture or maybe it's about one particular Hispanic family and their own challenges and special moments. Or maybe it's just a book of Chicana poetry -- another favorite item for me. It's on my list to do!
8. Visit the Pyramids
I learned so much about my family's heritage and ancestors through my Chicano history classes in college. Again, in hand with the family trip to DC, I want to visit the pyramids and imagine what life was life for the Aztecs and other indigenous people in the motherland of my great-grandparents. It's more of a personal journey to learn of my family's history.
Well, that's all I can think of right now... What's on your life's list? Got any tips for me?
Comments
Well Olivia and Twinkie, guys also have Life Lists, like you call them, or Wish Lists, like I call them. What I always wanted to do was live a long life, enjoy the kids as they grew up, be successful, have a nice home and some spending efectivo. Well, I'm having a darn good life even though it's had its ups and downs, my kids grew up and I'm doing okay with my trabajo. I have't won the loteria yet but that's okay. I used to dream I could fly like a bird !! I got in an airplane and flew like an eagle. I also thought about running the Marathon but I quit after a mile and a quarter. I got tired ! I would like to live in an area near a forest but I'm scared of Lions, Tigers, and Bears! I would someday like to live in Guadalajara or Ajijic near Lake Chapala in Jalisco but not yet since I haven't accomplished what I feel I should do here. Don't ask me what it is but when it happens, I'll be the first to know and move to my mother's and my wife's roots in Jalisco. The people are not only beautiful there but are for Familia first and everything else second. I love being around my primos, primas, sobrinos, cuñadas and all my family there because they show a lot of love towards the family.
One thing I learned, Olivia & Twinkie is that if you set your goals like you guys did, and you work towards them, you will acomplish them.....one thing though.....do not take a giant step when trying to reach them. Take a bunch of little steps.....in other words, don't try to jump on the roof without a ladder. Take one step at a time up the ladder and you'll reach the top sooner than you think. When crossing a river, it's better to walk a hundred yards to a bridge than to jump into the river and try to swim across. The river will carry you away. Don't get in a hurry, Patience will get you there. There are many obstacles in life, you just have to learn how to get over them or around them. Do not try to take the shortest route because the detours will hold you back and send you into another direction where you can't get out. Ultimately, my Life Wishes are to take one day at a time and try to improve myself a little more each day. Hope this helps. Have a nice day!!
1. lose 35 pounds
2. grow a few inches tall
Ok I'm kidding. I'll sit down this week and think about it. There are a few things on your list actually that I could have very well written myself!
I used to have two things on my life list when I was in high school
1. gain weight ( I used to be 88 pounds and I hated my body)
2. grow a few inches tall.
I am proud to say that I have accomplised half my list. Actually I exceeded it. I only wished for 10 pounds and I gained over 35!