Fanciful Florist
I saw Love Happens the other day, and Jennifer Aniston plays a florist with the most adorable little shop and logo. She knew all of these flower names, and she had a box with notes that she'd photocopied that touched her (that people sent to one another). It was such a dreamy job. I would forget that I hated botany class and have extensive allergies anytime I walk in a 1-mile radius of a blooming flower. It could be magical.
Awkward-but-Cute Bookstore Owner
You got it! Just like Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail. I would read children's books to them, and I would know every book personally. If you come to my small group, you know how I feel about books. I love them and they love me back. They were my friends when I had none. And I would spread that joy everywhere if I could.
BitterSweet Cake Decorator
I adore this book. The heroine is a cake decorator that moves to a cabin in the mountains and learns all about life. I would do that. With Billy, of course. I would love to know how to decorate cakes and be super creative. I'm not really, in that area, but I won't show a picture of the last cake I decorated... A little bit embarrassing.
Your Highness
Ok. So this will never happen, but a girl can dream, right? In this book, a woman becomes a modern-day princess and falls in love with the prince she had an arranged marriage in.
This is the perfect career, except I don't know that I would want to be a Queen... Just Princess forever.
Advice Columnist
I don't want to be Dear Abby, exactly. And I don't want my own star (though I have to admit, it's awesome that she got one for what she does!!). But I would love to be an advice columnist for a young women's magazine.
Except I really really would love to do this in real life. Really!
Am I the only one? Does anyone else have dreams that aren't really what they want to do...
but kind of?!
Ohhhhhhh, I wanted to be Kathleen in You've Got Mail SO badly when I was younger!
ReplyDeleteYep, you are not alone in having those dreams. I think it's a good thing we still do dream like that. :)
ReplyDeleteSometimes I read your posts and I feel like I'm reading all of the things I can't put into words. All of that to say that NO you are NOT alone. I always get lost in the characters of movies and books.
ReplyDeleteYour blog rocks! Following you for sure!! Love this post as well!!
ReplyDeleteI have a florist in one of my books owning a little shop because I think it's too cute!
I'd love to be Meg Ryan! That is my dream!! A book shop in Cypress, Texas
Thank you for the two books, The Highness looks amazing, I'm so going to look into that one!!
I am in full agreement about always wanting to be a princess never a queen, though the older I get the more and more I am okay with possibly considering being a Queen!!
As for dreams, I have too many to name, I'd love to be someone of importance in the renaissance times, only for a day. Then again Elizabeth in Pride & Prejudice always had a great time, I'd love to experience that for a day!!
Ok, I think we might be the same person! These are totally my one-in-a-while dream jobs! Add to that, freelance scrapbook mag writer, and I think the list is complete! LOL Thanks so much for commenting on my blog post, and for following me! I so appreciate it! :)
ReplyDeleteYou are adorable and a dreamer and I like that! I so have all sorts of random dreams of things that I would love to do. own a coffeeshop. grow a garden. grow my own fresh flowers. be a stay-at-home mom/graphic designer {coming true!}. marry my prince charming {dream already come true}. go to Rome. sew. have a bunch of babies. stay thin. be a ballerina. so many:)
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! I'm def a follower from now on:)
i really wanted to be a flourist! i thought about quitting school... and learning all about flowers.
ReplyDeleteThis was one of my favorite posts EVER. My husband and I wanted to open up a pet store and adopt and rescue animals and we did--it was very fun until the economy tanked...but I think it is so empowering to follow your dreams!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! The Princess by Lori Wick is one of my FAVORITE books!!
ReplyDeleteI want to be Grace Coddington of Vogue. She's a stylist and former model but I simply adore her after watching The September Issue, never mind that I've adored her work for years!
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I LOVE this post!! I think this kind of thing all the time! I would LOVE to be a florist and I adore the idea of having a quirky little book shop (which I would live above) and about a hundred other things!!
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