I could be...

When I was a child and I was asked what I wanted to be, I never replied "an astronaut" or "a rockstar" or "a star soccer player." I replied "a teacher" or "a librarian" or, even for a brief time "a veterenarian."

I have a little more experience under my belt, now, and I am at a point in my life where I have to make tough life-altering decisions. I could be...

A LAWYER. Yes, it is a lot of schooling, but if you got into the right field, you could make a difference in the world, or your wallet.

A MODEL. I am 5'8" and fairly thin, so I figure I could probably hold my own in the beginning round of America's Next Top Model. I am no Amazonian beauty, though. I am tall for a girl, but average for a model. I figure that being a model would be a temporary side job, not really a career, as beauty usually fades with age.

A MUSEUM CURATOR. My passion is for European history, stretching from the early Renaissance to present day. I love the personalities involved in Europe's and France's and Spain's and Germany's histories, along with many other notable countries. My main love is art, but I find the stories just as interesting.

A PHYSICIST. Though I am not very passionate about physics, I understand it and I can handle the formulas with some level of proficiency. This option, too, leaves much learning to be done.

A COPY EDITOR. One subject I excel at is English. I read through things and tic off mistakes as I read. I can make it through a book of nearly any size in under a day at about 100 pages an hour. I devour books and I love to read. Maybe this has something to do with my love of history.

A COMPUTER EXPERT. Though I am no expert now, by any means, I understand how a computer basically works and I can navigate my way through most any program. At the moment I am trying to teach myself Microsoft Office 2010 Access. I can quickly work my way through the different options and commands of a program. I have no experience in actually writing programs, though, so I would definately need to focus on that before claiming to be an expert in any sense of the word.

I have so many options ahead of me, it is mind-boggling. Other opportunities bombard me all the time. I could be a writer, a chemist, a curator of a modern art gallery, a business owner, an artist, a fashion designer. I wish I could pick just one and know I made the choice I will love for life. How can I choose?