Have you reached your life's dreams?

life's dream??? wow, i have such big dreams that i feel like i have not even started on the path. However, i am contented with what i have achieved so far but i still need to achieve more. I'm pacing myself in such a way that there are small targets along the way to the big goal. That way, i can measure my level of success and know exactly what to do to get to the next level.

Although I am already at the age of 37 years, I would say that my future is yet to be built. First major should I get a job. From this comes my economic independence, that can live without depending as I do today, from my parents. Certainly in my case there are difficulties to overcome, I'll try to go step by step.

I guess I can say I've achieved my goals education-wise. I have two advanced degrees. I do have a good job, though I;m not sure it's what I want to do with my life forever. I still want a life partner, to travel more, to become a published writer (beyond the one professional publication I have and some web content publications), and to get into a much better financial situation. I have a good credit rating, but still a lot of debt to pay off with school loans and other debt accrued during my days of being a perpetual student. So I want to be able to buy a condo or house, but am a few years away from being able to do that. Sometimes thinking of all this makes me panic--I'm 36, which isn't old or anything, but I thought I'd have more of this done by now; there is still so much I want to do! I am working on these things--paying off my debt as best as I can; consoldiating loans when I've been able to; etc. I've been trying to find a publisher for a children's book I wrote for some time now--no luck, so now I am trying to find an agent. I am also trying to do some things that will enable me to meet more people--that's about all you can do in terms of finding a partner; it's not something you can force.