I am an achiever/experiencer, how about you?

The primary category from my VALS results said I was an achiever. An achiever has goal-oriented lifestyles and a deep commitment to career and family. Their social lives revolve around family and their place of worship. Image is important to them and time-saving devices. The secondary category from my VALS results said I was an experiencer. An experiencer is an impulsive consumer and seek excitement and are risky. Their energy finds outlet in exercise and sports. They buy stuff that makes them look "cool".

After that has been said, I believe I am definitely an achiever, but not so much an experiencer. The achiever hit it perfectly. Being an only child, family is a big part of my life. We tend to go shopping with each other or we are buying things for each other. Religion is also important to me. I went to church every Sunday and went to Catholic school K-12. Image is very important to me and I want to present myself in a respectful way. As for the experiencer, I am not an impulsive consumer. I don't live on the edge, I plan out everything. I don't tend to take risks. The only thing that I can relate to is I have a lot of energy and I am big on exercise. I live at the gym, being a Spin instructor and a dance choreographer. I love sports and love to be moving. 

Your life projects are significant goals and major events that we strive to bring to fruition. Being an achiever some of my life projects are I want to graduate and find a job. I want to get married and have a big family. I want to live a part of my life in Southie in an Irish Catholic neighborhood. I want to have a nice job, so my kids can have a well off life. These are just some of my life projects, lets see if they come true...

Attleboro

Having grown and raised in Attleboro, MA I would say my family cluster is Kids & Cul-de-sacs. Attleboro is a small city near Foxboro. There are large families in recently built subdivisions. The city is growing and getting better every year. I went to Catholic school my whole life and didn't really notice it as a child, but there is a high rate of Hispanic people. Also, having the train station in the center of Attleboro a lot of parents work in Boston or are college-educated. My Mom chose to live in Attleboro because it was half way between Boston and Walpole. My Mom took the train in everyday to work in the bank. Growing up, my street had tons of kids. It was kids central. Attleboro was a cute town and I enjoyed growing up near Providence and Boston.

Pictures

After reading "The Liminal Experience: Loss of Extended Self After the Fire" I felt horrible and tried to put myself in her shoes. I think if there was every a fire in my house, I would lose a part of me. A possession that is closely tied to my sense of identity is my photos. Growing up I loved taking pictures, I was a diva. My Dad always brought a camera to every dance recital, basketball game, school field trip, and family vacation. We captured every fun and sad memory. We made collages and calendars as gifts to each other at Christmas time. When I have free time I sit on the couch and go through them all to remember the good old times. My pictures are a huge part of my identity and if I were to every lose them I would be heartbroken. It would be like erasing part of my life. I cherish every photo and every memory, either good or bad. Like the couple who lost their house, I would feel a bit lost. Pictures help you remember your past and help share it with others. You would have to remember things based purely on memories stored in your brain. I want to be able to show my children my wonderful childhood and how I was brought up. Like they say, "A picture speaks a thousand words".