Lotto Dreams

What would you do if you won the lottery? 

C’mon, I know you have thought about it, dreamed about it even. Do you have plans to invest and grow your winnings? Maybe it’s a lifelong dream to travel the world? Perhaps share the wealth with your family and friends?

I know I have thought about it.

Of course, I would go traveling for a bit, see some of the places that I have always dreamed about, France, Rome, New Zealand.  Perhaps help out a few family members and friends pay off their houses or whatever. But after that, I would need something more to fulfill my days. Plus, I don't just want to blow all my money and have nothing to show for it either. My plan always includes starting my own dream business that would be the best of work and play. Some of you may think it’s crazy to think that working is what you would do with your lotto money, but I want a legacy project that will live on long after I am gone; one that can be passed on to my children and to their children. So when people say my name, they said “ isn't she the one who built that amazing…”

Yes, a legend.

I have a few ideas kicking about in my head about what kind of business it would be. Obviously it would be something fun that doesn't really feel like work but rather something that makes me feel like I am on permanent vacation.  Like owning a cruise boat or having some chalet retreat. The latter is the one I most think about.

I would buy a big parcel of land near some kind of water body, like a lake or river or the ocean.  I would build one big main chalet that would serve as the check in area, restaurant, and meeting hall. I would build several cabin type accommodations along the water’s edge and connect them all by forest trails that you can walk or ride bikes on. We would also live on the property in the masters Chalet that would overlook it all. We would have canoes and boats for our guest and people could go fishing and bring back their catch to the kitchen and have our chief cook it up for you…

Ahhh...the dream.

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I know this is not a novel ideal. People have done these kinds of things before, so maybe I wouldn't be a “legend” per se, but maybe more like a local champion. Is that too much to ask?

What’s your lotto dream?