Thanks Festivaljeans! It is quite rewarding and meaningful for me to have your interpretation! Ah, just my kinda person, you are!

I agree about the school being a life lesson. A large percentage of my dreams are set as a school scene no matter where they are, inside, outside, shopping mall, etc.!

Oooh, I hadn't thought about the vehicles representing my body! I believe you are right about that. And I do prefer practicality, but red shiny is good if it is convenient and in working order! But if not, then I will definitely have the truck.

And you are right about losing weight, changing the body (a life long message from society to most of us , but yes, to me for sure). And it is a message that I have then taken on at an early age and pitched back to myself...change, change, be what they want. Something that I am now determined to stamp out and enjoy being myself in whatever form I exist at present.

And further, you are also right that I am trying to change huge important things in my life, and of course I am meeting resistance, lack of understanding, etc., as happens. I am trying to overcome hive-mind-mentality, and to think as consciously as possible and examine why I do everything I do. Not just doing things because my parents or society has told me to. Like do I celebrate a holiday and buy gifts because I want to, or because I was taught to? And do I want to continue? That sort of thing...what do I think, as opposed to what popular culture has dictated during my vulnerable years. It is often challenging to separate it all out and to feel confident in asserting my individual belief over an old popular one.

And I do believe that it was synchronistic that OMJ spoke of a bucket full of emotions in his post. Maybe it was meant to trigger me to post this dream. I don't know precisely, but I do think it was intentional.

So I thank you so much for understanding and interpreting. You would have been the female in my dream to actually listen, I am sure.