Myself as a Writer

My writing. Hmm. Well, for starters the idea of becoming a writer and especially an english teacher never really came to me until a couple of years ago. Before then my focus was on becoming a singer or photographer. I loved english though; however during high school, often times my work seemed to be turned down or challanged to fit into a box. It wasn't until I came to college I started writing more for courses where I didn't have to fit into a certain box that I started exploring the idea of writing and teaching someday. My plan is to teach english somewhere (I'm not sure where) and write/illustrate children's books.
Though these are great ambitions, I do worry about certain elements of english. For instance, since I was little I have never been afraid of words (BIG words) and therefore wrote/spoke them the way I thought they were to be written and spoken. The sad part is, I continue to do this today...A LOT! For example, take the phrase "for granted," I always thought it was "for granit." It wasn't until last year I learned this was wrong. Here's another one for ya; instead of saying "ambulance" I said and sometimes continue to say "amblience." Or "antanna" instead of "antenna." "Oblivient" instead of "oblivious". Trust me the list goes on and on! I am almost 100% sure this disability will come around and bite me when I am teaching classrooms full of obnoxious students!
When it comes to my strengths, I try to think outside of the box (possibly because I was always told to stay in by my educators), keep my imagination, and let it run wild. However at times, this too gets me in trouble.