So, I'm sitting here at work with lots going through my head and it always helps to jot (sp?) them down.
One thought that's been creeping through my mind lately is one that began last Friday morning...
Last Friday I was feeling this longing for change. I'm not one that deals well with change. I am a very organized, plan ahead kind of person. When something doesn't go as I plan or happen as quickly as I'd like I start getting stressed. Case and point: Kenny was accepted to Pharmacy School in January. The month of May approached and after dozens of submitted applications I still didn't have a job. But, my prior planning and preparation worked out in the end because shortly into May I had a job offer in Savannah. My longing for change I think is coming from the monotony of my job. Not only do I do the same thing every single day, but I don't have any interaction with people like in my previous positions. Those interactions broke up the monotonous days of processing. This revelation began while I was going into work on Friday. My lack of variability in my job seeps over into my daily life. By the time I get home it's 6 p.m. and I make dinner, watch tv, check email, etc. and go to bed every. single. day. of. the. week. It shocked me that these thoughts were swimming through my head. I live for routine and enjoy it because I know what to expect. But, I began realizing that the monotony/the invariability/the routine/the expected make for a boring life and one in which you aren't living but just riding through. It makes me sad to think that this is happening. But, for right now I can't change anything. Kenny is in Pharmacy School so I have to suck it up and enjoy my job for what it's worth. Don't get me wrong, I am thankful that I have a job! But, I'm looking forward to the day when I can find a career, not a job. So, for now I'm sticking with my job that will provide me with a FREE Master's degree, given that I am accepted, and longing for that day when change can reer it's long awaited head in the form of a much anticipated career change that will hopefully provide days with variation where I can enjoy my career and live my life instead of floating through it!
And then-Of course with me being the the list-maker that I am, I am thinking of everything that I need to do. In particular, I am paranoid that I am going to forget to do or buy something for my Mom's upcoming birthday trip to Hilton Head at the end of this month. I am so excited that my Mom, aunts, and cousin are coming to my house for lunch on the Friday of our trip. But, that means getting the house clean, making lunch for everyone, etc.! With that said, this is just my cup of tea-I LOVE planning things! I just make obsessive lists, almost DAILY, of what I need to do. Using the list from the previous day, I make another list in hopes that anything I have forgotten the day before will be jogged from my memory so I can add it to today's list. And, the cycle continues until the big day arrives. OCD you ask? Slightly... :)
And lastly, I'm thankful for a hopeful reconnection with lost friends. I had obviously been guilty for losing touch with friends from high school because they'd appeared in my recent dreams. So, I made an attempt to reconnect. It was good to hear that we all felt we had responsibility in our loss of contact with one another. And, while I hate to say that feelings have been hurt and misunderstandings have taken place, we agree to forget about what has happened and move forward. I hope that we will move forward, begin keeping in touch more frequently, and reconnect because I have missed these friends in my life!
Have a Happy Monday! I'm trying to make the most of "one of those days" and you should do the same!
Monday, July 12, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Higher Education
I am setting my sites on Arts Administration.
I've been doing research to decide what Masters program at SCAD would be the best fit for me. While my ideal scenario would be to pursue a second bachelor's in Interior Design, I don't think it's feasible at this point because it's not going to build on the degrees I already have.
With my Bachelors in Hospitality and Graduate Certificate in Public Management they build on each other. Hospitality is obviously hotels, restaurants, clubs (night & country), & events. Public Management is within Political Science but helped more in learning budgets, theory of political science. My intent in obtaining that certificate was to take a non-profit organization elective course, but it didn't make. I thought non-profit would play into the event planning by way of fundraising. But, nonetheless the certifcate helped in learning how to plan budgets, etc..
Now, with a Masters in Arts Administration it builds on it even more. Arts Administration is more a Non-Profit Administration degree. It focuses on museum & facility administration, but brings in raising money for non-profits, professional business writing, arts promotion, etc. Potential careers with this Masters are facility manager, fundraising and development coordinator, special events planner and the list goes on. So, as you can see it ties in perfectly to the degrees I already hold. And, hopefully it will put me closer to opening Tidings Event Studio.
I am REALLY excited about this!! I know I am not currently using my degrees by working a job in Financial Aid, but hopefully this degree will bring me closer to pursuing my career. (Note: Financial Aid is a "job" not the "career" I hope to pursue). At least for right now my "job" makes ends meet while Kenny is in school, but it's not what I want to do for the rest of my life! This Arts Administration Masters program is 45 quarter hours + a 5 quarter hour pre-requisite. It will take 2 1/2 years to complete, which is just in the time Kenny will be finished. This will give me time to finish my Masters in case we move from Savannah once Kenny graduates with his Pharm.D.
Stay tuned to see how the application process, which I hope to begin tomorrow, pans out.
P.S. In response to a previous post: the cleaning schedule has been established. Yesterday worked well; today, however, did not...
I've been doing research to decide what Masters program at SCAD would be the best fit for me. While my ideal scenario would be to pursue a second bachelor's in Interior Design, I don't think it's feasible at this point because it's not going to build on the degrees I already have.
With my Bachelors in Hospitality and Graduate Certificate in Public Management they build on each other. Hospitality is obviously hotels, restaurants, clubs (night & country), & events. Public Management is within Political Science but helped more in learning budgets, theory of political science. My intent in obtaining that certificate was to take a non-profit organization elective course, but it didn't make. I thought non-profit would play into the event planning by way of fundraising. But, nonetheless the certifcate helped in learning how to plan budgets, etc..
Now, with a Masters in Arts Administration it builds on it even more. Arts Administration is more a Non-Profit Administration degree. It focuses on museum & facility administration, but brings in raising money for non-profits, professional business writing, arts promotion, etc. Potential careers with this Masters are facility manager, fundraising and development coordinator, special events planner and the list goes on. So, as you can see it ties in perfectly to the degrees I already hold. And, hopefully it will put me closer to opening Tidings Event Studio.
I am REALLY excited about this!! I know I am not currently using my degrees by working a job in Financial Aid, but hopefully this degree will bring me closer to pursuing my career. (Note: Financial Aid is a "job" not the "career" I hope to pursue). At least for right now my "job" makes ends meet while Kenny is in school, but it's not what I want to do for the rest of my life! This Arts Administration Masters program is 45 quarter hours + a 5 quarter hour pre-requisite. It will take 2 1/2 years to complete, which is just in the time Kenny will be finished. This will give me time to finish my Masters in case we move from Savannah once Kenny graduates with his Pharm.D.
Stay tuned to see how the application process, which I hope to begin tomorrow, pans out.
P.S. In response to a previous post: the cleaning schedule has been established. Yesterday worked well; today, however, did not...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tidings Event Studio
I may not have a my business off the ground yet, but I have a name, slogan, and description when it happens!
Name: Tidings Event Studio
Slogan: We will bring tidings of love, laughter, friendship, and family to any event!
Description (or something like this): We're here to help with consultation to execution and anywhere in between, from intimate gatherings to birthday parties, family reunions, or an extravagent wedding and more!
But, suggestions are welcome!
Before I completely get this going (which, may be a while down the road), I'll still need to get together idea for the logo/graphic design, "products" offered, and prices.
I've been entertaining the idea of opening my own wedding consulting group for quite some time now. I enjoyed planning my own wedding so much that I find myself wanting to continuously plan things! Case and point: My aunt, Sandy, and I are planning my Mom's surprise 60th birthday trip for the end of July. Mom does not know where we are going, but the rest of the group going does. Sandy & I are really getting into it and I'm loving getting it all together! Our next project is going to be planning a family reunion for, hopefully, next summer for all the Dabbs (my Mom's family) clan. I'm also trying to get a girls weekend trip together for my girlfriends late summer/fall. If it works out, I'm hoping to put together plans of what we'll do that weekend.
If I started getting this project/business venture going, maybe I'll become busier and help with my problem in the previous blog :)
Name: Tidings Event Studio
Slogan: We will bring tidings of love, laughter, friendship, and family to any event!
Description (or something like this): We're here to help with consultation to execution and anywhere in between, from intimate gatherings to birthday parties, family reunions, or an extravagent wedding and more!
But, suggestions are welcome!
Before I completely get this going (which, may be a while down the road), I'll still need to get together idea for the logo/graphic design, "products" offered, and prices.
I've been entertaining the idea of opening my own wedding consulting group for quite some time now. I enjoyed planning my own wedding so much that I find myself wanting to continuously plan things! Case and point: My aunt, Sandy, and I are planning my Mom's surprise 60th birthday trip for the end of July. Mom does not know where we are going, but the rest of the group going does. Sandy & I are really getting into it and I'm loving getting it all together! Our next project is going to be planning a family reunion for, hopefully, next summer for all the Dabbs (my Mom's family) clan. I'm also trying to get a girls weekend trip together for my girlfriends late summer/fall. If it works out, I'm hoping to put together plans of what we'll do that weekend.
If I started getting this project/business venture going, maybe I'll become busier and help with my problem in the previous blog :)
Motivation...
ceases to exist in my life.
Well, I guess that's an overstatement. I wouldn't say it's nonexistent, but I definitely don't see it on daily basis.
I see my husband already, in only his second full week of pharmacy school, come home and work countless hours AFTER already being in class for at least 5 hours, sometimes more. He does NOT lack motivation.
I am not in school like I was for the previous year completing my graduate certificate and so I have less to do, which, for me, means the lazier I get. See, for me, I need more things going on in my life in order to prioritize better and gain that motivation to get everything done in time. Right now, I have work going on; that's it. At work I have about 2 -3 hours of actual work and am bored the rest of the time. Yes, that is a true statement. So, when I get home I continue wanting to do nothing instead of something.
What, you may ask, do you need to do when you get home from work? Well, even though I'm not in school and basically do not have any other deadlines to meet or things to do, I do have a house to take care of and clean and meals to cook. And that, is where I lack motivation.
I've recently, for the past day (maybe), been contemplating making myself out a cleaning schedule so that our house stays clean, but I don't have to do all of it in one day. If I ever gain the motivation to construct said schedule and experiment with the project I will let you know if it was successful. My prediction: I'll make the schedule and never use it, because that's usually what happens. I have all these grand plans, but no follow through.
Stay tuned...
Well, I guess that's an overstatement. I wouldn't say it's nonexistent, but I definitely don't see it on daily basis.
I see my husband already, in only his second full week of pharmacy school, come home and work countless hours AFTER already being in class for at least 5 hours, sometimes more. He does NOT lack motivation.
I am not in school like I was for the previous year completing my graduate certificate and so I have less to do, which, for me, means the lazier I get. See, for me, I need more things going on in my life in order to prioritize better and gain that motivation to get everything done in time. Right now, I have work going on; that's it. At work I have about 2 -3 hours of actual work and am bored the rest of the time. Yes, that is a true statement. So, when I get home I continue wanting to do nothing instead of something.
What, you may ask, do you need to do when you get home from work? Well, even though I'm not in school and basically do not have any other deadlines to meet or things to do, I do have a house to take care of and clean and meals to cook. And that, is where I lack motivation.
I've recently, for the past day (maybe), been contemplating making myself out a cleaning schedule so that our house stays clean, but I don't have to do all of it in one day. If I ever gain the motivation to construct said schedule and experiment with the project I will let you know if it was successful. My prediction: I'll make the schedule and never use it, because that's usually what happens. I have all these grand plans, but no follow through.
Stay tuned...
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Fatherly Angel
Remembering my Dad today and all the wonderful memories and wanted to share some pictures:
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