As the economy is changing, the way careers are being developed is becoming more removed from what our parents did. My dad started with General Motors shortly after graduating from college and has been working there ever since.
When I graduated from Central Michigan University in 2006, I was terrified of the prospect of being "stuck" with one company for...ev...er (althought that's not how everyone sees it). As life would have it, I had nothing to worry about. I moved to Alaska for four months after graduation, working at a hotel. I then moved to St. Louis, to be a Travel Director (rarely sleeping in a bed that wasn't in a hotel). One year later, I moved to tiny, rural, Maryville, MO to be with my now, husband. There I found a job as a receptionist in the Admissions office of Nortwest Missouri State. When the semester ended, I found myself at the Bearcat Bookstore applying for a Textbook Manager position at Barnes and Noble. Finally, after a few years of smalltown life, we, my husband Matt and I, decided to come back to Michigan where a new job has found me.
I had a revelation the other day on my 27th birthday. I realized that my fear of being stuck in one job for the rest of my life, was more than just a fear. It was an opportunity. While, I plan on staying in my current job for a long time, it doesn't mean, nor do I feel that, I'm stuck. It means that my job is not my life, just a part of it. My free time, I can spend doing other things, the things I always wanted to be when I "grew up."
I've been told I am (and always wanted to be) a decent cook, a fair photographer, a good writer and a budding painter. So, on April 20th, I made a resoltion to dream. Cheesey? Absolutely. But, it's the truth. My blog will be an exploration in writing, cooking, photography and painting. Not exactly sure where this will take me but it's a start.
