It has been two years since I graduated with my Bachelors degree. Two years since I wrote my last essay and all throughout school I HATED writing. I was always the person who would wait to the last minute to write an essay. That meant at the end of the semester I would spend many nights awake typing out my essays that were due the next day, as many college students do. I remember during my sophomore year I had an extension on one of my papers and one of my friends sat in the room with me to help me stay focused and finish the essay, talk about a good friend! In one of my classes we were required to write a one page essay; many times I would forget about them until thirty minutes before the class started. Yes, I would finish them in twenty minutes allowing me ten minutes to get to class.
I was also never a great writer and grammar always killed me. I'm more of the chemistry/math type than the reading/writing type. So it boggles my mind now that I am actually enjoying writing these blogs. I guess I have always been that way when it came to school work. I always did very well in school but I hated reading assignments and struggled with finishing them. However if I pick up a book I choose to read I will finish it in a day or two.
I think this is something I have come to accept with myself. I have always disliked being told to do something whether it is reading, writing, or yes even cleaning. When I choose to complete tasks I become obsessive compulsive about their perfection. My husband will make fun of me when I make the bed because I do not like to have wrinkles in the sheets and once the bed is made I hate it when he sits on it because it messes up the the comforter. I have told him in the past not to sit on the bed after it has been made. Call me crazy, I know!
This morning however I couldn't wait to sit at my computer and start writing. I was not sure what I wanted to write but I knew I wanted to write. I still do not know what the main topic of this blog is and I have a feeling I may do a bit of wandering until I can find a topic I can sit down and continue to write about on a daily basis. There are many blogs out there for and about military life so I know I do not want to head down that road since they usually become repetitive. I'm sure God will tell me eventually what to write about but until then I will continue to try out different paths and enjoy doing something I never would have thought I would like!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Which direction should I take?
When it comes to blogging I'm completely new and I am not quite sure which direction I want to head with this blog. I have also never been the best writer.
So I will start with a short introduction about me. I have always loved horses and from the time I was a little girl I always wanted one for myself. The one Christmas present I always asked for as a kid. No I never received a pony for Christmas but in the end I am quite thankful because I would never been able to give it up. Instead of having my own horse I took riding lessons from the time I was 10. This gave me my weekly dose, during the summer daily, that I needed. If you think I am crazy about needing a dose of horses ask someone you know who loves horses and they can explain it to you.
I always wanted to work with people who have disabilities for as long as I can remember and at first I wanted to use dolphins but being from Florida I knew I did not want to stay there and I sure didn't want to move to California. What was the next best option, well the same phenomenal creature I had been working with for so many years... the horse. So it was decided I wanted to become a therapeutic riding instructor.
Next step was how do I accomplish my goal since therapeutic riding is not a college major that you find in most schools. As a mater of fact I only found two or three at the time I was looking that allowed you to study it in a class. Only one had it as a major, luckily it was on the east coast. Went and toured the school and fell in love with it. Well that is where I spent the next three and a half years of my life. I loved everything about the field I was entering into. To me the cons were minimal.
I accomplished my goal and I loved my line of work. I was excited to get out into the work force and actually put my degree to use. However besides my career there was another part of my life that had always been more important. God had brought a man into my life during high school that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. He had decided to join the military and attend one of the military academies. We were engaged right before our junior year of college and had to wait til he was finished with the academy to get married. And yes after 6 years of dating and 4 of those be long distance we decided to get married the June after his graduation. It was by the the best decision of my life. I love him dearly and I appreciate all the sacrifices he has made to serve our country along with providing a better path for our future.
However as with the military, you go where they send you and I was not willing to choose long distance any longer. So when we were picking bases we were hoping to get TN since it is such a beautiful state and not to mention there were two centers within twenty minutes of the base. I had gotten my hopes up so high. However those hopes were shattered when we found out it was not TN or anyone of the other ten places they had allowed us to chose from but one we never even thought of... Georgia. The one state we never wanted to be stationed in.
So of course I started looking for jobs and a place to start my career. Nothing.. at least nothing within an hours commute. I would have to commute over 2 hours to get to the closest therapeutic riding center. Now I love my field but I did not want to spend 4 hours alone on the road. I quickly figured out that the area of GA we are in is pretty much a black hole for the equestrian world. Practically nothing in the area. I hit an all time low.
I hated not being able to put my degree to use because lets face it they are not cheap. But what I hated most was not contributing and with the economy at it lowest point finding a job was not a piece of pie. I applied at lots of places had a few interviews but nothing came up. At the time I thought it was because I wasn't good enough but I had to realize it was not me it was all in God's plan. I had to learn to put everything in his hands and trust that he will give me a good job when he feels I am ready. And after a year and a half of being unemployed I have been able to find a job. I am finally in a place where I am not angry for being in an area where I can't pursue my dream but I have entrusted him with my life and I know that when the time is right he will give me the perfect opportunity that fits my needs.
I am excited for the future that God has planned for my husband and me. I know he will not give us anything we cannot handle. I will always strive to make lemonade when things are not going as I planned because in the end it is not about my plans.
So I will start with a short introduction about me. I have always loved horses and from the time I was a little girl I always wanted one for myself. The one Christmas present I always asked for as a kid. No I never received a pony for Christmas but in the end I am quite thankful because I would never been able to give it up. Instead of having my own horse I took riding lessons from the time I was 10. This gave me my weekly dose, during the summer daily, that I needed. If you think I am crazy about needing a dose of horses ask someone you know who loves horses and they can explain it to you.
I always wanted to work with people who have disabilities for as long as I can remember and at first I wanted to use dolphins but being from Florida I knew I did not want to stay there and I sure didn't want to move to California. What was the next best option, well the same phenomenal creature I had been working with for so many years... the horse. So it was decided I wanted to become a therapeutic riding instructor.
Next step was how do I accomplish my goal since therapeutic riding is not a college major that you find in most schools. As a mater of fact I only found two or three at the time I was looking that allowed you to study it in a class. Only one had it as a major, luckily it was on the east coast. Went and toured the school and fell in love with it. Well that is where I spent the next three and a half years of my life. I loved everything about the field I was entering into. To me the cons were minimal.
I accomplished my goal and I loved my line of work. I was excited to get out into the work force and actually put my degree to use. However besides my career there was another part of my life that had always been more important. God had brought a man into my life during high school that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. He had decided to join the military and attend one of the military academies. We were engaged right before our junior year of college and had to wait til he was finished with the academy to get married. And yes after 6 years of dating and 4 of those be long distance we decided to get married the June after his graduation. It was by the the best decision of my life. I love him dearly and I appreciate all the sacrifices he has made to serve our country along with providing a better path for our future.
However as with the military, you go where they send you and I was not willing to choose long distance any longer. So when we were picking bases we were hoping to get TN since it is such a beautiful state and not to mention there were two centers within twenty minutes of the base. I had gotten my hopes up so high. However those hopes were shattered when we found out it was not TN or anyone of the other ten places they had allowed us to chose from but one we never even thought of... Georgia. The one state we never wanted to be stationed in.
So of course I started looking for jobs and a place to start my career. Nothing.. at least nothing within an hours commute. I would have to commute over 2 hours to get to the closest therapeutic riding center. Now I love my field but I did not want to spend 4 hours alone on the road. I quickly figured out that the area of GA we are in is pretty much a black hole for the equestrian world. Practically nothing in the area. I hit an all time low.
I hated not being able to put my degree to use because lets face it they are not cheap. But what I hated most was not contributing and with the economy at it lowest point finding a job was not a piece of pie. I applied at lots of places had a few interviews but nothing came up. At the time I thought it was because I wasn't good enough but I had to realize it was not me it was all in God's plan. I had to learn to put everything in his hands and trust that he will give me a good job when he feels I am ready. And after a year and a half of being unemployed I have been able to find a job. I am finally in a place where I am not angry for being in an area where I can't pursue my dream but I have entrusted him with my life and I know that when the time is right he will give me the perfect opportunity that fits my needs.
I am excited for the future that God has planned for my husband and me. I know he will not give us anything we cannot handle. I will always strive to make lemonade when things are not going as I planned because in the end it is not about my plans.
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