So, with this being my first 'official' blog, I feel like it should have an incredible amount of wit and wisdom but I'm afraid to tell you that it will have neither. Actually, it will most likely be some metaphorical hypothetical situation that will bore most of you, if there is anyone even reading it. I have come to realize that life after college is all about change. Changing jobs, changing locations, changing relationships, changing goals and changing plans. College didn't do anything at all to prepare me for this. I guess that is because everyone is still stuck in the dream of finding the perfect job that will start in August after you graduate (in four years, of course). Some would wonder why in August but that would be so that you can travel to Europe that summer and 'find' yourself. You will be at the job for 30 years while growing your IRA and retire somewhere in Florida. When I think about this, it kind of makes me a little sick. It seems like the word change has a negative connotation but I'm beginning to realize that it is more about new discoveries and learning about the world around you, even if it is as simple as changing your latte from a vanilla to a hazelnut. For that moment in time, you will see what the person at the next desk over is experiencing. I have learned so much in this transition of the last 3 months. Leaving a place where I had a job that was 'going to take to to where I want to go professionally' to being a barista at the local coffee shop has been quite an experience. The interactions that I have had with the people that work there and our costumers have been priceless. I have been able to look at the world from a new prospective and I haven't even left Marble Falls yet. I have also learned that being honest with feelings can be really hard. I tend to keep everything to myself so I won't inconvenience any one else but I finally figured out that is selfish and I am not doing my part as a member of the community which I am active in. Although communicating what needs to be communicated is important, the harder part for me is how that may make the other person feel. It actually crushes me.
Well, I need to get going. I should be writing more often. I am about to head out of the country in Jan. so I will be updating this!
