Back To School!!!

Back To School!


Finally! I’ve made the plunge, well, in the process of taking the plunge! Getting my ducks in a row to start school. I’ve always wanted to go back and get my degree; I’ve always just lacked the drive to do so. What made me finally do it you ask? Well work has a pre-paid tuition program, which is free money for school. I figured I might as well take advantage of it while I can. I’ve never seen any employers that offer a pre-pay option. I’m jumping on it, that oh, and it makes me HAVE to stay at work, haha!

I took the first few steps already, I’ve applied to school, picked out my degree plan and now I just have to submit my classes to work, take a placement test and get my transcripts, which hopefully by the time I post this blog I already faxed it back to Colorado!!

I know I can do this, I’ve proven to myself I can do anything I set my mind to, hell, I moved 1800 miles way to start a new chapter of my life. I am a little worried with my time management, which if you’ve read any of my blogs you know I’m not such a Rock Star in that department, but hey-I’m working on it.

I always seem to get into the situations where I don’t have a choice on what to do; I just have to do it, since that is the only option. I am putting myself in this situation because I know I need it, I have the time, I don’t have to pay for it, and I don’t have anyone in my life that requires all or most of my time, so why not now?

I want to bust my ass and get my bachelors in 3 years. I have a plan (remember I need a plan, NEED.A.PLAN) I decided its best for me to break it up year by year, or more like 2 years by 2 years. Going for my Associates first, then going to transfer for my Bachelors. I like the “stepping stone” idea, that way if something happens 2 years in and I have to stop, at least I have that degree to build on. Although, I’m pretty confident that I am going to finish completely.

I mean, what’s 3 years? I look back now, and have no idea where the last 6 years of my life have gone. I feel like I’ve spent so much time focusing on everyone else, it’s my turn to focus on me, and do this for myself! Its not going to be easy and I sure wont have much time since I’ll be working full time and going to school full time, but if I can get it all done in 3 years then it’ll be worth it. I’ve come to grips with the fact I will have zero time for a life, ha!

I feel like I am finally ready to settle down with it and focus on it, this is what I want to do with the rest of my life and I need to put in the work to get it done. I decided on a Communications degree, hard choice and we all know I have commitment issues when it comes to big decisions (and hell, small ones too-look! I can’t even commit to what I am saying, ha!) I’ve been in the Communications field for the last 5 years; I seem to stick to it and most of the time I enjoy it.

I want to enjoy going to school and really want to do something in a field I enjoy and will enjoy. Nothing worse than spending time and money going to school to get a degree in a field I won’t use! Like all of those Psychology majors, While it’s an awesome program, what do you people plan on doing with your lives?

Do we really need a bunch of Psychologists? That field is flooded as is now, can you imagine in another 10 years? Eek! Seems like so many fields are over saturated, I’m hoping mine isn’t!


Wish me luck :)

Routines are so, uh, Routine??

These Days…

I can’t seem to manage my time! I went from having all the time in the world to working which means, not having enough time to complete my “to do list” for the day. On top of adjusting to my new schedule and lack of time management, I am going to try-scratch that, I am going to actually go back to school in the fall. Slightly scared since I can’t manage to accomplish my tasks now with just working full time. It’s a double edged sword, I need to go to school to get my degree but I have to give up my time to do it, which should be fine, I really don’t do much of anything out side of work these days anyways!

I’m sure it’s just an adjustment that I need to make, fall into my routine, which oddly enough, I’ve never been good at having a “routine.” I suppose it goes into the whole idea that I don’t always do the same thing each day at the same time. For example: Some mornings I eat breakfast at home, others I eat in the car, and the rest of the time I end up eating at work. I am just not a “routine” person, I wish I was for the sake of time management. I always try to plan out my time (in my head) and while it always works there, it never does when I try to apply it.

Case in point: I have this wonderful idea that since I work at 10am (soon to be 11 am) that I can get up earlier and start running and make a habit of it and get into a “routine” to do so. I feel if I do it every day I’ll feel accomplished. Which I think falls into my whole “commitment issue-saga” Anyhow, this never happens. I blame what I like to call the “Sleep Monster” I can get up let my pups out just fine, but then “Sleep Monster” takes over and I go back to bed until its time to get up and get ready.

I do however believe that the “Sleep Monster” and “Marshmellow Bed” might just be one in the same. That bed ROCKS! I sleep so well in it. Love. That. Bed.

So having a “routine” to me is the same as “vanilla ice cream” while it’s the “safe” choice and will always be there, it becomes mundane, oh, well that and I can’t ever get out of bed on time, therefor making a routine would make me late. I hate to be late, I hate when other people are late more so than if I am late, but still, it bothers me. I can see running late on occasion but, UGH! It especially bothers me when there is a deadline involved like a movie time, a play, dinner reservations or an airplane!! Times are not suggestive, at leaast I don’t find them to be.

Which leads me into another topic: Plans! I have to have a plan, I mean I HAVE TO HAVE a plan. I can’t always remember being this way, and don’t get it twisted, I am still carefree and up for whatever and can go with the flow, easy going type of gal, you know? But I’ve realised when it comes to other people plans are a definite must have for me. I never have to have a plan for myself as to what I am going to do on a “leisurly” day, but if it involves another person or several, I need a plan, times, places, ect. Because, I’ve found it’s really hard to people to keep their word and relying on others gets old very quick. More times than not I’ve had “plans” and things happen, I get that, but when it’s the same people all the time, you tend to get a good sense of how reliable or not so reliable they are.