This is Where I Am 11-26-07

So, I'm at a point in my life where I'm going through a mid 20's crisis. WTF??? I know like what is a mid 20's crisis? I feel so awkward right now. Like I'm too old to do somethings and too young to do others. Most of my real friends right now are 30+ I have a few select friends in their older 20's, knocking on 30's door. I love the 30+ crowd. They are more mature, have less drama, and know what they want out of life. But, then there are those days when I want to go to an UG party and kick it with the young crowd, and when I do sometimes I feel so outta place. Other times the party is just grown enough for me to fit in.

I know careers take time to build, but I'm so ready to be there. I'm tired of feeling like a broke college student. I'm ready to have a house to call my own. I'm ready to go shopping for real furniture and curtains. I wanna drive up in the driveway and push the button on the garage door opener and it actually is my shit! I know that I have to take it slow, and that I can't have the house of my dreams right this second, but a house would be nice (even if I have to start out with a townhouse).

I'm officially moving back to Atlanta in 18 days (feel the excitement radiating through my veins)! Despite all that I went through the last time that I moved up there, ATL was good to me. I'm really looking forward to being back in GA! Last time I was there I went house looking with one of my 30+ friends. I saw this really nice house that I could see myself staying in. I also saw her dream house and got just a tad bit jealous. Which made me all the more ready to have my own shit! I know its going to take time, and I have to take things slow, but I'm praying to God that by this time next year I am actually in my little piece of the American Dream.

So with the move comes job hunting right? Well I've been looking and applying since August. I have a very good prospect laid out, just have to wait until the degree hits the transcript! I've also seen some jobs that I would kill to have (not literally). I would love to be an academic advisor, greek life coordinator, or resident's life coordinator. (Sometimes I think I went to school for the wrong thing!) I am really feeling the higher education arena. I would love the opportunity to teach college in addition to the aforementioned careers. I also love working with middle/high schoolers, and would also like to try my hand at being a guidance counselor in the public school system. (That requires me to take another semester of classes, but I'm not worried about that too much.) I don't think the issue is with my degree so much, but with my lack of experience in any of these arenas. When I was in school, I was too busy taking a full load plus some to be an RA or anything like that, now I wish that I would have done it. It was something that I seriously considered when I was in grad school, but I had to work a full time job to pay the bills and being and RA wasn't going to cover it! My whole issues with job hunting is that employers say that you don't have any/enough experience to do the job, but how the hell do they expect you to get the experience if nobody will hire you? Its a catch 22 I tell ya. So, I keep applying for jobs, and keep praying that my dream job will become my real job real soon!

Ok I know this was all over the place and real random, but I'm done for now!