Path to a New Discovery--2011

This was taken from my previous blog, written in 2011 when I decided to go back and get my bachelor's degree.  Enjoy!!!

It's been a long time since I have done anything with this blog, in fact I have ignored it for a long time, but now it is time to get the juices flowing and get back to writing again.

I have decided on something that has been on my mind for a long time. For the last couple of years, okay the time, I have been not writing in here, I have been attending college in a library tech. program. Well, after some thought, and some inspiration from my lit class, I have finally decided to go back and get my bachelor's degree (in Liberal Arts, with English minor). The reason for this goal: I have always been the type who that liked learning, but what scared me was being stuck in the same field all my life, never moving forward. Most of my friends went to college as business majors or as education majors, which never appealed to me. I wanted a career that would allow me to think.

I also have to blame the city I was living in. Most people are stuck in their same life, never moving forward or thinking a person is just what they do for not, not who they are or what their potential is. I fell into that trap, which led down a spiral of depression and anxiety.

I also blame my mom a bit, she thought I was more the business type, but to tell you the truth, it was just a job for me, as a way to earn money. It was also good experience for the real world, but it just wasn't me.

Now that I am away from my family and relocated, I have done a bit of growing and learning about myself, and after working in libraries and going through this tech program, I know what I want to do: I want to be a librarian someday. But I have to get a B.A. before going to library school, plus I want to keep exploring so I am going to keep attending school and getting an education. I want to see if I can make the jump like so many of my friends.

I often wonder what would have happened if I had the courage like my sister to not listen to my mom and tried to discover myself then, but we can't always ponder and worry about the past. The future is what is important now, and it's time now to go back to college and keep dreaming.

Thoughts on this today, August 31, 2014:
Now that I have read this, I am amazed I had accomplished this far and in faster time than I thought (one quarter early).  Now my minor did change from English to Women's Studies, but still I think it was an appropriate choice for my minor as my classes for my major and other electives did cover a lot of women's topics.  I must say though that although the idea was to go to library school after getting my BA, this plan has been delayed, as I am now doing a reevaluation of possible other career choices.  Although it is normal for majors and minors to change, I never expected my goals would change too.  I am considering other master's programs, like continuing in women's studies or study Human Sexuality.  Library school is still a consideration but it is not the most definite plan as of right now.  We shall see as time goes on. 

P.S. The accounting degree was actually useful in some areas: I can balance books and find accounting errors and run a nice side business on Ebay. 

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