Saturday, November 15, 2008

i'm baaaaaack...

hey all! sorry for the silence; i've been thinking about a LOT of things the last few months, and most of them i didn't feel comfortable writing about yet for a few reasons. the biggest reason is that i'm quitting my job. i've known that for a while (since mid september), but didn't want to tell too many people because i didn't think that'd be a good idea. most of the things i've wanted to write about have been related in some way to the gigantic life change i'm making. so i just haven't written anything. kinda lame, i know. :) but no worries; now is the time for all to be revealed.

so.... why am i quitting my job? well, there are TONS of reasons. i've known since the day i started as an associate designer at a interactive marketing agency (translation; doing web & graphic design at an ad agency that mostly does web stuff) that i didn't want to do it forever. but i could never figure out exactly what it was i'd rather be doing. so i stayed and made the most of it, which wasn't too difficult for a while.

now, five years later, after ups and downs and happy times and sad/angry/frustrating times, i've figured it out. or rather, i calmed down and listened to god and he showed me. starting in january, i'll be a full-time graduate student, pursuing a teaching license and masters degree so i can be an art teacher.

i'm so excited. scared, too, but the excitement beats the scared. i know, without a doubt, that this is the path i'm supposed to go down right now. and that is awesome, for so many reasons. i'll be sharing those reaons, too. i'm certain that this career change will affect so many areas of my life and my relationship with god, my friends, and my family.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Welcome back! If all art teachers were like you, I might not have chosen to major in engineering! LOL

Learner said...

i calmed down and listened to god and he showed me

Isn't it awesome when God does that? :) I am excited for you!

sarah cool said...

wow! that is AWESOME! i am really happy for you, friend.

Christina said...

WOOOHOOOO!!!!

Congratulations!!!

Perhaps I'll join you in grad student "hell" next fall (maybe...)

But probably in a totally different direction with the same intent =p

MAX said...

Wow, what a leap of faith! I am SO excited for you!! Oh the possibilities, the fun, the adventure...good for you!

SavvyD said...

It's a big step. I can understand you not writing about all of the changes you are going through. I did that. I did a month without blogging, though I didn't mean to. I was just going through alot of stuff.