I feel like I may have started a blog before at some point, but that obviously failed. Blogger didn't recognize my email address, so I suppose it's a good time to start fresh.
I have been on a real "path to self discovery" lately... maybe rediscovery would be a more appropriate word. It has nearly been a year since I graduated college and, as expected, the real world has proven to be pretty cruel at times. I was lucky to have landed my "dream job" right out of college as an adoption caseworker for foster children. Five months later, we were herded into a moldy, claustrophobic room and told that our jobs were being contracted out to a private agency. My dream job was no longer mine, so I had to look at other options. I was lucky to be hired at a bank down the street from my apartment, and I really enjoy the work... but my sense of identity is a little off balance, as I am working in a profession way outside of my college degrees and interests. Unfortunately, this means my "sense of identity" has started to revolve solely around my career... and that is, quite frankly, really unsatisfying.
Being an adult with adult responsibilities has left me with little time to do the things I used to love: reading, writing, and enjoying music. "Growing up" has also shown me I have a passion for a few new things that I want to devote more time to: photography, baking, and working out. My goal in starting this blog is to be able to remind myself that I need to slow down and enjoy the things I am passionate about. God has blessed all of us with many desires and talents, and I feel in order to be the wife, friend, sister, woman He has called me to be, I need to start embracing all aspects of my life and rediscover the things that truly make me happy...
Stay tuned :)
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