I have lived for years with the notion that “not everyone gets to have their dream job” or “you are far too old to go back to school”; you name the limiting thought, and I thought it. My experience as an undergrad was a very challenging one, as I had to drop out for what was supposed to be three semesters but ended up being five years. I eventually graduated successfully, eight years after I should have, and with rather good grades. But after that experience, the thought of ever going back to school was not a comforting thought. Consequently, I resigned myself to the fact that a Bachelor’s Degree from a well-known and highly regarded University was good enough.
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Everything Has a Purpose – Even This Blog
I guess I should probably lay out the purpose of this blog that again, I never thought I would have. I really should have done this in the last post, but I was distracted by thoughts of Matthew McConaughey and Hallmark Movies. Because clearly, I have a thing for crappy movies starring good looking men. Or perhaps I just have no taste, it’s a tossup really. Quick side note – I think it is interesting that McConaughey shows up in every spell check I have ever encountered. And not because I type it a lot (I do – I admit it), but rather because I was on a library computer recently and it popped up when I spelled McConaughey wrong. I was checking out his latest book; feel free to judge. I am still way down on the list for Britney’s book and I wasn’t in the mood to read something that requires any thinking. I am doing enough of that in school these days.
Continue reading “Everything Has a Purpose – Even This Blog”First Post, Worst Post?
The title is fitting and very possibly accurate.
You see – I never intended on having a blog, unless you count the time I was seriously considering watching every Matthew McConaughey movie and critiquing it in blog format once a week. It really is a brilliant idea and one I really should do someday, so don’t steal my brilliant idea. Seriously – I will use all the money my EAP will cover for an attorney to defend my somewhat clever piece of intellectual property.
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Wisdom from the Watercooler 