i know what i want to be when i grow up!

so i mentioned my A in english. (did i also mention how stoked i was and still kinda am over this!?) before i carry on, i wanted to give a little background.

i've been a secretary pretty much my whole professional 'career'. and while i've been a darn good one, i've increasingly found myself bored with my various positions (fortunate for me, i work in a hospital where clerical support is needed all over, so i've been able to transfer within departments as positions have opened up). Well about a year ago as i was trying to determine why i was so unhappy and bored, i happened to walk pass a co-worker in an adjoining department as he was tinkering away on a pc that looked completely gutted. i thought to myself, wow- that's something you might find any given person doing at home- i bet he really enjoys this. and it occurred to me that i should also be doing something i really like. so in a semi-desperate effort for quick guidance (i'm all about immediate gratification!), i did one of those online job personality quizzes. while the results amused me a little (police officer!?), i was also determined to be possibly a good fit in the social worker arena. hmmmm. if you know me, you know that i usually love handing out my 2cents of advice in any given situation, even unfortunately in times when it wasn't asked for. i like to think of myself as a bit of a fixer or problem solver. at any rate, i finally (and kinda) have decided what i want to be when i grow up! i say this because i know what i don't want to do, and that is to be some mindless clerk working for the county, or working with terribly troubled children (mildly troubled- i might be able to handle! lol). i know that i have a lot more to offer than clerical support, but at the same time i have a lot of training to do in order to perfect what i feel i can offer.

phew! soooooo all that said, my goal is to achieve my associates degree at COS (again with the sooner than later gratification- i need something to hold in my hands!). from there i plan to obtain my bachelors and maybe even my masters in human/social services/work. i've already interviewed for a social worker asst. at the hospital, but so goes my luck; we're in the middle of a flippin hiring freeze, which naturally includes the position i applied for. i just hope that my interview went well enough for the powers that be to remember me when we've 'thawed' out. it was perfect, i'd be following around the real social workers, acting as a patient advocate, making sure their various social needs are met while they're patients in the hospital, etc.

So this semester i'm taking intermed. algebra (omg, the first day scared me!) and art appreciation (which i feel i have a lot of already, so that will be a fun class). my time will come though. and until then i'm re-discovering the joys of learning. which feels a little odd for me. who'da thunk me of all people would take an interest in reading and actually finishing a novel!? turns out to be quite an adventure, that reading is! lol..