Zest

Zest, passion, interest, or obsession...Me and my sis were talking about what careers we would want to do the for the rest of our lives. She happens to be passionate about helping deaf people, so she is learning ASL (American sign language). She wants to make this her future, besides making money to support herself, she will be helping people, (which I might add is one of her greatest talents). I'm in a place of indecisiveness on what to do with my career. I already took a break from school, so I can step back and look at what I need to do. I have some talent in writing, plus I love to write. I just never take the time to do it, unless assigned at school. So, hmm, the dilemma of moving to a place that I feel comfortable learning to write, as well as having something interesting to write about is what is boggling my mind at this moment.

New year, now what continued...

I really appreciated the comments on the former post "New year, now what?". I thought they were interesting and while I've been giving some thought to the school situation, the comments helped me realize things from different aspects. I feel that I want my college degree, not just for society, but for myself. It is something that I have wanted for about five years, and it is something that I've put a lot of time and money into as well. My dilemma comes in the form of wanting a degree from a university, that I can be proud to say I attended, and successfully getting a major that I will also be proud of. Hopefully the direction I'm thinking of heading is going to fulfill those needs. Right now, I am keeping that stuff to myself, but I will definitely keep you all updated.

Crossing bridges

Quite literally


Crossing bridges


Not in my mind,


But the traveling kind...





Silly poem, but I was just thinking about all of the bridges we cross in our lives as we drive mindlessly in our vehicles. I was reading an online article in VIA magazine, which is the AAA traveler's companion and I realized that I don't appreciate bridges as much as I should. (Here's the link-http://www.viamagazine.com/) The article was written in March 2003, and referred to the architecture of the bridges along the Oregon Coast. My sis and I have traveled over at least 5 of the 8 bridges mentioned in the article. It brought to mind all of the times that we drive over these amazing structures and barely notice them. So I decided to blog about it and hopefully post a pic or two (eventually). There is also a bridge about 10 miles out of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho that I really appreciate. It crosses a 10 to 15 foot stream, but it's a long way down. There are also numerous bridges in Southern Utah that are just downright scary to cross. I'd love to hear about anyone else's bridge "experiences", so if you have any pics or stories, post them on the comments! Thanks!

New year, what now?

I guess the new year is supposed to bring up mostly positive feelings, ideas, emotions, and possibilities, but there are always "leftovers" from the year before that have to be taken care of first. How about college? I've never been a good student; I despised high school, and tried to like college, but after trying to get good grades, graduate, etc., for so long, I'm throwing in the book. I'm taking a break from school...It might not come as a surprise to most, but it does to me. I really thought I'd have graduated by now! It's been yeeeaarrsss! But this isn't all bad, cause guess what? I feel so much relief by making this decision! I didn't feel like I had any part of my soul left. Kudos to all of those who have ever made it through college! You have my sympathy and congrats!