Noms and Dinosaurs

I'm still thinking of Life Beyond the Cube and what that means. I dream of working at my leisure, not being in a cube, and enjoying some fresh air. No schedule. Just pure freedom. I'm so driven to that desire that I started grad school for a counseling program. If I'm a counselor, I'll be able to make my own schedule, help people, and find fulfillment...right?  To be honest, I'm having doubts. I just read this amazing article, " 5 Ways to Find Fulfillment Outside of Work " from The Daily Positive and what I'm starting to realize is that, even if I go into counseling and have a successful practice, I will not have the kind of leisure that I'm looking for!  Shit, I'll need it more than I do now! So I'm pondering about my future. Counseling is an honorable position and I could help so many people. Right now, I'm going to be starting a new role as a Program Associate for Nursing students, where I kinda sorta get to work with people,...

Happy New Year! It's been a turbulent and lovely 2018.  We had our big wedding, we received tough news about both of our sets of grandparents, and things have been topsy-turvy. I'm in a counseling degree program right now and I'm not sure if that's what I want to do for the rest of my life.  I love helping people, but would I be doing it at my own expense?  I'm not sure. For now, I'm not sure what the future brings, but I want to be secure and happy.  Sure, I have a desk job and that's all fine and dandy, but just  having a desk job is depressing.  It's time to put some effort into creating life beyond the cube. I like all sorts of shit--dinosaurs, cooking, foraging, different languages, planning parties, drawing, etc.   Blogging will be new too.  I don't want to overcomplicate writing, so I'm just slapping it out there, few revisions.  I'm sure writing will improve as time goes on. This will be cool :) -a