The joys of working in a law firm. Like having huge files. So big that you have to put them in bankers boxes and expect the little filing girl to haul them around. What, she hurt herself? How crazy is that?
Yes, it is true. In a time of chartless medical offices and the trees are crying for justice- these law offices are hogging all the paper. We keep everything. I am afraid to throw away a paperclip (though we have about 5 thousand!). So, yesterday, as I was trying to put away will files - because will files have to be separate from the regular joe files, I managed to tweak my back. Amazing I thought. What kind of morons keep important files in bankers boxes, in a closet? Grr...
But here I am, at work again. And, for a grand ole treat, I get to go to our storage units, filled to the brim with bankers boxes, and look through them for one lucky file. Which I know will be in the very back, at the very bottom of a stack of five of six boxes. Because, I, the file clerk, am that lucky.
So, my decision to go back to college has been an easy one. Who, in their right mind, really wants to stay at the level I am at for the rest of their career life? Not I! Hubby and I had a long talk the other night and he said something that really stuck- He told me he knows I will never be truly happy being a receptionist, etc. enough if I am in the medical field and it is orgizantional mania. Because I know deep down I can do better. What a sweetie. I had refused to admit that to myself for awhile, simply because I did not want to pay for schooling. What a wimp I am.
On the knitting front, I really have not been doing much. I have officially completed one square on the afghan. I sadly realized all the colors I bought will not look as beautiful together as I thought. So, I will knit what I like and then go to the store and either return some, or just buy some more! Depends on my mood.
I also frogged Branching Out completely. I found some yarn on Ebay almost two weeks ago but have yet to receive it. (That lady is not going to get high marks from me) I am hoping it will work for Branching Out. If not, hey- I got more yarn for cheap! ($1.50) Not bad!
Wish I had pictures to show but I am at work and camera is at home. That always proves to be a problem.
The one thing that is weighing most heavily on my mind is whether or not to go back to school. I have gone back and forth on this decision more than a dozen times in less than six months. Right now, I am at a stand-still.
Currently, I possess an AA-general. I did not specialize in anything because I wandered from one thing to another as each quarter passed. I went from wanting to be dental hygienist, to librarian, to medical office assistant, to whatever classes I needed to get the darn degree. My last two quarters were geared towards medical office assistant as I was offered a full-time position in a medical office where I was currently working in part-time.
When I first went to college, I only went because my boyfriend(who is now my hubby) was going and my parents offered to help cover whatever expenses weren’t covered by scholarships until I got a job. So, I went to college so I won’t have to work right out of high school. But I had no idea what I wanted to do or become. I aspired to become nothing.
When the doctor office job offer came up, I greedily took it up as I love the human body and all its interesting functions. Plus it was a way for me to interact with the scary scary public. So I finished up the whole college experience and went off into job land. (And sent boyfriend away to Ellensburg for more college-how sad!)
There I was, working, saving $$, and waiting.
So here I stand, one year into marriage, with Hubby to graduate this spring with a job already lined up for the fall. And I have no idea what I want to do. And it is killing me.
I love the medical field. I love anatomy. I love the human body. When I worked at the doctor’s office, I loved when I got to sit in a procedure-some of the most interesting stuff. I loved interacting with the patients. There are so many aspects I love about it.
With all of that, you would think I should become a nurse. But that really does not appeal to me. Maybe all the schooling is daunting but I just don’t want to be a nurse. I reconsidered becoming a dental hygienist but then I thought about being that close to others people’s mouths. And I seriously don’t know if I can handle that. I love the teeth, I love when I go the dentist (I even hold a mirror and watch them work on me) but I don’t know if I want to be the one working on others. So now I am considering radiologist technologist. There is a program in Vancouver- how convenient, seeing how I am moving there this summer!
But I just don’t know if I want to go back to school. I still need probably a years worth of classes before I can apply for the program. So, here I sit, just sitting, praying, and killing myself over this decision. Hubby says go for it but I just don’t know if I want to. I think I am just scared. I have been out of school for almost 4 years- which isn’t much for many people but for me, it is a lifetime.
College- is it ready for me or I am ready for it? I just don’t know…..
