Busy afternoon

[melaniesuzanne]

I stamped out all the work fires by 1pm and have been taking care of personal fires since. My root canal was completed at the end of June, I think, and a little bit of the temporary crown disappeared during today's lunch. Oops. Plus, my follow-up with the specialist who did the root canal is next Friday. She expects there to be a permanent crown in place. My dentist's next available appointment is on the 21st. D'oh. Scheduled that and rescheduled the specialist's appointment.

Maryland nephew's birthday is next week. Gifts have been ordered and should ship directly to him soon.

Hubbyfink is currently wrestling the tub spigots which decided to fail spectacularly this morning. The hot water has been getting harder and harder to shut off. Today it just wouldn't no matter how tightly we twisted the spigot. Hubbyfink shut off the water -- with my approval -- before he left for work and I pretended I was at Cooper's Lake during my dribbly, chilly shower this morning.

Tonight I have an appointment with an admissions counselor at Westwood College in Annandale. It's not good enough to simply despair about my job; I still have another 30 years or so of employment (hopefully) ahead of me and I should do something I enjoy. So I looked up schools offering degrees in interior design and this one is fairly close by. I could finally get my Bachelor's and it would put me on a track for something I'd not only enjoy but also be good at. I'm terrified about this meeting. I know I don't have to make a decision now or tonight or even this month. But still... it's something new and scary. And crazy expensive. And I'll have to figure out how to balance my wonky work schedule with classes.

I don't have to decide anything right now. Breeeeeathe.

And... during the middle of typing this, Bossman sent me an Ovation Award notice for all my hard work during budget season. I got a little teary.

Comments

[lady-guenievre.livejournal.com]

Huh. I didn't realize you were like me, a degreeless wonder.... ;-) I should probably get on that stick, as well, though I actually *like* my current job...

[melaniesuzanne.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it has bothered me that I don't have a degree, but not enough to, like, actually do much about it.

[reedrover]

Interior design would be fabulous for you!

... BTW, unless you need a check mark in that box, please don't feel bad about not having a degree. I have two, and have never done a thing with either one of them for my entire professional life up through now. The only class that I can point to as being useful in my current job is Statistics, and only peripherally at that.

To School or Not To School?

[shalmestere.livejournal.com]

The decision is yours, of course--but if you decide to do it, I'll be in your corner, cheering you on :-)

Did I ever tell you my sister is an interior designer?

[psalite.livejournal.com]

And guess what she even teaches some of the design classes at Westwood yes same place (its a small world after all). Probably too late now but she said not to worry about the counselor they are small enough to be looking for students so if you decide to do this getting in should be pretty easy.
If you like I can put you in contact with K too for more "inside scoop"

Re: Did I ever tell you my sister is an interior designer?

[melaniesuzanne.livejournal.com]

I think I knew she's a designer, but I didn't know about the teaching. How cool!

I'm leaning towards the Art Institute Online, though. Westwood's class schedule isn't complimentary to my work schedule; although, the design lab was verrah, verrah nice.

I would love to talk with your sister. Thanks!

[ichseke.livejournal.com]

As you saw in my postings early this year, going to school after some time in the real world is a very different experience! You've just got a lot more control -- where to go, even whether to go, how much to take & when. You've got the experience to recognize which of the offered courses are most relevant to your current situation and/or future plans. You'll feel like less of a victim and more of a peer to the instructors. You set your own goals and your own pace. Don't get me wrong, I loved being an undergraduate -- but was a lot less knowledgeable and confident at 18 than I am now! Whatever you decide, you've got what it takes to succeed.