But I like lists...
So...
1. I actually made a big life decision and feel quite good about it even if it took me a while to accept. I have decided to apply for an MSW (masters in social work) at VCU here in Richmond. After a long weekend and only 1 day back at work making me feel like I was going to become a danger to myself or others, I decided that I can't keep contemplating. While a masters in divinity is still an interest, it's not something I feel prepared for right now. Maybe one day I will be and an MSW can only make me better prepared (even if doubly in debt), but I also think I might see about eventually getting certified in spiritual direction to incorporate a ministerial element to any clinical work I would do eventually because I do think caring for/healing the mind is automatically part of healing the spirit. But I'm just trying to learn to appreciate the journey and know that I don't have to have all the right answers right now. This was probably the hardest thing for me to accept in making this decision, but I know it's something I have to let go of in order to stop never doing anything out of fear that I won't be making the right decision.
So, if everything goes to plan then in Aug. 2013 I will be starting my first semester as a grad student. Not its just a matter of getting all my ducks in a row for the application and deciding is I want to be completely insane and quit my job completely and be a full time student, who will then live a life full of debt. It's what I really want to do, but don't know if it's the best thing to do...but we'll see. I'll be looking for a roommate soon to help cut cost and safe money while I'm still making a decent salary and go from there.
2. One of my cats had to have surgery a couple weekends ago - ridiculously expensive and really annoying trying to get a cat to rest in order to heal especially when he doesn't feel bad anymore. Oy! That was not a fun weekend - two late night trips to the emergency vet two days in a row and then having to have exploratory surgery done because he might have had something blocking his intestines. He didn't and seems to be back to normal. Just got to get through this weekend and then the stitches can come out.
3. Been real busy with church and safe harbor. I've been participating in a small group ministry with other young adults and it's probably the most challenging because I just am not comfortable with people my own age unless they're geeky like me. So it's a challenge every time but I'm trying.
So, how is everyone out there?
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