Looking Forward, Looking Back
This is my first real post on DW though I've had an account for a few years. I'm not good at regularly posting, mainly because my life isn't that interesting. But I wanted to write something seeing as how this might be the place that replaces LJ. The fact of which I find very sad. I've had LJ for such a long time - I created it in 2007 and made my first post in 2008! Looking back I can't believe that's true or that so many years have passed since then. My first post was about my very first "adult" job after graduating college. I was working as a paralegal for a non--profit social services agency that served HIV/AIDS affected individuals. That might sound really interesting but the work was actually pretty boring and most days I spent trying to read fanfic without getting caught. The best part about that job was that I was working in NYC and got to explore the city during my lunch breaks. And the fact that I'm still friends with the lawyer who hired me!
I knew I wanted to go to grad school so I eventually quit that job and received my Masters in Library and Information Science with a concentration in Archives and Records Management. The goal was to become an archivist. However finding a job in my field is tough so I went back to the legal field and worked for almost a year as a paralegal for a law firm that assisted low-income people, this time working solely with domestic violence victims. Now this job I absolutely loved. The work was fascinating, I learned so much about the law, and I really felt like I was helping people. But a year into it a got a call from a organization that I applied two years previously for an archives job. The person they had chosen over me was leaving and I was being offered the position. As this was a full-time job in my chosen field and I jumped at the chance. I couldn't say no!
Now it's almost three years later and I am so happy with my decision! I would have been content if I had stayed in the legal field but I'm glad I made the switch.
Beyond my work life, my personal life has been a mixed bag. I have started and ended so many relationships (most by my doing), but none have really lasted. At this point I don't know if I'm ever going to find "the one." But at least I'm beginning to accept that maybe that is okay.
Something that I am happy about is all the traveling that I've been able to do. In 2012 I went to Italy and France - specifically Rome, Florence, Sorrento, and Paris. Just this past September I traveled to Switzerland. And for the last 3 summers my family had been going to Acadia National Park in Maine. I definitely feel lucky being able to travel as much as I do. This summer I am going to Portland, Oregon. I'm going for a work conference but I am staying an extra 4 days to sight-see. This will be my first time on the West Coast and I have already planned a day trip to the Pacific Ocean. I can't wait.
I think I'll stop here - this was way longer than I intended. Hopefully I can keep this writing thing up! :)
I knew I wanted to go to grad school so I eventually quit that job and received my Masters in Library and Information Science with a concentration in Archives and Records Management. The goal was to become an archivist. However finding a job in my field is tough so I went back to the legal field and worked for almost a year as a paralegal for a law firm that assisted low-income people, this time working solely with domestic violence victims. Now this job I absolutely loved. The work was fascinating, I learned so much about the law, and I really felt like I was helping people. But a year into it a got a call from a organization that I applied two years previously for an archives job. The person they had chosen over me was leaving and I was being offered the position. As this was a full-time job in my chosen field and I jumped at the chance. I couldn't say no!
Now it's almost three years later and I am so happy with my decision! I would have been content if I had stayed in the legal field but I'm glad I made the switch.
Beyond my work life, my personal life has been a mixed bag. I have started and ended so many relationships (most by my doing), but none have really lasted. At this point I don't know if I'm ever going to find "the one." But at least I'm beginning to accept that maybe that is okay.
Something that I am happy about is all the traveling that I've been able to do. In 2012 I went to Italy and France - specifically Rome, Florence, Sorrento, and Paris. Just this past September I traveled to Switzerland. And for the last 3 summers my family had been going to Acadia National Park in Maine. I definitely feel lucky being able to travel as much as I do. This summer I am going to Portland, Oregon. I'm going for a work conference but I am staying an extra 4 days to sight-see. This will be my first time on the West Coast and I have already planned a day trip to the Pacific Ocean. I can't wait.
I think I'll stop here - this was way longer than I intended. Hopefully I can keep this writing thing up! :)