Wow, looking at my blog, it’s been since May that I’ve posted an update. So much has happened in just these few short months. The most important is my graduation from Texas Tech University! It took me awhile, but I finally did it! There’s been lots of life changing things I’m in the middle of doing right now as well. To make a long story short, life has been going my way. I’m truly blessed to be where I’m at right now.
After
graduation, I felt sad. Yeah, I’m
admitting that. What kind of
person is depressed after such an accomplishment? That person is me! Believe it or not, it’s common to sort of
mourn graduation. I did some
research and many graduates go through stages sort of what people go through
when they experience death close to them.
Weird, right? I thought so, too, but since I actually experienced it
first hand, I’m a believer now.
The
days shortly after graduation were depressing. I didn’t know what to do with myself. I would wake up and actually feel a
loss in my life. I knew the job
hunting had to commence, but I felt uninspired. I just knew I’d end up back doing jobs I did before even
being in school, and that really made me upset. I don’t know how people can sit around at home with nothing
to do. I thought I’d be okay, but
after a few days, I was driving myself insane! I didn’t want to spend money in
fear of how long I’d be without a job, and the walls around me got so old.
I
had been applying for jobs since March but had no bites. I continued to put tons of applications
out. I knew the more I got my name
out, the better it’d be, but I went through some hard times. I felt discouraged. I found myself angry and cynical at
people – all right after a time I should’ve been happiest for finally achieving
my goal of having a degree from a university I’ve dreamt about going to my
whole life.
I
was tired of not having income, so at the end of May I broke down and applied
at a preschool. I got the job
almost instantly and kept telling myself that while it’s not what I want to do,
it’s an income and it’s giving me something to do. I told myself I’d continue to put out applications and
actively search for something better.
I continued to get rejection emails and snail mail. Each generic response put me deeper
into a hole.
In
the middle of July, I had a voicemail on my phone from Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center to schedule an interview. To keep this short and to the point, after two interviews
and more of a waiting game, I got the job. I’m currently on my fourth week there, and things are
finally starting to click in.
I
guess the main idea of this blog post is to persevere and keep trying. The economy is bad right now. Jobs are
few and far between. It’s normal
for graduates to have to revert back to jobs they had before completing their
degrees. Bide your time, keep
trucking and applying, and eventually a better opportunity will come along. I’m the last person to say be positive,
because I generally can be pessimistic, but this whole experience since May has
really been an eye opener and I feel I’m becoming a better person because of
it. Even though I felt
discouraged, I continued to plug away.
I’ve even had phone calls since accepting this job, and sadly, have also
received rejection letters that I just toss aside and think nothing of.
So
now I can say that I have a degree from Texas Tech University, and am also
working for the great institution at their Medical School. I owe all of my glory to God. Through Him, I persevered. I allowed him to lead me down the path
he wanted me to go down, and things are becoming so much better.
I’m
also in the process of moving.
Labor Day weekend is my move in date!
Life
is good, things are great. And to
all of you who check in for book updates – I’m about half way through a new
idea of a story I’m hoping many will like. I barely started the idea a month ago, and the muse is
really flowing. It’s an idea I’ve
toyed around with for a long while, and it finally begged to be written.
Happy
reading to all, and God bless you!
