Which takes me back to my sophomore year in college. I'm at a top 10 journalism school in the country. I'm working my way through my introductory journalism classes (J133 otherwise known as grammar bootcamp- ugh). One of our professors said that we were going to have guest speakers in class. Woodward and Bernstein. As in the journalists who broke Watergate. So that's awesome.
And it was awesome hearing about their experiences, until one of them basically said we were basically making a giant mistake going into journalism. Oh hey- well that's not a fun thing to hear while you think you know what you want to do with the rest of your life.
Well shit. What's next? I didn't let him completely dissuade me from pursuing a career in journalism. But as the years went on, I realized that it wasn't the right field for me. Which is pretty shitty timing considering by the time I realized it, I was nearing the end of my senior year and had yet to find a job.
As I said to Rachael last night- I'm 27 and married and abut to buy a house and I have no idea what I want to do with my life. My advice- and take it knowing all that about me- is just try to find what you love. It might take a while...but you will figure it out eventually. And it's ok if that doesn't happen right away.
Steve Jobs was a smart man. And this quote sums it up even better than I can. Even though people like those that are telling Rachael she shouldn't want to be a teacher and Woodward and Bernstein telling me that journalism was a dumb career to go into, it's all about following your heart.
And while I'm not 100% there yet, I'll get it. Eventually. And for now- I'll be OK with that.
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I'm super excited to introduce ya'll to the adorable Morgan over at Believe in the Sparks. I feel like I can say ya’ll to introduce her because she’s from the south and I wish I had a southern accent- so I’m just going with it. .jpg)
But in all seriousness, I have absolutely loved getting to know Morgan. While I’ve already been married over a year, I still consider myself a newlywed and love to hear about other peoples wedding planning. Her engagement story is basically the most adorable thing in the world, her and her future husband make a gorgeous couple as evidenced in their engagement pics, and while this isn’t necessarily where Morgan thought she would be in her life at this time- she can’t imagine it any other way and knows that everything really does happen for a reason (can’t agree with her more on that one!!). While I love reliving my wedding while reading all about hers, that doesn’t even scratch the surface on why I think she’s awesome. Some of my favorite posts bloggers write are the fun little facts about them- and her “you might not know…” post is just that. And we share the trait that we’re both a little anxious about irrational things. You know, like your house blowing up or someone trying to kidnap you in the middle of the night.
So really- you should click on over and check her out.
