Well. I am on a blogging challenge with a handful of other people where we all have 12 topics to blog. And. Last week was the first one. Go read here. So. I was going to continue posting there. Continue the charades of us all on my 'athlete' blog if you will. But. I realized not all the topics are related to my running/triathlete career. And this is one.
This week is 'age: how does my age define me?'
My age does everything for me quite honestly. It is old enough to pay bills, to be married, to be in a ZILLION wonderful weddings, but yet not old enough to be a 'real' adult somehow. I'm just a kid I am told daily at work by various people; yet 5 minutes ago this 'kid' got off the phone with insurance people because I am handing when a car hit me on Christmas Eve.
Take it as you will.
I know that I'm not exactly old, but I'm sure not a kid.
I will graduate college May 9th this year with a steady stable full time job.
I'm doing better than 1/2 of people my age automatically and I am endlessly thankful for Fleet Feet every day and what that place means to me.
I decided to also take this blog post to tell you that.......
I DECIDED MY LIFE PLANS!
Let's throw a party.
So. I had 4 options I was pondering. Lemme take a second to tell you each of them.
1) TESOL. I simply don't see it being my 'forever' world. I can see it being that aimless 20's job of which I love. But. Not 40 year old me. So. Nix.
2) higher education. Again. I love the RD part and I still plan to fully pursue that part of life pretty soon-ish. But. Just the RD part. Not the master part. Not the administrative portion. So. Nope.
3) sports nutrition. I have loved running a year and a half. That's all. What happens if in 5 or even 10 years I get tired of it like Tae-Kwon-do. I loved it. But. Not my personal forever. So. No.
4) music. I tried so hard to nix this my whole life.
Graduated high school. Dropped band. I was too cool for music.
We see how that ended. *will graduate May 9th with a music degree*
Music is what I have done since 6th grade.
It's who I am. Inanely.
Though I love Jesus first. I have loved music longer and connects me to Jesus in a compassionate and intimate way. So. It's what I do. And. I can fathom me doing it at 40.
Honestly. When I went to Peru. I couldn't fathom life without a piano so I went and found one at school.
So. In the fall I am planning on continuing by hopefully pursuing a masters in choral conducting.
EEP!!
I have to do some nit-picky work to get there but I could not be more thrilled.
