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When I was twelve, I wanted to be an author. When I was thirteen, I wanted to be an art teacher. When I was fifteen, I wanted to be an interior designer. When I was sixteen, my mom said, "You like web design, why don't you be a web designer?"

And that's when it hit me. The past six years have been aimed with my career goal in mind - but what if I never made that decision? What if I wake up one day and realize that I hate web design and don't want to do it anymore? As unlikely as that is, it's still a thought that crosses my mind from time to time.

A lot of people start college without knowing what they want their career to be. It's really a daunting task - deciding what path you are going to take for the rest of your life. (It's almost as scary as choosing a faction in Divergent - the book that I am currently reading) Luckily for you, making the wrong choice right now won't screw you over for the rest of the time you're alive.

College is about exploring. Most of us don't have the unlimited funds to truly explore all of our options, which is really a shame. It can be a little unsettling to be in an environment where everybody knows what they want to do and where they're going, while you just want to pass your math class and have something decent in the cafeteria for lunch that day. That's why deciding on your major is so important.

Here are a few thoughts to keep in mind:

01. Think about what makes you happy. What are your favorite things to do? What do you spend time doing that makes time fly, and how can you translate that into a job setting?

02. Travel. Experience new things and new places. There could be something out there that you had no idea existed.

03. Try something new. Take classes with subjects that seem interesting to you. Broaden your horizons.

04. General Studies. Start off college taking general studies courses. This gives you more time to figure out what you want to do while still working towards a degree.

05. Take a break. If you've run out of general studies classes to take, it's ok to take a break from school instead of spending more money on classes you might not end up needing. A break from school can help you clear your mind and realize what you'd like to continue studying.

06. Work. If anything, working a job you hate will inspire you to pick a better career path, and working a job you love will confirm what you want to keep doing.

07. Relax. I know it can be scary not knowing where your life is going, but it can also be exciting. If you don't have your life already planned out, then it leaves room for anything to happen. Just make sure you're able to pay the bills and doing something you love in the mean time.

Here's a little secret for you - even the people who have their lives planned out and know what they want to do right now will probably change their mind down the road somewhere. Life is unpredictable, and we have the ability to try so many different things in this day and age.

College Rule #12
College doesn't define who you are for the rest of your life. Now's the time to explore.

I can't tell you what to pick as your major. I can't tell you when you're going to know or how to get that lightbulb to click on. All I can tell you is that you don't have to live in fear of being left behind in life because you don't know what you want to do. It will come to you eventually - it's ok not to know. Explore your choices and go on adventures. Learn the meaning of hard work and being a good person. Defining who you are as a person will help you decide what you want to do with your life.

PS. I drew that Morph (from Treasure Planet, I'm saddened to find out a lot of people have no idea what that is) on Art Academy: Sketchpad for the WiiU. If anyone has a WiiU and wants to be friends, you should add me! - ohemjayy

Peace. Love. Explore.

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Insert Introduction Here

I'm not really sure why I'm writing an introduction post - if you want to know more about me, "Know Me"; if you want to know more about this blog, "Back Story". If you are a creep and want to see my face or find me elsewhere on the internet "Find Me" and "Stalk Me". It's all good.

I guess one of the biggest reasons that I wanted to start this blog was because I didn't renew my domain name this year, and I just HAVE to have somewhere to blog. My aim for this specific blog is to be a little more organized than all that I've previously owned. It'll be quite a struggle for me because I tend to go off on tangents, and jump all over the place, and talk about seemingly random things. You'll learn very quickly this to be true of me.

So what then, do I talk about if this isn't REALLY an introduction post? she ponders as she listens to her Mayday Parade playlist on Spotify. (she has also previously been pondering why she HASN'T started listening to Mayday Parade sooner.) I suppose I'll specifically talk about all of my college and job endeavors. That has to be interesting on some level... right...?

I have been out of school for a month now, pretty much. I can't believe it's been that long since I've seen my old roommate, and one of my best friends, whom I have started affectionately referring to as Casshole. It's a tough thing going from seeing someone every day and talking to him or her about everything, to never seeing and barely talking to him or her at all. I'm going through the same thing with my friend, Paul. The worst part is that neither of them are coming back to my school next semester... so I really won't see them much anymore.

College Rule #1
People leave. They transfer. They drop out. They graduate. It sucks. If you have my luck, half of your closest friends will all leave at the same time.

In the past month, I haven't really thought about school much - other than when I reminisce about stuff with my boyfriend or talk about all the ways I'm going to be able annoy my boyfriend next semester because I will actually live close enough to do so. I ended up checking my school email yesterday though and found out that one of my classes was canceled because not enough people were enrolled. This means I got switched into an 8am class.

Rule #8 About Jayy
She does not do morning. 11am classes are borderline early. She will undoubtedly be late to and sleep through any 8am class she has frequently.

My advisor/favorite professor, Dr. Mooney (from here on out referred to as Moon Master D), also emailed me about classes that I need to take. You see, as one of the few people in my major who actually enjoys and excels at the design part of web design (and one of the only girls), I'm pretty much the only one concerned at the lack of graphic design classes that are required of us. So Moon Master D is helping me fill up all of the open elective spaces with the best possible graphic design classes that I can take. The whole business is tricky though because there aren't really any graphic design courses that'll be beneficial to me that I can take without taking the whole graphic design first year schedule... and ain't nobody got time or money fo dat.

I'm still jobless. I'm still broke. I'm still wondering how I'm going to be paying for my car insurance. Being an adult is super awesome. Dad says there might be a job for me where he works - taking pictures of used cars and putting them up on the site - which would be a pretty awesome gig for me, I think. I do that kind of thing normally anyway.

Other than that, the biggest things happening in my life aren't even happening in MY life. My baby sister just graduated high school last Friday. I can't believe she's so old! I can't believe that respectively that makes ME so old! Although, I'm old enough to legally consume alcohol, so being old has its perks. The other thing is that baby sister has published her first book, which is pretty awesome. I'm in the process of reading it. If you guys are interested, you can check it out here - BUY THIS BOOK RIGHT MEOW. And while you're there (at Amazon that is) feel free to order your good pal, best friend, favorite blogger, Jayy, season 1, 2, or 4 of The Vampire Diaries. She just might have to love you for forever.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LITTLE COUSIN!!!

Peace. Love. Collide.

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