Good evening! I guess I will go ahead and introduce myself to everyone as Ashley. I currently live in Pensacola. Definitely not a native but rather an Iowa transplant. I moved down here about a year ago with my boyfriend - now I'm definitely ready to move away. While I love the beach, this is not the place for me and I don't think I could ever call it "home." As he is finishing flight school and getting ready to move to the west coast, I am getting ready to go back to school in Iowa. While I would love to go with him, it does not make sense financially. I am planning to go back to college and take some pre-requisite classes and then apply to an occupational therapy program.
This is a big change from my original plan to go to law school. Advice for anyone considering law...get experience in the field before you go to law school! Choosing to work in a medium sized firm is probably the best decision I have made in the past year. I initially hated it but this is probably because I using a $50,000 piece of paper in a job where I was pulling staples and scanning documents. Things got better and it wasn't long before I was working on a case. For the first couple weeks, I actually enjoyed this...and that only lasted a couple weeks. Recently I have began feeling disposable again. I am not enjoying what I do at all and I have gotten very discouraged. Honestly, I don't find it getting better. A large part of this is because I cannot sit for eight hours a day and stare at a computer screen. Maybe if I was in a recliner in my living room - and I could do my job from my couch (but not really allowed to) - I would enjoy myself a little more. Like I said, I cannot sit that long...I need to have a little flexibility, change, and opportunity for movement and/or hands on work.
That is why I feel occupational or physical therapy would be a great plan. Its definitely a growing field with the opportunity to make a decent income and it incorporates a lot of aspects of what I would like to see in a career. Interaction, hands on work, flexibility, and most importantly a challenge. Having worked in an acute psychiatric care facility, I am not too thrilled about getting into mental health but I would enjoy working in a hospital with children, elderly, and those that have been victims of traumatic incidents. I would also enjoy starting my own business as something like a life coach. LOL - I don't even know what I'm doing! That is my current educational/work goal and I'm going to get it!
When I was in high school, I was really into running track. I looked forward to late winter/early spring practices where we were running in the snow and having snowball fights. Not to mention the practice after a meet when Coach would hand out medals. I had a large collection of medals that I was very proud of. I ran a 5k my sophomore year of college and after that I kinda fell of the bandwagon and got on a new one that consisted of beer and partying. I recently ran a 5k without any training and was reminded of how much I enjoyed running. It felt soooo good! So, before I could talk myself out of it, I took the opportunity to register for another 5k. A week or two after that I plan to find a 10k to run.
Today I did my first training run. It was an easy 20 minute run. I actually made it 2 miles in 20 minutes. For starting out, I am definitely happy with a 10 minute pace; however, I would eventually like to see an 8 minute pace (or faster!). I know it will come with time. But anyways, I'm off to bed...got a 30 minute run tomorrow!
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