So... It's Been a While

I have a confession: sometimes I don't update my blog because my life is boring. Maybe boring isn't the right term, but my life is, nonetheless, completely average. And I'm not very creative, so while some of you are writing vibrantly witty blog posts, making the most ordinary thoughts or activities amusing to any casual reader, I suffer from chronic writer's block, which explains why I no longer want to write for a living. I still enjoy writing, but I just can't do it all the time. I have to wait for inspiration to burrow its way through all my mind's clutter, and if I have constant deadlines all up in my grill, I can't really afford to be patient with myself.

But what about the bachelor's I just earned in professional writing? Well, I decided before I graduated that I wanted to be an editor anyway, not a writer. And editing is still a possibility. There's just not much demand for entry-level editors right now. But some of you might remember when I was a health science major. Despite my ridiculous diet of Cup O' Noodles, Chinese take-out, and whatever confectioner's delight was currently in my apartment, I was working toward a career in nutrition. Well, I'm not going to be a nutritionist, but I am going back to my health science roots.

A couple weeks ago, I was on Facebook and saw an ad that said "Become an ultrasound technician," and I was like, "ok." I didn't click on the ad because bad things happen when you click on Facebook ads, but I did my own research, found a program nearby, and decided that I really wanted to do this.

This career change was a recent decision, so I'm rushing and struggling to communicate with Everett Community College so I can start taking classes in the fall. I've applied, but I can't get anyone to answer my e-mails or phone calls, so the whole thing is still kind of iffy. At the same time, I'm really depending on starting ASAP. I need to finish my pre-reqs by the end of winter so I can apply for the diagnostic ultrasound technology program at Bellevue College. If I don't finish my pre-reqs by winter, I may be doomed to wait another year to start the program, and that is just unacceptable. I'm turning 25 in a few weeks, and I need to get out of Marysville once and for all and get on with my life.

So if all goes according to plan, which I'm determined it will, I will be an ultrasound technician in a couple years, and I am so excited about it. I feel like I've finally decided what I want to be when I grow up and I feel as giddy as my childhood self who wished she could grow up to be a dolphin.