Happy Monday!

Having a rough Monday? Maybe this cute face will help.

Meet my baby- Lil Sebastian.

 
In my part of the Midwest, it has been grey and rainy all day! Not much of an incentive to get out of bed.  BUT- I made it to class, and we had some laughs about the crazy food people put ketchup on.  Some of the crazy ones were- mac n cheese, mashed potatoes, pickles, and baked potatoes! I'm not a huge ketchup fan, except for the usuals- fries, burgers, and hot dogs. (Shh- some hot dog stands think ketchup is a sacrilege!) Do you put ketchup on anything "weird?" Tell me about it!

I don't think I've mentioned this before, but since leaving my last job as a social worker, I've decided to take some classes at the local community college to give myself some time to figure life out and keep my mind active.  Currently, I'm taking 4 classes! Human Anatomy, College Algebra, Medical Terminology, and Computer Applications and Systems.  Although I've taken Anatomy and math before (I'm a huge math nerd- I took Calculus in High School), these were some of the prerequisites for a program I was kind of interested in applying to. After being somewhat discouraged and stressed out from nearly a year of social work, I may have been running away from Psychology a bit, and I see that now.  But I think the break has really revitalized me, and I'm ready to dive back into something Psych-related.  If I can just make it through final exams!

So, if you love something, like I do with Psychology, I think it's worth it to keep exploring! Social work turned out not to be the career path I wanted to continue taking, but I'm starting to realize that it doesn't mean I have to go and completely reinvent myself.  Psychology is such a diverse field, and since I'm the kind of person that just likes everything, I think it's a blessing to have been able to narrow it down a little and decide to move on to something a little more "me." That doesn't mean I haven't thrown myself a pity party or two in the meantime, but life is a journey, and it's so important to appreciate every opportunity God has given us.  And by all means, if you need to just take a step back and reanalyze things, do it! And that takes courage and support- so let people help you.  I definitely struggle with that myself.  I want to be so independent and figured-out, but life is a team effort.  Take the life raft that everyone around you is throwing you. Don't be stubborn.  People know you are trying and people want you to succeed.

Xoxo, Kathryn

PS- Pink Lipstick makes everything better :)