Dear few, yet very loyal, readers, I’m sorry I abandoned you for so long. To ease the heartache you’ve experienced, I am here to provide you with an extra special announcement. I submitted my application to graduate school! Remember when I sent out a possible-too-subtle message to my professors who had not written letters of [...]

I am on the job hunt…a daunting task to say the least. I fell victim to the economy on Friday and was laid-off. I am trying to keep a positive attitude. This gives me an opportunity to search for a career that will truly satisfy me and, depending on how long it takes to find [...]

School started yesterday for Florida colleges and universities. Not for me. I’m not going to school this semester, because I need to prioritize. I was supposed to take the semester off to get my grad school application in order. While I have plenty of time to do this (and I halfway intend to do it), [...]

I know it’s quite a jump to go from considering a Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology to a Master’s in Hospitality Management, but there was a logical process by which I have [almost] decided that this is the course I want to take. (P.S. It was also quite a jump to go from a Bachelor’s in [...]

Just kidding! (about the 15 minutes, not about the career search) I would be fulfilled if I could write about my never-ending quest for higher-education and hobbies and get paid for it for the rest of my life. (I wouldn’t even ask for a raise as long as I could pay my bills–honestly!) However, I [...]

If you’ve read about me, you know that I want to be a real freelance writer. I want to quit my day job and work from my bed. There are three major reasons for my burning desire to bid farewell to my life as a “Marketing Manager,” and start my new life as an employee [...]

My long-term aspirations involve a PhD in linguistics and a large cherry wood desk with a stacks of my own research surrounding me. Short-term, I need a more flexible career so that I can get a jump start on this higher education thing I adore so much. Working 8:00-5:00pm with an hour-long commute each way [...]