Hello! Welcome back! I've missed you. Things are quite certainly different than the last time. Geographically, I'm in Chicago. Professionally, I'm a graduate student in psychology here. Forecastually, (that's not a word), the weather's turned and fall is here. I know this because there is a red leaf on my fridge that my roommate from Texas picked, ran upstairs with, and awed over for a solid 15 minutes. She has never seen snow. I'm about a half step up from her, having only lived in Colorado (the mildest kind of cold) from September-November (the mildest of winter months). More on Chicago and school later. That's all anyone ever asks me so it's easy to tire of talking about it. You'll have to excuse me.
I had some ideas that I wanted to write down before I forgot them. Don't laugh, that happens to me a lot. I've probably found the cure for cancer but then forgot it even happened. I'm thinking, if I don't stay in Chicago once I graduate, where do I want to go? Yes, I know. I WILL go where God leads me, but let's say He lets me do the picking. State-side, Colorado is number one on the list. Not the Springs, they're a little too quite for a single lady (holler) who wants lots of activity, but Denver and Breckenridge are surely high on the wish list. There are 3 other states that also appeal to me. In no particular order- California, North Carolina, and Maine. I feel like if I'm going to stay in the United States I want to make the most of it. I know I've always sworn off California but San Diego keeps tugging at my heart strings. It is quite the location. It's not the highest on my list, but it's definitely not ruled out. North Carolina has always been there as a potential spot. I like everything I know about North Carolina. If nothing else, maybe I could get a lakeside cabin in the woods here to retire to and grow old with my husband, or my cats. Depending on where God leads me in that department, too ;) And Maine. I haven't actually been to Maine, but exploring is part of the appeal! I had never been to Chicago but here I am and it's worked out well so far. Wherever I go immediately following school, I'd like to have a job, a community of friends, and access to regular snowboarding. Surely that's not too much to ask for.
I guess I can't write a return blog and not talk at all about school or Chicago, so I'll let you in on some stuff. But as soon as I get bored with talking about it I'm going to stop writing! You'll just have to ask me later if you've got more questions. When I said I was studying psychology, I really meant industrial/organizational psychology, which in a nutshell means psychology in the workplace. For example, this research paper I'm writing focuses on locus of control and how that affects job satisfaction and job performance. Terribly intriguing, right? :) Well, I'm pretty interested. I feel like Ross on Friends, who is way into dinosaurs and is going to be immersed in his studies for the rest of his life. No turning back, I'm never going to escape the world of I/O! I'm already a member of SIOP, and the I/O conferences will be every year from now til forever. Ok, that's about all the school talk I can take for now.
I do live with roommates, but I have my own bedroom. My window has an incredible view, which anyone who has visited me can attest to. Right now someone on my floor is cooking or just cooked chicken and it smells so good that I went and took chicken out to cook too. The power of persuasion my friends. I miss my car, Kobe, but I have a weird fondness of Chicago's public transportation. I also have a spot in my heart for Chicago's homeless and I feel totally useless in helping this situation at all. The best I can do for now is the occasional chat and cup of coffee with my friend John, who lost his home in a fire half a year back. If anyone is interested in starting up a homeless shelter, let's talk because I have some ideas and a huge desire to make it happen.
You know, I think I'll try to start keeping up with this again. Maybe I should switch, or rename it, or something, because I don't live in a van anymore. And I just feel like I could be more creative than blue with colored dots. We'll see. If I move, I'll definitely let you know. Thanks for rejoining me, it's nice to be back :) Hope all is well with you, and I'd love to hear from you/see your face in Chicago. Don't be a stranger!
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