Hiatus Explained

(x-post from RR, with edits pertaining to this blog)

In my introduction I said I was a recent college graduate and very interested in the fields of wedding and event planning... but as I'm doing my research and trying to find positions in those fields to work, as I do need money to get by, I am finding it more and more difficult to get my foot in the door. And I love event planning, I really do, but it has been really discouraging not being able to find a decently paying position -- or at this rate, even a paying position -- as entry level. There is a silver lining though: most of the coordination positions I'm finding pay pretty well... once you meet the "3-5 years of experience" qualification.

Anyhow, the job hunt has been a bit depressing, realizing that I may have to settle for something that won't further the skills I've trained in event planning just to have money to get by... On top of that, I have friends in computer programming that are getting wonderful job offers. They tell me I'll probably get a lot more out of my career than they ever will because I really do love it... but in the context of finding a job, it's not the most consoling thing right now.

So, I haven't really been feeling in the mood to blog, but I'm slowly coming out of my slump. I recently started my certificate in Events Planning at USD, which really just means I'm taking a class right now called Entertainment Events Management since they don't offer classes simultaneously during the school year. More importantly, I've realized that I need to take action to make changes to my situation.

"If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, water your own lawn."

Although, I'm finding it harder and hard to stay interested in random things online. I've let so many things just sit in my RSS reader because I haven't felt like going through them. I don't want to be one of those people that is just glued to their computer all the time because truthfully I get a lot more out of the things I do when I'm not sitting at the computer. Recently, I've read the entire Harry Potter series (which I think is wonderful) and started planting tomatoes. I've made a decision to pick up knitting sometime soon too.

Anyway, I will probably be dropping my Weekly Links feature but hopefully you will be seeing more of my blogging after this slump.