Man, do I feel overwhelmed lately. This past week has flown by with a lot of little “life” events. I had to sit down with my daughter and choose a high school to enroll her in. In the area that we live in, you can choose any high school to attend in the county and all of them have different career programs based on your child’s interests.  Its and important decision for my daughter, but I realistically told her that what she chooses now may not be the path that she ends up taking in life. Really, how many of us knew at 14 what we wanted to do when we grow up, that’s why we are all attending college online. We have decided to further our careers for a better position or maybe even change careers like I am doing.

Work has picked up with project which is great,  I have also started attending a career program to brush up my resume and interview skills. I don’t know at this point if I should make the jump to an entry level position in Interior Design to gain the experience and strengthen my education or if I should search for a graphic design job which is what I have done for ten years.  If I change careers now, I could start working up the ladder for an established company, but would lose about half of my income. I know eventually I will have to make the leap from my comfort zone, but when is the right time?

I have gotten through the first week of classes and I am still readjusting to allocating time in my schedule for my class work. After getting through this first week, and looking ahead at the assignments, there is a consistency to them. Every week I have definitions for one assignment, discussion questions for the second, and a project for the third. It was fun to be able to view and critique other classmate’s submissions and be a part of their creativity. I have to admit though, it was so nice having winter break. For the first time at the start of this session I have been having a really hard to get excited and staying motivated to attend school. I have this mental struggle every day that I am loosing time with my family and feel guilty for barricading myself in my office every night for either homework or freelance work. I hope that I can overcome these thoughts.