Big Girl Time

I have to be honest...

I'm thrilled for all my friends who keep scoring post-grad jobs at the start of their senior year. But seeing all the Facebook statuses is totally freaking me out.

I figured I would at least have until winter or so to start the search.

False.

Apparently, you should start it nine months out.

I was looking online yesterday for people who wanted grads, and thought "What am I doing?! This is not real life."

The idea of having a big girl job keeps me up at night, I swear. It's not like I haven't worked before; I've been working since I was sixteen.

But I've always had more school to look forward to.

So now, suddenly, since I'm not doing grad school, (not yet at least; you never know!) I have this whole new phase of life happening, called "career."

It's the typical cry of the college senior.
"What the hell am I supposed to do now?"

Myself, circa 1995, complete with tutu and glowing red eyes.

I read somewhere that to find your true passion, think back to yourself between the ages of six and 11. What kinds of things did you like to do? What interested you most?

For me, it was writing. Storytelling. And it never went away.
But until I complete my first book, (underway, by the way. More than halfway done.) I have to find something fairly stable to support my endeavors until I hit the New York Times Bestsellers list.

Shoot for the moon and all that, right?

In the meantime, here I will be, studying at school, praying I have all my credits covered, and running a newspaper, all while trying to squeeze in some final college memories to reminisce about when I'm old and visiting with my college roomies.

What did you enjoy most as a little kid? Does your career involve that/ do you still enjoy it?

I'd love to know!

Happy weekend :)