College . . .

 

I went to Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) for college.  And I LOVED it!  I sort of liked grade school; I DESPISED High School-but that's a story for another day; (except for the retreats, they were AWESOME); but I LOVED college.  I made some amazing friends that I'm still VERY close with today, including one of best friends.  I grew up a lot.  I learned a lot, not just education wise, but in life.  I learned to manage my money.  I learned to live on my own.  I learned how to prioritize my time.  (Yes, I'm not very good at it, but I still LEARNED it)!  :)  

I just freakin' LOVED it!  And there are days that I still miss it.  I loved living on campus.  I enjoyed the hustle and bustle.  I loved the fact that there was always something going on.  Once I finally picked my major, Psychology, (which is pretty useless by the way if you don't get your Masters/Doctorate), I even loved the classes.  To show you HOW much I enjoyed my classes, I actually got an A in my Psychology Statistics class.  Now, that might not seem like such a big deal, but if you really knew me, you'd know that Math and I DO. NOT. GET. ALONG.  We just don't like each other.  AT. ALL.  So for me to get an A in Statistics?  That's HUGE.  I mean H-U-G-E!   As a matter of fact, I actually got a 4.0 that semester.  The ONLY time it happened by the way, but it still happened. 

My only regret?  I wish I would have realized back then how important college really was, and continued on with my degree.  Even today, 20 years later, I still LOVE Psychology.  Anything Psychology related I enjoy.  I would love to be a Child/Family Counselor.  I was leaning towards Social Work/Counseling while in college, but I was just tired of school and I wanted out.  So I didn't continue my degree.  Now I really wish I had.  Because now I'm 42 years old, and I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.  Actually, I DO know.  I want to be the same thing I wanted back then.  I want to be a Counselor/Psychologist.  Only now I'm too old to go back to school.  And too tired.  

So maybe I didn't learn as much in college as I SHOULD have.  Like I should have learned, back then, how important it REALLY was.  And how much it would affect the rest of my life.