Saturday, March 1, 2014

Let's try this again

I have not posted in a while. I haven't been truly happy. Set back after set back.

If I hear "you just need to get out of sales and find something that is better for you" I am going to fucking kick you.  :)  But please don't take it personally. I am just frustrated because I know that!

Last year during unemployment I spent several hours doing volunteer work because Exercise Physiology was what I was going to do. I got my ACLS, CPR and did hours at the Cardiac Rehab center at South Austin hospital. I was so fine with putting in some grunt work for free. I did enjoy talking to the patients and find out why they were there. I learned a lot about how people eat and don't work out ( outside my world of triathlons and marathons ) and wow. I was also training for Ironman. Thank god for that. It kept me social and happy for a while.

Set back:
As I spoke to more Exercise Physiologists and other hospitals the more I was finding out there is not much need...even though I thought there would be.
I would go back to school and spend thousands of dollars to find there is no opportunity....and be in debt. I was getting mixed messages of I only need my ACSM ( since I have my Bachelor's in Kinesiology) or I need to get a Master's or I need to go to Nursing School! It was all over the place and was not feeling right.

I continue to look. I am in sales until then. I have to pay the bills and this is my "skill" for now...even though I am not really into it. I am not as aggressive and pushy in my job as I used to be. I have become more compassionate and that doesn't work in sales. Not really.

I think I found it! PTA. Physical Therapy Assistant. I could go to school for that! I am going to an information session regarding school. I know there is about a year of prerequisites. I will hold on to this sales job as best I can stomach it and take night classes or online courses. Whatever they offer.

I would love this. It will be a rough two years and I realize that. Two years. I can do that. I really hope this session goes well.

I just wanted to blog again because I felt like I needed to post an update and share. It is tough going through this as a single mom to 2 dogs...I don't know how single moms to kids and dogs do it. I bow down to you.

I am scared as hell and have been for a long time.

So send good vibes my way and please support me and understand if I am not around. I am really just trying to figure it out and I tend to hibernate when I in this type of place.

Thank goodness for marathons and half marathons! At least I get out about with that in my life!! :) I love that part of my life. I just need to get the career aspect figured out.

How long have I been going through this? Ugh.

Thank you for reading!