My Simple, Happy, Beautiful Life

So, I have learned something kinda funny throughout this whole process of making decisions for next fall. I have learned how I deal with stress, anger, frustration and anxiety. I clean. I organize. I do my laundry. I clean my bathroom. I do anything that is productive besides the actual thing I need to do. Avoidance is a great technique. Today, I had a stressful interaction with a teacher again. I am in the process of picking my thesis advisor. I have a partner for a thesis and we want to write our thesis on how income level affects education obtainment. I am actually really interested in this topic, and I am kinda excited to go through this crazy process of writing a thesis. Anyways, I may be stuck with a thesis advisor who doesn't really care about my topic, which is really frustrating. I was driving home angry. I realized that my car needed a oil change. Instead of doing homework and thinking more about this problem, I thought it would be better to work on cleaning, vacuuming,

It has been a tough last couple of weeks. I am making some big decisions for my future. Do I want to write a thesis or take a capstone class? Where am I going to intern at next year? Do I want to do this summer program to be a school social worker? Can I get a paid internship? What population do I want to work with? Where would I want to work possibly after I graduate? What are my ultimate career goals? Needless to say, I have been trying to find the answers to all these questions. It is a process that is not the must fun. I have tried to stay strong with all of these unknown's in the air. My friends in the program have been a big support since they completely understand the stress and pressure that comes from these decisions. We provide encouragement to each other which helps the process move much smoother. Like I have said, I have tried to remain strong throughout the process. I tell myself, "things will work out". "If I have faith, god will direct me to where