Building Job Search Skills and A Belief in the Power of Me

Since I made the decision to postpone graduate school earlier this year, I have been working on updating my resume and beginning my search for part-time work.

I have found the search to be a little more challenging than it used to be. I have a BA in psychology, but I’ve been out of the work force for four years. And in that time I’ve had four different addresses. And currently, we live hours away from any big city and opportunities are few and far between.


Lean on Me

Woman with laptop in cafeOne week, during our last deployment, the dreaded “F” word reared its ugly head:  Finals. 


Follow Your Head or Your Heart?

I love words. 

You might remember that about me. We talked about it last week. 

You might also remember my ridiculous indecision regarding which degree plan to choose.  Follow my heart and pursue writing or follow my head and pick something more practical than a liberal arts degree? 

After a lot of thought, and then some more thought, and a little thought to cap it off, I’ve made a decision … a liberal arts degree it is! 


The College Spouse: Study what you love or what you need?

I’m a word girl. Always have been. I love books and writing. I’ve always been a fan of the creative arts.  Ever since I took the leap and went back to school to pursue a degree, I’ve aimed my goals toward that point on the academic compass. 

When we PCS’d to a new duty station, I had to transfer schools. I’m not going to lie, it wasn’t the smoothest transition. 


Back to School Jitters

There are so many things that make us forget the deep sighs of midterms and remind us of the magic of the fall semester - the smell of new pencils, the intensity of new highlighters and the crisp newness of notebooks not yet introduced to the beauty of the written word.


The College Spouse: School Is In For Summer

The summer is super busy for me and my family as I continue to attend school and my kids head to summer camp. 

I organize my summer schedule the same way that I do my fall and spring schedule – completely around my kids and their activities. This summer, however, my husband is scheduled to return from deployment so I need to throw that into the mix as well.


The College Spouse: PCS Waits for No One

PCS moves are a hassle. They are even more so when the move happens during a college semester.

During our last move, we were given orders just three months before my husband’s report date. I was in the middle of a semester. Chaos ensued.


The College Spouse: Making my Dream Career a Reality

After nine years of service in the Navy, I didn’t know what I wanted to do.

Nursing has always been a career I wanted to try, but I was too afraid to take the first step. My husband is a hospital corpsman in the Navy and brings books home about all sorts of different diseases and treatments. These books fascinate me.


The College Spouse: This Old Dog Just Learned Some New Tricks

I am one of the oldest students in most of my classes, and it shows. Sometimes, I am out of touch with the latest technology. I don’t know the lingo.

I even look old school. I come to class each day with my backpack and sack lunch. The other students come with laptops and iPads.


The College Spouse: How to Learn in a Generation Gap

I didn’t realize how much I am out of the loop until I went back to school. I thought I knew all the latest lingo and styles. Nope. I’m now considered … old.

When I first decided to go back to school to earn my nursing degree I didn’t consider the possibility that I would be one of the oldest people in the class. But I am. And it can be hard and frustrating at times.

While I’m busy taking notes and making sure that my homework is completed on time, I hear laughter behind me, cell phones vibrating and music blaring from someone’s headset. Each is a total distraction.

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