Lifes Journey
I can't believe I'm 25 turning 26 this year and only now asking myself "what do I want to do with my life". In High School I wasn't as serious as I should have been and honestly I didn't push myself at all. I knew I was capable of doing my work and getting good grades but I just didn't do it. I found excuses and was just plain lazy. I graduated high school just barely and ended up in getting into culinary arts. I did it in High School to make up credits and I was at the top of my class winning a gold medal at our mini graduation and winning a scholarship that year.
I did really well in Culinary Arts not only cause it was my last resort to graduating but The Chef I learned from really believed in me. Chef Diane not only took me under her wings she really opened a lot of doors for me. After high school she helped me get into this Culinary Arts Apprenticeship program which taught me hands on experience and paid me to go to school. It was a tiring experience I was working long hours everyday but it felt good that was doing something and getting paid ;). Then she offered me a job to teach culinary arts with her as her sous chef that was another great experience. Even though the money was good I wanted to try other things so I got a job with the airlines. It was fun cause I worked for contract company and we worked different airlines it was a good experience really taught me how to interact with angry people face to face lol. I realized it was something I was good at and that I work very well under pressure. Before we moved to Utah I was even promoted to be a supervisor for one of the canadian airlines so I really enjoyed that whole experience.
Then we moved to Utah and the plan was we would go to school and do something with our lives. But of course we moved here and we worried more about finding a job and keeping a job so that we could take care of ourselves. I Kept looking for a job either with the airlines or just something different but my husband got the airlines job and I didn't want to work with him or for the same airlines lol. I kept looking and looking and finally I decided to apply for cooking jobs since I have plenty of experience in that field. I applied for the job at the hospital and out of 200 people that applied I got the job. It's a good job money's ok it's fun most days. But I've come to a point now that I want a career not just a job!!.
I wish I could go back in time and was serious with school. I know to get have a Career and to get a job with good pay. I need to go to school. I know I wasn't the best student in high school but I know I can always change the person I will be in the future. I don't have to be the same person I've been in the past. I'm seriously looking into what i want to be and what I need to do to become that. I know it's not to late to be what I want to be so I'm seriously going to push myself to further my education. I'm ready to take make a change for the better.
Ok I can sleep now that I've blogged everything I was thinking lol.
I did really well in Culinary Arts not only cause it was my last resort to graduating but The Chef I learned from really believed in me. Chef Diane not only took me under her wings she really opened a lot of doors for me. After high school she helped me get into this Culinary Arts Apprenticeship program which taught me hands on experience and paid me to go to school. It was a tiring experience I was working long hours everyday but it felt good that was doing something and getting paid ;). Then she offered me a job to teach culinary arts with her as her sous chef that was another great experience. Even though the money was good I wanted to try other things so I got a job with the airlines. It was fun cause I worked for contract company and we worked different airlines it was a good experience really taught me how to interact with angry people face to face lol. I realized it was something I was good at and that I work very well under pressure. Before we moved to Utah I was even promoted to be a supervisor for one of the canadian airlines so I really enjoyed that whole experience.
Then we moved to Utah and the plan was we would go to school and do something with our lives. But of course we moved here and we worried more about finding a job and keeping a job so that we could take care of ourselves. I Kept looking for a job either with the airlines or just something different but my husband got the airlines job and I didn't want to work with him or for the same airlines lol. I kept looking and looking and finally I decided to apply for cooking jobs since I have plenty of experience in that field. I applied for the job at the hospital and out of 200 people that applied I got the job. It's a good job money's ok it's fun most days. But I've come to a point now that I want a career not just a job!!.
I wish I could go back in time and was serious with school. I know to get have a Career and to get a job with good pay. I need to go to school. I know I wasn't the best student in high school but I know I can always change the person I will be in the future. I don't have to be the same person I've been in the past. I'm seriously looking into what i want to be and what I need to do to become that. I know it's not to late to be what I want to be so I'm seriously going to push myself to further my education. I'm ready to take make a change for the better.
Ok I can sleep now that I've blogged everything I was thinking lol.
That's awesome! You're right it's never too late to go back. Both my husband and I are attending full-time at SLCC (great choice btw, and it's open enrollment, you can start there taking generals). I'm still trying to figure out what I want to major in, I just decided that I don't think I want to do Nursing as I had originally planned lol. Anyhow, good luck in your endeavors!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lani especially for the heads up on open enrollment. I am excited to get started. ;) thx for reading my blog lol. Thought I was blogging to myself lol....have a good day
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