I think that whenever I get anxious about life, I start daydreaming about new adventures.  It’s my coping mechanism.  So I think about where I could move, what I could do instead, what drastic changes I could make.  And I’m pretty sure that the Midwest always seems like a good idea.

If I moved to Duluth, MN, I could find a one bedroom apartment for in between $500-$600.  And I’m sure I could easily find a job.  The biggest attraction, naturally, being the bearded, flannel plaid wearing, ice fishing men.  (They are there; don’t deny it.)

If I moved to Deerfield, IL, I could attend TEDS, going further into debt, but at a much more academically inclined school. (I’ve considered them for a ThM, if I should ever get one.)

Or sometimes I consider going back into Nursing.  I could do that here, or nearly anywhere.  But I don’t think I want to be a nurse so much as I want to know I can support myself.

A year isn’t much time.  And that’s when I’ll be done with my MABS.  I like the life I’m building here; I’d like to stay when I’m done.  But I suppose a lot just depends on what God throws my way.

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