Back to School I Go

This lovely month of September marked the first part of my journey to become a clinical counsellor. I have been making some sort of excuse for about a year of why I could not go back to school. But those excuses ran out and here I am! I was worried that I would be the old person in my classes or have forgotten how to be a student, but it is amazing how quickly things come back to you and as it turns out I am not the oldest, I am just average. This year is a filler year of classes before I get into the degree program to finish up my Child and Youth Care, then continue on to my Masters. I am taking a random assortment of classes that all sounded really interesting when reading their descriptions and have so far been good. Getting back into the routine of school, work, and life has been a little interesting so far. I am a fairly organised person and my planner is my life. If something is not written in there it drives me crazy. I still carry around a paper planner and I used the calendar app on my phone. 

The best part of going back to school was the school supplies shopping. My sister and I went together since we are both in school again. Office supplies in general is amazing. There are so many choices of ways to be organised. Colour coding, fancy pens and sticky notes galore!! Throughout the years of all my schooling it is neat to see how many more options there are for school supplies. You can personalize and show your personality through everything. Colours, prints, shapes, size, etc. It was so much fun getting to find new items and trying to find old favourites. 

Starting at a new college is scary too. I was so used to the way the Medicine Hat College works, the layout and feeling comfortable there. Being at a new school is definitely hard, but going back a little older and a little wiser helped me to not be nervous to ask people where to find classrooms or talk to the people sitting beside me. I am finding some of the time that I really miss MHC, it felt a little more homey, in the sense that there were so many places to sit and hang out in the college. Where my current school I am not finding that. There's some tables outside that are really nice to sit at when it is not raining but few tables inside are in the cafeteria or you can sit on the big staircase. If I lived closer to the college I would go home during my break, but that's not really possible. But I may just need to do some more exploring of the college and find places to eat my lunch and study. 

I am so glad to be on this journey to continue learning and working towards my final goal. It is going to be a process, but finally knowing what I want to do and going for it is the most rewarding experience. It has taken some trial and error to figure out what I want in life. I would never trade any of those experiences, since I wouldn't be who I am today without them and they have led me to find my passion. 

You are never to old to go back to school and find your passion! Don't settle for anything. We all deserve the best in life, even when it seems like an impossible journey. I am the happiest I have been in a while and I owe it all to some pretty major life events. So follow your heart and trust your gut!

Song of the Day: Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell