365 and Counting...

October 13, 2006



















366 days ago, I moved to Arkansas. 365 days ago I started my job at John Brown University. To many of you who have been working at the same job year after year this might not seem like a big deal. But for someone like me, this is HUGE!. Since college I have had a hard time staying in one spot. Let me give you a time line...

Dec. 2003 - Graduate College. Moved Home to Michigan
April 2004 - Had no luck finding a job. Went to England
Mid May 2004 - Landed a job in Sandusky, OH. Moved.
Late August 2004 - Flew to LA for an 8 week Photo. Internship. Ended up staying 14 weeks.
Dec. 2004 - Flew back home. Went to England.
Jan. 2005 - Moved to Newport Coast, CA to be an Au Pair
June 2005 - Found a job in Wisconsin.
June 2005 - Never made it to Wisconsin (job feel through) Stayed with friends in Denver.
July 4th, 2005 - Got hooked up with a one time Job that paid pretty well
Mid. July 2005 - Left Denver for Indiana to visit friends
August 2005 - Moved Home
Mid August 2005 - Moved to Indiana in hopes to find a job.
October 12, 2005 - Moved to Arkansas
October 13, 2005 - Started working at the Soderquist Center at John Brown University

So as you can see, I have quite the history of moving around from job to job. I have had to fight the urge to leave on several occasions. The above timeline is a testament to why being here a year is such a great accomplishment. I still like my job, don't get me wrong. But there is still that little part of me that wants to start the learning process all over again; that wants to see new places and adjust to new environments. Life is an adventure! That little part of me won't just go away when I tell it because of two reasons: 1. I am still young and 2. I am unattached.

Do I see myself staying in Arkansas forever? No, not really. Until one or both of the above reasons change, I will still keep going and waiting to see where I end up next!

Westbrook Manor

October 12, 2006

As an employee of JBU, I am allowed to take 3 credit hours per semester tuition free. I would consider myself somewhat of an idiot not to at least try and take advantage of my situation. So, this semester I signed up for a graphic design class that takes place every Monday night. The first program that the class focused on was Adobe Illustrator. Most of the time we just copy other peoples work to figure out how to use the program. Well, the last assignment allowed me to use some of my creative juices. The Assignment: design a business logo that incorporates your name in some fashion (either your first name and/or you last).

So I imagined Westbrook Manor. A wonderful bed and breakfast that has a few secret passage ways and a laundry shoot in every bedroom making it easy for the staff to dispose of dirty linens. If I were to open a real Bed and Breakfast, I wouldn't name it Westbrook Manor. I would call it Nobody's Inn. That has a much nicer ring to it, don't you think?