Life Updates and Life Plans

    

Morning Upper East Siders....I thought that would be a fun way to start the blog today. Anyways hello. I would first like to give a BIG shout out to my Aunt Kim and my Step Grandma Charlie! Thank you to you both for reading my blog posts (way more than my parents do) and leaving detailed and considerate comments on Facebook! Hopefully, these two ladies can inspire you to give me more attention read, laugh, and explore another point of view! Anyhow, I thought it would be a good idea to write about and update everyone about what I am currently doing in life, especially since many college students have such different plans with COVID-19 being present. Also, since I’m less than two years away from graduation I wanted to share some of my many tentative plans of what I’m thinking for life after college!

Life Update

    Currently I am a junior in college majoring in Interior Architecture and Design, however I’m planning to change to Construction Management once I'm accepted into the major. I decided to make this change after lots of consideration. Construction offers many more career opportunities and the average salary is considerably higher, especially if I want to continue my shopping habit. Plus, if I decide to get a masters degree in architecture, construction sets me up much better than interior design does. I'm a bit sad about this decision though because I enjoy being around my classmates and love talking to them (they might not like how much I talk though). Believe it or not I had some fun working with them, playing hide n' go seek at night, and laughing with them. I mean obviously I can still see them, but it might be less.

    COVID-19 is also has a huge influence on this semester. Due to the virus many of my classes are totally online, except for one which is once every other week. Since, my classes are mostly online my family and I decided it would be best for me to live at home in Denver, instead of pay rent to just sit on a computer. Then, I just drive to my in person class. I certainly do miss seeing and hanging out with people my age and that aren't my parents. Let me tell you it's been like only a few weeks into the semester and I know I never want to live with Anne and Stephen again! They don't want to watch Married at First Sight, they talk about the same topic for many days, tell me jokes I should tell, and so much more. It isn't all bad though because my dad makes the MOST FABULOUS breakfast on weekends. We always have eggs, cheese, hash browns, meat, fruit, and a baked good! And my mom grocery shops and makes nice and healthy dinners. Plus, she is always up to see a cute video of a kitten and giving encompassing hugs!

    I also am planning on going to Spain for the second semester of the year. I really feel like college is the best time to be abroad for an extended amount of time. I also love the Spanish language and have found my ability useful in many situations, so I'd love to expand my Spanish speaking ability even more. The ability to speak a useful language is such a wonderful asset to have when applying for a job. Also, I haven't traveled very much, so it'd be great to travel now when I have the opportunity! 

Also, I need to find a job or internship soon. It's been the first time in a while that I don't have a job, which is nice, but life is getting pretty monotonous without one. 

 Life Plans

   Alright, time for my life plans. Please keep in mind that these life plans are so tentative. I obviously don't know what opportunities will fly my my way in the years to come, but I think it's good to have plans to aim for. However, if Pete Davidson or Timothee Chalamet want to take off my purity ring and replace it with a wedding ring, then I'm ready for that too!

   First, I really want to live somewhere fun. I like the suburbs of Denver and would like to live here when I'm more settled, but right now I want to live somewhere fun. I'm thinking of living in Aspen, Chicago, the western slope, Nantucket, and kind of maybe Overland Park in Kansas (What a fun girl! She wants to live in Kansas!). Right now I'm really leaning towards Chicago. I feel like it's big, but not too big like LA and New York. Plus, I don't see myself living in a place like LA. It's too liberal and they blame climate change for problems they created themselves (i.e. forest fires, smog, "drought") (I'm not saying climate change isn't real I'm saying they created these problems and can solve them). Regardless of where I live I'd really prefer to have a yard and put a trampoline in it, so I can jump. I mean I can deal with an apartment as long as it has a balcony, but I really want a trampoline. A pool would be nice too, but that isn't a necessity in my short term plans, however in my long term plans I need a pool on my property, it's a non negotiable. 

    One of my most thought about and most embarrassing plans involves comedy. I would love to graduate college with a degree in construction and move to Chicago. I would like to get a job in safety or project managing and live in the wonderful Aqua building in Chicago. Then, ultimately I'd take classes at Second City, which is a comedy club, so I'll be going to clown college! Seriously though, I really want to refine my comedy skills. I really enjoy talking and making people laugh, I just feel like so accomplished when someone laughs with me.  I would continue establishing myself in my career and then also see where comedy takes me.

I could also move to Chicago and get my master's in architecture while working in construction and taking classes for comedy! I know I enjoy designing things and I know architecture would give me the ability to do that. Construction would set me up well and since many jobs prefer a master's degree in architecture in order to work. I truly, truly, truly love designing and would love to continue it in the future. 

    One of my other plans is taking a job in construction and living on the western slope of Colorado. I think it would just be great live in a more secluded area. I'd be able to see cool animals, drink the best water, have my own views, see stars (I love that God loves glitter like me), camp easily, and have tons of snow surrounding me! It's just a very beautiful area and it'd be so nice to be away from a lot of the added stress cities and suburbs bring. Plus, once it burns no one else will be there. I'm just concerned I wouldn't get married though and I'd have to live alone with my clothing and handbags to keep me company. 

    Another plan I have is to stay in Denver and sell insurance! I've been getting encouraged to do so by my aunt to sell insurance with her for many years now. I think I would be good at it as I love to talk and golf. Which is pretty much all they do. However, I don't know if it would be as fulfilling as other career paths. Plus, I'd likely have to live around Denver, which is fine, but I'd like to go somewhere else for a while.

Also, on top of these I'd like to eventually get married and have kids. I think it would be so much fun to be married. You get to be with your best friend all of the time! You can laugh, talk, watch the bachelor, you get another family to hang out with and befriend, you can dance with them, go swimming, cry and share life trauma, hike with them, write each other daily sticky notes about why you love them, and argue about who gets to see their family on Christmas (because we all know grandma makes a great German Apple Pancake, but is that Christmas pancake really worth having to see drunk cousin Doug passed out in front of the neighbor's front door AGAIN? I don't know, that's for you to find out!)! S'cute! However this part is more of a long term plan.

Anyways, thank you for reading and being interested in my life, especially since you made it so far. Also, I'd like like to just say that while Ruth Bader Ginsburg and I didn't agree on much, she was an incredibly strong and determined woman. She has done lots of work regarding gender discrimination and overcame many obstacles. I'm sure I benefit from policies and cases that she fought for and I don't even know it as I take it for granted. So, I admire the work she has done for the benefit of both genders and our equality. Plus, she had fun accessories. God Bless Ruth Bader Ginsburg!

Thank You! God Bless!