You know how the rest of the song goes. I interpret Auld Lang Syne like this......forget the mistakes that you made in the past. Instead, look ahead to a bright and hopeful future this new year. Anyways, HAPPY NEW YEAR! Can you believe it's 2012? The 'End of Days' as some people are looking at it. To me, it's just another year. Another year to make some awesome things happen in my life. Like so many others, I have had the opportunity to think on what I'd like to accomplish and make happen this year for myself, as well as others and I'd like to share them with you:
1. Move out on my own.
For those of you that have read this blog for a while.....one, thank you for reading! Two, I think this is a great time in my life for this to happen. I'm FINALLY starting to establish myself as a professional adult and although the search has been grueling and uneventful up to this point, I'm hopeful. It's all about baby steps.
2. Pass my Personal Trainer Certifcation exam.
This has been somewhat of a long-term goal for me. I started exploring being certified as a trainer since around 2003 when I started training with somebody myself. Since then, I've tried to maintain a healthy, toned body and am always reading articles and hitting the gym at least 3 times a week. You have to work to get the lifestyle that you want!
3. Buy/Lease a new car.
After having the same care since 2007 and it being a 2005 NEON, I think it's time to upgrade....somewhat at least. It's almost at 90, 000 miles, so I'll have to see how things go for me financially this winter.
4. Do yoga every morning.
I got the idea for this from Andy this morning as we were training at the gym. This is one of his goals for the year as well. Even though, I have done Yoga on and off for a while, I'd like it to become a more constant thing in my life. After doing yoga before, I always come away feeling more calm and centered than before. (Isn't that the point of yoga anyway?!)
These are just some of the major goals that I have for this year. I also want to continue my Physical Therapy degree and raise my GPA, as well. Who knows what doors I'll open this year? What I can tell you is that I want to take more risks with things this year and try new and interesting things. Haven't you ever heard of 'the higher the risk, the higher the reward'? Well, I don't think that applies to everything but I'm sure there's truth in that statment somewhere.
Looking back on where I was a year ago till now, I'm come a good ways in the right direction. I know alot more in the way of my professional career and direction. I've come to find out that teaching isn't what I'd like to do for the rest of my life. I now realize that although I absolutely love working with kids, I think I'm better suited to a career where you can see progress made in ways of physical endeavors. Working in a rehab or gym setting would better suit my life's goals and wishes for myself.
When I was a kid, I'd never dream that I would be striving to work in a fitness profession. As a kid, I wanted to be a magician or an actor. Ah, those pipedreams! Then all of a sudden you grow up and realize that you need to be able to support yourself, so you better buckle down, go to school and get a reputable career. When I entered college, I never had a specific major in mind. I entered under a Liberal Arts major and after a short time, it dawned on me, "What the hell am I going to do with a degree like this?" But, nevertheless, I charged on. After switching majors about 6 or 7 times (yikes!), I finally decided on Corporate Communications with a focus in Public Relations. With 5 years at Penn State under my belt, I left college with no degree, but a TON of experience, both in life and in the classroom.
1. Move out on my own.
For those of you that have read this blog for a while.....one, thank you for reading! Two, I think this is a great time in my life for this to happen. I'm FINALLY starting to establish myself as a professional adult and although the search has been grueling and uneventful up to this point, I'm hopeful. It's all about baby steps.
2. Pass my Personal Trainer Certifcation exam.
This has been somewhat of a long-term goal for me. I started exploring being certified as a trainer since around 2003 when I started training with somebody myself. Since then, I've tried to maintain a healthy, toned body and am always reading articles and hitting the gym at least 3 times a week. You have to work to get the lifestyle that you want!
3. Buy/Lease a new car.
After having the same care since 2007 and it being a 2005 NEON, I think it's time to upgrade....somewhat at least. It's almost at 90, 000 miles, so I'll have to see how things go for me financially this winter.
4. Do yoga every morning.
I got the idea for this from Andy this morning as we were training at the gym. This is one of his goals for the year as well. Even though, I have done Yoga on and off for a while, I'd like it to become a more constant thing in my life. After doing yoga before, I always come away feeling more calm and centered than before. (Isn't that the point of yoga anyway?!)
These are just some of the major goals that I have for this year. I also want to continue my Physical Therapy degree and raise my GPA, as well. Who knows what doors I'll open this year? What I can tell you is that I want to take more risks with things this year and try new and interesting things. Haven't you ever heard of 'the higher the risk, the higher the reward'? Well, I don't think that applies to everything but I'm sure there's truth in that statment somewhere.
Looking back on where I was a year ago till now, I'm come a good ways in the right direction. I know alot more in the way of my professional career and direction. I've come to find out that teaching isn't what I'd like to do for the rest of my life. I now realize that although I absolutely love working with kids, I think I'm better suited to a career where you can see progress made in ways of physical endeavors. Working in a rehab or gym setting would better suit my life's goals and wishes for myself.
When I was a kid, I'd never dream that I would be striving to work in a fitness profession. As a kid, I wanted to be a magician or an actor. Ah, those pipedreams! Then all of a sudden you grow up and realize that you need to be able to support yourself, so you better buckle down, go to school and get a reputable career. When I entered college, I never had a specific major in mind. I entered under a Liberal Arts major and after a short time, it dawned on me, "What the hell am I going to do with a degree like this?" But, nevertheless, I charged on. After switching majors about 6 or 7 times (yikes!), I finally decided on Corporate Communications with a focus in Public Relations. With 5 years at Penn State under my belt, I left college with no degree, but a TON of experience, both in life and in the classroom.
After PSU, I started work at a small caseworker agency in East Liberty, PA. I was hired on as an Administrative Assistant for Family Based and Family Focused Services at Every Child, Inc. Although I did like this job, I knew that I wasn't going to be in Administration forever. That job lasted about a year. During the time at Every Child, I decided to go back to school at CCAC, and in 2007 I graduated with my Associate's Degree as a Social Work Specialist. I worked at Pressley Ridge shortly after recieving my degree as a Nightwatch Counselor on their live-in unit. It was 'interesting' to say the least, lol. This was the first time that I had ever encountered kids with disorders with wild and crazy names and behaviors in my life, it was definitely an eye-opener for me!
Jumping from Pressley Ridge to McKeesport School District, I worked as an Instructional Assistant for two years in a life skills classroom. It was great, I had great cooperating teachers, who showed me that I had a knack for working with kids. Opportunity rang in 2009 and In August, I began working at the Childrens' Institute Day School. There's something really surreal about returning to a place as an employee that you were once a patient at. This place for a lack of a better phrase, 'saved my life'. Returning as a Teacher's Aide, I kind of had an 'in' at the Institute. I knew some of the same people, which was very reassuring and refreshing. As time has gone by, I now know that my true life calling is to help people's bodies heal. I think I've always been that way my whole life really. I've never liked to see someone in pain.
Resolutions can be a funny thing. We make them and by mid-January, we break them. It all teeters on your attitude and determination in keeping the promises that you make to yourself every New Years'. One resolution that I have every year that I always keep is that I pray that I am able to keep the friends and family in my life for as long as I live and to never lose touch. These are the people that have helped me get through the tough times when it was needed the most.
So, grab a blank book. Write some awesome resolutions and hopefully, on December 31, 2012, you'll be able to look back on the year and say that you had some damn good experiences this year.
Namaste.
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