Adventure + Decisions

I had quite the adventurous day yesterday. Between an extensive tour of a violin-making shop, an afternoon in a recording studio, and a trip to my next temporary home, I managed to have 3 job interviews. What a day!

So the question of the day is - which is more important: Working for money or working for what I believe in?

This job search process is proving to be a great learning experience. If I get offered all 3 of the jobs, do I take the one that pays me the most or the one that will probably pay me the least but I value the organization more? What if my value judgement turns out to be wrong? It seems that my idea of what I want in a job isn't what others are telling me that I should look into. It's at times like these when I must pass along the wisdom that my dear friend once gave to me.


"If you hear God telling you to do something, and everyone else tells you to do something else, I don't care what they say or how convincing their argument is. You do what you know you need to do. "

Love v. Selfishness

Last weekend, we went to visit my cousin for her 2nd birthday. I'm having trouble uploading the photo, but I'll try again soon.

All last week I worked for a law firm as their secretary. And remembered why I left administrative work. By the end of the week I had sent out 3 more resumes. Now I have 2 job interviews in Nashville! Hopefully those will lead to more interviews and I'll eventually get a job. I'll be in Nashville by early Novemeber. It's been a long transition.

I'm learning a lot about love lately. I'm in this class at church called "motives for living". It's led by a counselor and we're talking about love and selfishness. I'm seeing how selfish I am and ways to change that. Mostly, I'm learning about how to love the unlovable. For me, that means loving people who think they have God figured out, but in my opinion are missing a lot of freedom and life. Then I realize that I'm being selfish/ judgemental in my attitudes toward these people and I'm not any better than they are. This whole life thing is not that easy, is it?

Sweet Home Alabama... for now.

I made it to Alabama! I'm enjoying my Aunt and Uncle's house and relaxing as I try to figure out what to do next. The trip here went great. At least, for me it did. My cousin drove the entire trip! Pictures to be posted later. Thanks to Sam, Carrie, Shea, and Kendria for helping to pack up the truck!

The Countdown

So I leave from Arlington, VA in two days to restart in Nashville, TN. I'm feeling a little nervous - mostly about trying to get everything done that needs to be done in the next 2 days. My cousin will be joining me tomorrow for some final sightseeing. I've been spending time with friends, and yesterday had the privledge of spending the afternoon with my favorite family here. Next week will be full of all new things. Actually getting to know my relatives, job-hunting, house-hunting, new communities, trying to remember the street names, and all of those little things that happen with a move. Here's to change!

Better Photos

My housemmate, Rose, decided to practice her mad hair-styling skills on my new haircut. Here are the results.

Value of a haircut

So I was feeling like something needed to change yesterday afternoon. Less than 20 minutes later I was sititng in the mall at the Hair Cuttery. Another 20 minutes later - 10+inches of my hair was completely gone. This picture doesn't do it justice, but you get the idea.

Off to watch a movie with my housies! Enjoy the photo and the future updates as I grow my hair back.

Facebook

I certainly do love Facebook. I mean, where else can I have 248 friends in one place? Or spend an entire morning in a Poke war with my little sister? Or get jealous that some girl leaves 10 messages a day on the wall of the man I have a crush on? Facebook - what would I do without you?

I'd probably play more music. And finish that craft project. I'd probably start new projects or ...watch more movies.

But I do love that technology has now allowed me to keep in touch quickly and easily with that girl from grade school who I haven't seen or talked to since fourth grade. Relationships are important to me, and how would I be able to keep in touch with 248 people without technology?

In all seriousness, I do love that I can keep in touch with my dearest friends more than the February Christmas letter. So here's a toast to Facebook. Kyla has thrown a fish at you.