So, I think I just need to write a bit and unravel some of these twisted up thoughts in my overworked brain. I don't want to think about politics, the Gulf oil spill, the economy, the still-sagging job market, money (or lack thereof), or the fact that my very smelly dog needs a bath. No, I'd rather think about much lighter things today... it's just that finding lighter things to think about is tough...
A friend suggested I read an article the other day called "Welcome to Your Quarterlife Crisis" and the opening lines were "You can't make any decisions because you don't know what you want. And you don't know what you want because you don't know who you are. And you don't know who you are because you're allowed to be anyone you want. How messed up is that?" (http://www.eyeweekly.com/article/55882). Wow. This article is quite good, and I have to admit that it rings true with me and so many others my age at the moment. It was an eye-opener, but I'm refusing to believe that I'm hopelessly trapped in a confusing spiral of self-doubt and frustration, so instead of just reading this article and accepting that that's where I am, I decided to take a little action. No word on whether or not this will work yet, but I had to give a shot...
So, I created a website (www.stacieplessala.com), and a business card (see below) because what I put myself through these past two years working toward my Master's degree in Romance Languages (well, French) was not for nothing! And I want to be a translator. That's always been the goal... at least since I was in my undergrad program at UNO... so I'm trying to make that happen. It's going to be tough... fine. It's going to mean doing something else for a bit while I work on building something... fine. But I have to do all that I can to make it happen because I LOVE French, and I've worked too hard to give up doing what I want to do. So here's to me fighting back against my quarterlife crisis! :D
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