Where to go

I have been in college for four years now and as graduation is coming closer I am thinking more about what I want to do after I graduate. I had always thought that my next step would be law school, but this decision is no longer coming as easily to me now. In each law related class I have taken I haven't been interested in the course subject and I have struggled through it without having a good understanding. With the cost of law school and the time commitment I am wondering if this is the right path for me. This of course brings me to the realization what else can I do with a political science degree? I didn't really look into what my career options are with a bachelors in political science because I was so sure that law school was my path. This leaves me with some anxiety because not knowing my plans brings a great amount of uncertainty. Other people I have talked to who have graduated with the same degree have all gone into different fields such as elementary teaching or business. Both good careers, but not what I have been interested/planned to do. I still have about another year to hopefully get more advice in what I can do, but for now I will keep on pondering.

Woolgathering: Indulgence in idle daydreaming
Celadon: A pale green color

New Job

Last week I found out that I got a new job. I am very excited about it as it's something I have been wanting to do for a long time, but I can't help but stress about the time commitment. It's a full time job and being a full time student this worries me, but it was a necessary thing to do. Unfortuantely this isn't just my reality, but I am noticing this is the reality of many of my fellow classmates. Increasingly I am noticing more and more students are juggling full time work and being a full time student, which doesn't allow for much time to breathe. It becomes very difficult because I feel that I can't give 100% of myself to school or work when I am constantly thinking about the things I have to do at each one seperately. Another discouraging factor is that I am not sure how much better of a job I will be able to get once I have actually graduated. My career goals have always been to go into social justice work, similiar to what I am doing in an internship that involved hate crime prevention, but the reality is those jobs are hard to find. I am seeing less and less funding going to organizations that do this type of work. I have been interning there for two years and there is little hope to ever get paid for the work I do. I do the work becasue it is what I am passionate about and it is unfortunate that this type of work is not as highly valued. The government wants to cut the funding even more, deeming the office as unnecessary, but the reality is the type of work they do is critical to this County. I just wish more people could see it that way.

Vocab Words:
Ruction: A noisy fight
Rapine: The act of plundering

Big Day

Right now I am starring at the screen trying to think of something political to right, but I am drawing a blank. This is probably because I am more focused on my job interview tomorrow morning. I have been working at a job in cosmetics for a couple of months now, but during this time I have been trying to get hired at an actual cosmetics counter. I have been working on-call in comsmetics, which means that I work at any counter they need me. My goal has been to work at one counter only as the pay becomes better and there is more stability in the job. I am hoping that tomorrow goes well so that I can finally get where I want to be. Although I really want the job, I am somewhat concerned about the time commitment it will create. It  is a full time position, but for them that means 30 hours a week. I think I will be fine doing 30 hours as I have been doing about that many anyway, but in taking this job I am always committing to that many hours. I think this is a sacrifice I will be willing to make in order to work in the job that I want to be in.