Horticulture

Since I’m returning to my blog from a very long hiatus I feel like I should make a series of posts to update some items mentioned in previous posts. That is of course assuming someone might read back through them. Or maybe it’s just for my benefit since this is my life journal. Anyway, first I want to update my work and school situation.

Some of my last posts were about quitting my job due to a long commute. The plan was to save some money to take a few months off at the beginning of 2009. By May, I’d start looking for work and hope to land something before July. I wanted something close to home. I wanted something different. I didn’t want to learn a new software program or be responsible for things no one else knows how to do. I wanted something I would like. This is a pretty tall order. However, miraculously it worked out just as I had hoped.

My last day at my previous job was Jan 30th 2009. I sat at home soaking up much needed downtime for 4 months. I landed a job in early May and started June 1st 2009. It is 4.5 miles from my house. It is something completely different. I didn’t have to learn a new software program. It is exactly what I was looking for and I wasn’t even sure what I was looking for.

I take care of plants. I work in the Horticulture department at a nearby hospital. It’s awesome. I love it. I love it so much I’m going to school to earn a Horticulture degree.

This leads me to my school update. In 2005 I went back to school to work on my basics. At the time I thought I wanted a career in the psychology field. Since then I’ve taken several core curriculum classes and figured out that I really love plants. Fortunately all of the classes I’ve taken since high school add up to 1 shy of being done with the basics. At this point I’m in that last core class and also taking my first Horticulture class. I dig it.

I know sometimes people go to school for things that pertain to their work, and that makes perfect sense. In this case, not only does that apply, it is also something I want to learn. If I get fired tomorrow, I’m still going to earn this degree. It isn’t just about the work. My point? I’ve finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up.