Thoughts of a Sprite

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Change

So, I have never been one to like change, even as a child... I would get mad if my grandparents rearranged their house without me, or changing schools... I am about to undertake a lot of change, but I am sure that it is for the better.

I put in my two weeks resignation letter at the police department, which was very hard for me. I have worked here for five years, and I like my job and the people that I work with. But in return, I will be attending school full time.

I have already added a class for this summer, bringing me to 12 credit hours, and have started the ball rolling on an Individual Study (internship) at the North Florida Evaluation Treatment Center, (from here forward the NFETC). I will be earning three credit hours in psychology for this.

When an accused suspect is arrested, and facing trial, they have to be deemed competent to stand trial. If they are not competent, they are sent to the NFETC, to determine if they are malingering (faking it), or if they truely are incompetent, then they are assessed, and helped to reach competence. I will be shadowing a psychologist during evaluations of suspects and treatment. Totally stoked! I go for my interview on the 3rd of May. The coordinator already mentioned part time employment at the completion of my volunteer hours, and that was just from talking to me on the phone.

So this brings me up to 15 credits this summer, and currently I have 13 in the fall. I am trying to get into an Introduction to Research Class, where I will be a research assistant to a professor, also three credit hours, and this is the final step before starting my senior thesis. :) If all goes well I should graduate at the end of next summer! With my senior thesis in hand, then on to grad school for me. I will go straight for my Ph.D.

So, I am excited, relieved, nervous and sad all at once... I am a planner, for sure, and this was totally unplanned, as of last Thursday, I thought everything was fine, and then blam... life changes. But I honestly think it is for the better.

I have a plan in place so far as bills and money are concerned, and will go into that in more detail later, but I just thought I would update everyone as to what is going on in my life...

I got a 98 on my Spanish Oral Exam, and a 93 on my spanish composition. I have a psych test tomorrow, then I am done with that class, and then next wednesday I have my Spanish final. Then finally I will have some time off... four glorious days before classes start...

This was not an easy decision to come to, and in the end, I do hope that I made the right decision! But my heart, my family, and my friends all tell me that I did.

Well blog ya later folks.

shes_a_sprite @ 12:49 PM.

4 comments

Oprayearth said...

Wow, those are some changes, they do sound like good ones though. I am sure that they will turn out well for you, you are one of the most outstanding people I have known.

11:59 PM

Anonymous said...

How exciting! I luv School! I do! I miss it, I went a few yrs. back! I figured I would become a life'r at the college... I just luv the fact that I was learning sooo much on a daily basis! Kids tend 2 get in the way of all that though. Maybe oneday!
Great on the Spanish! ...and U thought U weren't doing very well!
Silly! It is so hard 2 leave people behind like that, but life is an adventure, don't ever let opportunities pass U by.... Best of Luck!
:]

2:09 AM

Seenie said...

Your blogs are full of inspiration! I am like you and never liked change! I had hissy fits and fell to the floor if mom moved the couch or the kitchen table. For some reason after having children, change didn't seem so bad. I don't know what happened! Its all good though!

12:51 AM

Unknown said...

Those sure are changes! I don't like big changes myself, well depending on the kind I guess. I think go with your heart and loved ones. All this sounds quite exciting, even if it's a little scary.
love ya
x

11:07 PM