I'm baaack
Gasp, a post! Its been ohh what, 6 months now since the last one? I have had so much on my brain these days I thought it would be helpful to get it all out somehow. So we come back to the blog.
Today in church we talked about Dissonance. Cognitive Dissonance means basically, a state of mental conflict. And OH how that describes me lately! Most right now school is the source of much dissonance. At the moment I am going to Leeward Community College, working towards my AA. My eventual goal is (was?) to work in Social Work. I love people, I love helping people, it sounds like a great career for me. Another passion of mine is childbirth. I am working towards becoming a Certified Birth Doula and Childbirth Educator. Recently the birth community in Hawaii has been stirred up, and is starting to becoming more active in advocating midwifery and normal, natural birth. I'm seriously considering going to nursing school to become a Nurse Midwife. The problem being- I've never been a science person. Nursing school = lots of science courses! I think the actual Midwifery career would be up my alley, but the path to get there- I'm a bit nervous and anxious about that part. Next semester I plan on taking some of the nursing pre-requisites, first to see how I do in the science courses, and also if I really do decide to take this route I will be a little bit closer.
I feel like the most indecisive person ever- I've been to 2 schools with 2 different courses of study within 6 months, and could quite possibly be changing it yet again. I can't understand the 18 year old kids who go straight to college and figure out what they are going to spend thousands of dollars on learning, and then working that career for a good part of their lives. How on earth are they supposed to make a decision like that with no life experience? Just baffles me- I'm so glad my life has gone in the direction it has, 4 years ago I never would have had any interest in birth!
Going to finish my Anthropology notes, hopefully before Brock wakes up!
Oh yes, before I go, I HIGHLY recommend this movie to every women that has had, or might have a baby- it is amazing and eye opening to the "industry" of birth and what birth has become.
