Graduation & The Next Step

Today I have officially completed my certification and am ready to start working in a new career field. There will be more certifications to come, but the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step and this was that first step. These past eleven months have been extremely challenging as I worked two jobs, interned at the place I hope to begin work now, and did my coursework. For the most part, I loved the challenge of it all, but this last mile of the first step (i.e. the past two months) has definitely been the hardest and I'm glad that I can now scale back in some areas. I'm looking forward to leaving one of my jobs and beginning work in a new field and...