All I can say...it's my all time favorite holiday. The only day where you don't have to be exactly just who you are. You can be any celebrity, favorite character and no one can say anything bad about it. Even as a kid, I loved Halloween. From Mom's homemade costumes to renting the scary movies from the video store, Halloween was top notch in my book.
The costumes we had as kids were very unique. One year mom was in charge of the Christmas program at church and had to make all of the costumes. so needless to say, for 4 years after that program, I was an angel, a wiseman, a donkey (yes, a donkey) and even Mary. As you can see, money was a little tight back then. But I have to say that my all time favorite costume that Mom made was in the 5th grade and I went as Jem from Jem and the Holograms. I rocked that costume at school and thru 3 halloween parties. Thanks Mom!
So as I sit here on Halloween watching the AMC Channels Fear Fest, I still get that feeling of being a kid all over again, and that is why Halloween is so important to me. Christmas changes as you get older, but Halloween stays the same!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Working Student
If I could do it all over again, of course, my common answer would be to stick with College right after high school. Little did I know that it's not just the common answer but the best advice I could give. I think my outcome in my professional life may have stayed the same, but it might have been an easier road traveled.
I've been in the Credit Union industry since the age of 18. I really thought to myself that I would just do this "teller" thing until a better job came along....15 years later...I'm still in the industry and loving my choice. I was able to use my "common sense" to get me far in my career, but it took one bad boss to tell me that I would never amount to anything more unless I had my degree.
Not only did I "really" want to prove her wrong, but I truly wanted to further my career and better myself. I to wanted that "piece of paper" to hang on my wall and to rub it back in her face. Luckily for me, my street smarts of the industry got me the dream position of running my own credit union as CEO of a small institution in El Reno, Oklahoma. Attending school was then on my terms and not of revenege.
Now, the hard facts, being in school for almost 3 years is proving to be more challenging the longer I stay in. School begins to interfer with work, work interfers with school, and both interfer with family. Work isn't just a Monday thru Friday 8 to 5 kind of job. There are monthly board meetings, committee meetings, Credit Union Councils, Chapter dinners, annual meetings, etc...It's almost to the point where some of the business classes I've had to hold off on because of the dates of class interfer with several work functions. But something had to give... But if my common sense stays strong and education skills follow...I can keep both dreams alive. As long as I focus on one subject at a time, I can be finished by December 2012.
So life as a working student is just as challenging as having a second job. But as we know, we can't change the past, we can just plan for a brighter future and take one day at a time.
I've been in the Credit Union industry since the age of 18. I really thought to myself that I would just do this "teller" thing until a better job came along....15 years later...I'm still in the industry and loving my choice. I was able to use my "common sense" to get me far in my career, but it took one bad boss to tell me that I would never amount to anything more unless I had my degree.
Not only did I "really" want to prove her wrong, but I truly wanted to further my career and better myself. I to wanted that "piece of paper" to hang on my wall and to rub it back in her face. Luckily for me, my street smarts of the industry got me the dream position of running my own credit union as CEO of a small institution in El Reno, Oklahoma. Attending school was then on my terms and not of revenege.
Now, the hard facts, being in school for almost 3 years is proving to be more challenging the longer I stay in. School begins to interfer with work, work interfers with school, and both interfer with family. Work isn't just a Monday thru Friday 8 to 5 kind of job. There are monthly board meetings, committee meetings, Credit Union Councils, Chapter dinners, annual meetings, etc...It's almost to the point where some of the business classes I've had to hold off on because of the dates of class interfer with several work functions. But something had to give... But if my common sense stays strong and education skills follow...I can keep both dreams alive. As long as I focus on one subject at a time, I can be finished by December 2012.
So life as a working student is just as challenging as having a second job. But as we know, we can't change the past, we can just plan for a brighter future and take one day at a time.
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