Back into the Flow of Life

I graduated beauty school the first of May 2012, and was hired that week at a small town USA Salon.
 It was fun! A blast, really. Between meeting the zillions of people that walked through on a weekly basis, the variety of clients that sat in my chair, and getting to know my coworkers, I was kept pretty busy.
But after the fun of all the "new stuff," the day to day meeting new people became a day to day grind.

The reason for my deciding to work in a smaller town was that I was enrolled in and planning on going to college this fall. But, strange as it seems, financial aid didn't come through.
I pulled out of the Smart Style, began passively looking for a job at the beginning of August, and enrolled at a second school a little bit closer to home.
Again, financial aid didn't come through.... so I actively and aggressively sought, caught and landed a job at fast service salon. I think I'll enjoy it, actually.

It was rather weird pulling out my own clipper blades, making sure they're in good working condition (I've only used them a couple times since school). My shears are sharp, and ready to start cutting again!

One of my former school instructors (who actually greatly contributed to my actually learning how to cut hair correctly) is now a coworker. I'm thoroughly excited.
Neither of us are originally from the area, and people frequently remind both of us of this fact ("you don't sound like you're from around here.." "Now, where did you grow up?" "Where's your family from.." "That's not how we do things around here..")
 So, if nothing else, we'll become close allies, if not friends (it always helps that your style is similar, your tastes and likes are similar and you both do the same thing to your hair ;)

At this point, I'm not certain that I will go to college. The likely hood of me starting a four year college degree in the next couple years isn't terribly great. Not that I will not ever seek higher education, however, it's not on my "top priority" list. Perhaps, and most likely, an online degree, maybe an RN later on in life, I really don't know for sure... or perhaps, maybe, God will surprise me and I'll be going to school next fall. Who knows? Life is full of unexpected surprises. This is just not something i am going to pursue in my life, right now.

It's not that I do not value higher education. I have a great deal of respect and greatly esteem those who do what it takes to earn a college degree. There are many more options for those who go to school, you are thrown into a larger pond of social networking (and for those who are entrepreneurial types or going into business, this is highly important), you get intern opportunities, meet a variety of seasoned professionals... Let's just face it, you have more resources available to you. And it takes a lot of determination and putting up with "the daily grind" to put yourself through college.
I have and will always value educating and pushing yourself intellectually. It's greatly important, in the way you think, you communicate with others, how you interact and socialize, the type of social circles you spend time in, etc.

But, maybe, that's just not where I want to be right now. I don't want to be throwing myself into the masses of blue collar workers, and so I will continue to read and challenge my mind. I hope to one day own my own business, be my own boss, and this is a life goal and priority of mine... but maybe, I can "get away with," not pursuing a college degree just yet. Maybe I can put it off a couple more years, and firmly establish myself as an adult before pursuing that...
And who knows? Maybe not, in which case, I'll pick myself back up, dust myself off, and try again :)