sarah_andreano

a goal i am finally able to start working towards – i start my masters in school counseling program in january!

and it’s about time, let me tell you. i should have started the program THIS year, but due to circumstances beyond my control (aka 2 of my 3 letters of recommendation NOT being sent in by the writers of said letters before the deadline, making my application incomplete and therefore unacceptable), i’ve had this unexpected (ahem…forced) time off… i cannot even begin to explain how frustrating it has been just waiting for this to happen…and now it’s almost here! and a couple years down the road, i will be happily adding this one to my DONE! pile…

i have struggled with this for my whole life. i’ve always been kind of the shy, quiet girl…and when i get put in front of people, i just freeze – well, actually, i shake uncontrollably. it’s an awful feeling. i don’t know that it’s something that i’ll ever really get over, but i’m getting to the point where i’m starting to feel limited by this fear – it’s holding me back from grabbing hold of good opportunities. i don’t know how to loosen it’s grip on me…but i’m hoping it’s possible.

i met a woman recently who had absolutely the most crazy-wonderful life stories that i think i have ever heard. i mean, outrageous, hilarious, borderline unbelievable – but all true. after listening to her for a while, i thought how awesome it would be to go and do and experience things that just lead to having great stories to tell…i want to tell stories like that to my children someday, and my grandchildren after that, and have them think, “wow, that’s amazing.” great stories, ultimately, are the result of an interesting, full life – and that’s what i want.