I would apologize for not updating my blog, but I wouldn't really mean it. I like to update my blog when important events happen that I feel obligated and/or excited to share. My life right now is not full of important events. It isn't that I am discontent; I'm not. I truly love my life. I just happen to be in a place right now that is devoid of cliff-jumping, armed robbery, and any other form of excitement that ranks above a 2 on the entertaining scale!
I live with "My Boys," as I call them, my Dad, little brother Erik, dog Buddy, and turtle Toby. They are all wonderful to me and I know they bless my life much more than I do theirs. I am learning valuable life lessons right now, how to work with very difficult people, how to be content with what you have, and to appreciate the enormous value of education.
The activities that fill my day are both varied and monotonous. I wake up every morning between 7 and 8. My dad and I each exercise and then share a protein smoothie breakfast before he goes to work. I then have between 9 am and 3 pm to myself. This time is generally spent exercising on the treadmill, cleaning or doing dishes, reading, or wasting time on the tv or internet. When Erik comes home at three he spends an hour relaxing, and then we complete any homework he might have. The evenings are spent with "My Boys" eating supper, watching tv, talking, and occasionally playing games. You will often find us watching House, Bones, or American Idol, and occasionally Erik performing on Rock Band.
Thursdays are the highlight of my week. From 7 to 8:30 I have an Excel class at Bountiful high school. There are about 25 students in the class and I am probably the only one under 40. I love it! You never realize how much you miss school until you no longer have it. I am usually bouncing off the walls with excitement around 6:30 when I start packing my book-bag. I know that in the future I will have to add more educational opportunities for myself. I am currently looking into spanish and kickboxing classes.
You may be wondering about my blog background. It is a long story. I have lived in Utah my entire life. I am truly a Utahn at heart, always have been, and probably always will be. However, a strange thing happened last year while I was in New Zealand: I realized that I did not miss snow. Furthermore, I realized this winter that I absolutely detest being cold; I hate it. Most of you may know how different Erik and I are. Well this fact is very applicable to my weather feelings. Just the other day Erik and I were discussing the weather. Erik has some strangely sick predilection for snow. I told him that if I had to choose between burning to death and freezing to death, that I would pay my executioners handsomely for the burning, Erik of course felt the opposite.
So now that you understand my weather feelings and love of education I can move on to the next reason for my background. I want to get my MBA. The main reason for this is that with an MBA I am still free to do almost anything I want. I also know that I want to focus on the entrepreneur aspect of business because, as most of you may have guessed, I’m not a big fan of being tied to anyone else’s rules, plans, or even hours! I began searching for business schools that might be a good fit for me. In total I have probably spent well over 100 hours searching, and changed my mind several times. I was originally planning on Utah State. However, there were two problems with that plan: 1 it is only a one-year program and I am done rushing through school. And 2 it is in Utah. I have lived in Utah for 22 years. However, I have had my eyes opened to other things that are out there, and I need to have some experiences away from and out of my comfort zone.
I then began looking at top business schools. I searched schools in California, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, despite my weather preferences! However, I finally realized that I was going about my search the wrong way. I don’t really want to go to a top of the line business school, nor can I afford one. I then began searching schools that had middle of the line business schools, good entrepreneur programs, hot weather, and not in Utah. The result: the University of Arizona in Tucson. It is truly made for me. It is hot all-year-round, not a million miles away from home, and has the fourth highest ranked entrepreneur program in the country, with only an average business school.
I am hoping to make a short pilgrimage to Tucson soon. The great thing is that the housing market is in the tank so I might be able to get a good deal.
The plan is to work hard until fall of 2010 and then become a resident of Arizona. Until then I will be dreaming of cacti, sweat, and tans! I am hoping to make enough money to pay for my first year of school, but the job market is pretty lean at the moment, so wish me luck.
Well, that’s it. If you read this entire post you are now completely and 100% up to date with my life!
