The waiting game is over

My guy did not get the cool job in the cool city and state we would love to move to. So we will probably be staying put for a while. Onward my life moves...

I'm a few years shy of 2 decades out of high school and I have not gotten my bachelor's degree yet. My major has always been Art Education. However I have absolutely no desire to sit in a classroom and teach. I suppose that's why I never bothered to get my degree. Most of the course work left to get my degree in Art Ed doesn't interest me either.

Several months ago my guy and I had a conversation about why I haven't gotten my degree. He said something very interesting. He suggested that I might be interested in Communications. So out of curiosity I went to the website for the local state university and checked out what a degree in Communications entailed. I was drooling over the required courses! Examples of the coursework include: "Gender, Race and Communication", "Political Communication" and "Persuasion and Propaganda". (I wonder if Karl Rove wrote the syllabus on the last one.) Everything sounded interesting. If I had the time and money to take classes for shits and giggles I would take those classes.

2 performance classes are required for the degree. Public Speaking I should be able to ace in my sleep. Among the list of other choices was one gem my guy and I had a good laugh over; Storytelling. Yes friends and neighbors, they offer a 4000 level Storytelling class! I have been a professional children's entertainer for over 14 years and incorporate storytelling into what I do on a regular basis. I'm sure there are painfully shy people in this world who would freeze in terror at the mere thought of standing up in front of a group of people to-GASP-tell a story. I am not one of them. Truth be told the class sounds like a great deal of fun to me and I am thrilled at the prospect of taking it.

I've been mulling this over for the past few months. This week I took action and made an appointment with academic advisement to change my major. If I am correct I only need 12 classes to get my degree. If I go part time I can easily finish in 2 years going at a nice leisurely pace. It won't throw my entire life out of whack. What's the point in remaining an Art Ed major if I'm not going to finish and I won't use the degree? With a Communications degree I can actually see myself using the degree. I could go into public relations or promotions. I'm sure it would open other doors for me as well.

I plan on taking at least 1 class this semester (along with the Dreamweaver class I want to take at the local vocational school). I'm excited about this! I think the fact that we are staying put for now pushed me to really consider the possibilities. I will update after I have my meeting with academic advisement, which is next week.