From the Beginning...

As someone who has never had a firm grasp on what they wanted to do in life, I came to college with the idea that a degree in engineering was the obvious choice. I mean what 17 year old girl doesn't want to be an engineer, right? After two years of meltdowns, I finally broke off my messy relationship with the College of Engineering. I transferred into Auburn's Supply Chain program and found my niche. As my junior year of college came to an end, I frantically began searching for an internship. I was lucky enough to accept a position with Target, working in their Distribution Center in my hometown of Madison, AL. It was the most intense 10 weeks of my life and made me realize that once again, I may be in the wrong field. After some finagling with HR, I began pursuing a store management position with Tar-zhay (that is the official spelling of the nickname, fyi). With a company as large as Target, location possibilities are endless. So...after my three-year long relationship with my high school sweetheart ended, I realized I had no reason to limit myself to the Southeast. With two great childhood friends on their way to Seattle, I made my decision. After graduation, I'd move 2500 miles away to a city I've never been to. I always looked at my friends who did really cool stuff after college and thought it was totally unattainable for me but I've stopped settling for what I think I "should" be doing. Everything that's worth while is scary as hell too, right?

I've started this blog mainly to keep my friends and family updated on West Coast life and to have somewhere to freak out when I have those "What the hell am I doing?" moments. Hopefully I'll inspire a few people to do something crazy. We can be clueless together!

Enjoy!!