Tough Choices [Lately]

I've had to be a big girl and make choices and tough decisions lately. I've had to think about what is best for me. A little weird concept that we sometimes have to implement in our lives. I had an opportunity come up and at first I wasn't going to take it, but talked it out and decided to go after it. I am going to start working in the President's Office at ESU. This means I will be leaving the Admissions office that has grown close to my heart as I have worked there for the last two years. It was tough to tell my boss who has been the best boss I have had yet that was extremely flexible with my schedule and didn't mind gossiping with me about things and humoring me about my crush on Ron Baker from Wichita State. It will be weird having a new job since being so used to the Admissions.

I also have been having to think about next year and what all I am going to be involved with. The future of BUILD Beauty has been on my mind quite a bit and people have even been asking me. It's time for me to start letting go and letting others take the lead. I told a couple of the girls on my board that I am going to be handing it over. I still want to be involved, but I need to hand it over next year so I can still be here as support when they take it on. I need to get them into it while I am here that way I just don't leave and it totally falls apart. Plus, I need to cut things down as I pursue bigger positions and things in other organizations. I've had it on my mind and after attending the district conference for Ambassadors, it became clearer to me that I need to start thinking and figuring things out. I can't keep running myself thin. It's been rough this semester doing everything, so I need to reevaluate. Having just about every hour planned 9am-11pm every day is probably not the most healthy thing for me! I've been so preoccupied with everything else that I've kind of lost some of myself a little in the mix.

So in about a week I will be starting a new job and then Anna and I are getting a new roommate next month! This will be my first summer being in Emporia so I am anxious to see how that goes. I am ready for things to slow down a little for the summer and have more time to catch up with myself. Among the decisions and choices there have been a lot of things going on. A lot of exciting things at that. It's banquet season and life becomes a busy non-stop kind of thing once April hits. May is just around the corner and I can't wait to make a post about the things going on as I wrap up my junior year.

Now time for the reevaluation process and time to organize. Time to refresh. :)

Sparkle & Shine,
Rachel

Another choice I made lately, wearing bold lipstick :)