Blogging from limbo

I'm currently in limbo. Okay, so it's not the "Inception" kind of limbo, but it feels like it. I closed a chapter of my life with college graduation a couple days ago, though it didn't "feel" like the end. I felt like everything was over once I saw my grades and knew I was done. The ceremony was just an antiquated ritual that was supposed to signify an ending.

Ever since school ended, I've had very little to do besides hack away at the wedding plans and pack things in boxes. There is no smooth transition from one phase of my life to the next. The wedding isn't until July and I have to move out of the house in Morgantown before June, so all of my things are being spread around to various homes for now and I am spending most of my time on the couch with a computer and a cat in my lap.

Things are even more interesting after the wedding because we will be moving sometime in the fall and so finding a job suddenly becomes very complicated for me. We will probably get an apartment first and then scope out the area for a house, since Andy hopes to be at this new job for a long time. Buying a house is the scariest thing in the world, but the advantages to owning will hopefully outweigh my anxiety over finances.

Regardless of what we do, I am going to try to find a program in which to become certified as a professional florist. I have a decent portfolio now, so even finding a job will be easier given my experience. The unfortunate component of the floral industry, however, is its seasonal nature. Unlike other horticultural industries, the issue is not the seasonal nature of the plants, but the seasonal demand of the consumers. Valentines Day and Mothers Day are probably the two busiest days of the year for a florist, when lots of extra help is needed to meet the demand. The rest of the year the demand is significantly less, and so only a handful of people are needed in the shop. I suppose I will be looking for a business that has a full-time position open, but in the current job market, those things are few and far between. I know and rest in the fact that God will put me where He wants me to be.

-K