Megan's Notes
A message from intern Kat: When you wish
By Megan Heidlberg
Feb. 17, 2010 at 12:00 PM
When I was in high school, I was a member of a competitive, performance choir. For one of our competitions we sang When You Wish Upon a Star—-you know, that famous Disney song. I can’t help but to think of the opening lyrics for that right now: When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are, anything your heart desires, will come to you.
Graduation is approaching very quickly and I have no idea what I want to do or who I want to be after May 15. So many people are constantly asking, “What do you plan to do with a Creative Writing major?” or “Are you staying in South Carolina or moving back to Georgia with your family?” and then my favorite is “Where are you going to work?” Is it inappropriate to scream, “I DON’T KNOW…LEAVE ME ALONE!” at the top of my lungs and dramatically stomp away? Ok, maybe a little inappropriate! I feel as if I have so much to think about now—-interning, studying, leadership roles, the little bit of a social life I have left, personal life, graduating, possible grad school—-I do not want to be brought down by the idea that I may be living in a cardboard box in less than three months. Trust me, I worry about where I will be but it feels like the worrying gets worse when others start asking questions. I wish I had a plan. I wish I knew what direction to go in. I wish life were simple and everything you could ever dream of was handed to you with the snap of a finger. Because we can’t wish on stars and everything be perfect, the next step is to form a plan, or two, of action. It’s time to think about what I want and how I need to go about doing that. The best part is that I always have family, friends, and advisors who are on my side to give that little extra boost that is sometimes needed. Off to formulating plans I go!
