"work".

"You have brains in your head. 

You have feet in your shoes. 

You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. 

You're on your own and you know what you know.

You are the one who'll decide where to go."

-Dr. Seuss

Okay- I love my job.

I got the opportunity to be an intern this summer with a non-profit called "The Miracle Foundation", and as if the cause itself isn't a good enough reason to jump on board (their mission is empowering orphans in India- here's the link! http://www.miraclefoundation.org/) it's amazing location on W. 6th street in downtown Austin and the wonderful people I get to "work" with everyday are!

I call it "work" with the quotations not because I don't do anything and it's easy, but because everything I have been learning and doing for this job has been so fulfilling that it doesn't feel like work!

Before school got out I had an opportunity to help with TMF's 10 year Anniversary party. This was great because not only was the party one of the best I've ever attended- Bollywood Dancers, henna tattooing, Indian catered cuisine from The Clay Pit, and an open bar (I was the bartender)- but I was able to get to know the people I will be working with on a personal level, hear Caroline's story first-hand on how the non-profit was started, and socialize with some very interesting volunteers who support this incredible organization.

Because I went to this event, I had a foot in the door by the first week and was able to edit a press release, write a blog entry with the pictures I took from the party, and re-vamp the blog completely! (It was black and white before I got ahold of it- here's the new site! http://blog.miraclefoundation.org/) I also was invited to attend a marketing conference on social media with the marketing director, Lisa, and she took me to lunch before we went.

She is a beautiful, free spirited, loving, eccentric, and talented 53 year old woman that I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to spend time with. After college she went to New York with no plans, no job-just a love for the city and ended up staying there for 8 years! I felt very encouraged by this. Maybe I don't need a detailed "after college" plan.....But anyways- we ended up being photographed for the Austin American Statesman for going to the conference! I also get to be apart of coming up with a social-media marketing plan for the company that we will present to the founder.

This whole experience so far of balancing a 9-5 job, my spiritual and social life, and everything in between has been so rewarding but tiring! I am even in a job that I love but by the end of the day I am exhausted- it really has given me a new respect for all the people who have real jobs, and a new outlook on how important time management is!