mlcgirl ([info]mlcgirl) wrote,
@ 2008-02-28 22:17:00
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I need some sage advice
So I need some honest advice and I need it now...........



so awhile back in December I went to Gathering and somehow Dan Smith convinced to me to apply for camp this summer. I did because we all know that buy that bites you at Gathering..........well now I have a job. Red Pine Unit Director.


Ok so now I have to figure out if I truly want it, and if it is the best decision I can make for myself and for my family. There is a lot to consider, read on and give me your opinion.



Pros:
I have always wanted to work at MLC as RedPine UD, I mean from my first summer in 01' I have dreamed of the red pine UD job..........now I have it

It fits nicely with my job schedule and Dan is heavily recruiting me, it feels nice to be wanted

It's camp, it's where I fell in love, this place is like no other

I can have a really positive impact on camp, I could really help the staff

I love being outside and this would be a great thing for me


Cons:
I would be away from Andy, and the animals for a whole summer

It would interfere with my graduate school

I could make more money at my other summer job

My honeymoon with Andy would be postponed until August

A busy summer with no rest between school times

Being away from church

Missing my family




So I am so stuck............let me know what you think. I would appreciate it more than you know:) Please let me know! I have so much to think about!!!

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[info]sarahleonardmus
2008-02-29 05:01 pm UTC (link)
hey tia..it's sarah you should add this new one to your friends list.

my advice: follow your heart. it sounds hard because michi-lu-ca holds a large part of your heart, but so does andy and the animals and your family. i would say that things like graduate school shouldn't be AS important in the situation, as the people and emotions being affected. grad school will always be there for you, but this opportunity won't. however, make sure if you do it, that it is what you want RIGHT NOW and not what you wanted 5 years ago.

you would have an amazing affect on every camper and staff member there because you are you. you know this already... you are an amazing individual whose skills and talents will lead you anywhere you desire. you are great with kids and with people, and your skills could be very appreciated there. just keep talking to andy, your family, and mostly...God. try and figure out what is best for you in your life now, but your heart should know where it feels like it should be at, and i would go wherever it is leading you.

so that's my advice. i miss you. lets hang out.

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[info]desdemona03
2008-03-01 04:59 am UTC (link)
Of course follow your heart... but I'm guessing that heart feeling isn't so strong at the moment, not so much directing you right now, or you wouldn't have to be asking our opinions...

I can understand why your torn. But is this really your *last* chance to be Red Pine UD? How much longer do you have in grad school? I mean, Lisa Sch..eeee...I can't spell her last name... she's, what, 33 now? And is still the Ridge's UD? It NEVER ends. So you can always do what you need to do/finish, and that job will still be there next summer. I mean, unless you decided to go have 2 or 3 kids in the next year or two, move to Alaska and become athiest... that might being RP UD a bit more difficult... but I doubt that will happen.

But ya... just make sure you want camp for what it is now, and don't make the decision based upon your memories. It won't be the same, the dynamics.

Best of luck... I'm damn glad I'm not in your shoes. :-)

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[info]smolitor
2008-03-03 02:24 pm UTC (link)
T,

I hear your struggle, my friend. It's hard to grow up and leave camp for the big, real world. There are times when I miss camp like hell and wish I could still abandon myself to its protection every summer. But my personal opinion is that you have made choices in your life that have already moved you on beyond the gates of camp. You never have to leave it fully - I know I never will, either. But working there for a whole summer doesn't work as well when you have responsibilities we didn't have in college. You have a husband and pets and a home - you have grad school and a demanding job that you need rest from in the summer. You can still love camp and support camp in other ways, but you might have to consider facing the fact that your life has moved beyond camp in many ways. That isn't easy to do. The first summer you don't go back is really, really hard. But it gets easier. Give yourself a break, Tia. You work too hard to put more stress on yourself in the summer. Those are my thoughts. I hope it helps.

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