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So people always tell me that I plan way too much. "Devan, you just need to go with the flow." For a while, I attempted to follow this. I stopped making plans for things and as a result....life was so out of hand. HA HA! I cannot help it. I am just a planner. Well, when about 2 weeks ago, I finally felt that I was getting ready to reach the edge. I just knew that I was approaching rock bottom, and needed to find away to keep myself afloat. SO....I went back to my original plan. I have not been as happy as I could be in my current situation and I honestly feel that I have been so ill-content because my potential was not being fully utilized. So I did what the "planner" in me usually does. I reverted back to my original plan of wanting to leave when I reached the ABD status in my doc program. That is where I am now. So I decided to start applying for jobs. The interesting thing is, I ended up with a great opportunity sort of by accident. I will say this much, I now have a chance to challenge myself and grow as a professional while being closer to bigger more urban cities and near friends and family. So.....TEXAS here I come...Back! It will be a bittersweet ending here in Arkansas, but I know that there is much more in store for me elsewhere, and it is just my time to go. One lesson that I have learned from all of this, is that it is ok for me to plan. It is a natural part of who I am to want to have some control over certain aspects of my life, and because I know what I want for the future it only makes sense that I would plan for it! In less than 90 days I will be moving on to a new opportunity...looks like things are going according to plan. :-)