Aaannd, I’m back (a life update slash Big News)

So, I peaced out for awhile, but not without reason. Here’s the scoop:

1. I left my job
2. I was accepted to the French Culinary Institute
3. I’ve started freelance writing more seriously, as well as doing some social media consulting

WTF? Correct, my friends. I don’t think I’m made to work in an office, first of all. I think I have too much energy and a (healthy?) amount of attitude. Regardless of my awesome job, I’ve always wanted to be a pastry chef. I mentioned in an earlier post how I want to do a thousand things in my life and we shouldn’t all be tied down to one career. Well, ever since writing that I’ve been wondering why I wasn’t practicing what I preached.  Then, I picked up a copy of Gary Vaynerchuk’s Crush It! (review to come) and his no-nonsense attitude really kicked my ass in to gear. That night I applied to my dream school, the French Culinary Institute, was accepted, and quit my job.

It’s kind of been a whirlwind since then. Fifty percent of the people I’ve told think I’m a crazy person.  Apparently if you’re lucky enough to have a job “in this economy”, quitting is suicide. Well, eff that my friends. I’m not going to wait 10 years and end up tied down to a life I don’t want and a job that doesn’t make me insanely happy to wake up every day. So regardless of what random people (and the occasional family member) tell me, I’m going to be a kick ass pastry chef who writes.

Classes start soon and I’ll be baking up a storm three nights a week and doing random jobs by day to pay the bills. I picked up a Twitter gig with the New York Times and a few other opportunities have come my way. Hopefully I can find a waitress job and temp a little. My biggest problem? A loan. Pastry school is expensive and apparently at 22 I’m still a dependent (bite me, FAFSA) meaning I can’t take out a loan without  a cosigner or relying on my parents. I guess the next goal is figuring out a way to do this on my own. If anyone has any suggestions, please send them my way. Also, I’m going to be doing some website revamping in the next few days, so keep the eyes peeled!

Tagged as: courses, Culinary, freelance