Starting Anew...

Audrey's mom is going to law school.  For me, this is monumental.  My career as a journalist has been more than what I do, it's who I am.  Before I was a reporter, I was an aspiring reporter. 

Here's a true story: At 13 years old I went to the library and looked up "The Best Journalism Schools In the Country," and the University of Missouri-Columbia was at the top of the list.   From that moment on, I would not CONSIDER other schools, it was Mizzou or bust.   I say all of this to say, I've always had tunnel vision when it came to my career, until now --- and I have to say, looking at other options, is liberating.

The sky is not going to fall if I step away from this awesome profession to develop another skill.  I'm not being a traitor, it doesn't make me less of a reporter.   You say, of course not --- but these are irrational thoughts that have always been in my head!

So, in 2010 I'm going to law school.    I want to have another skill under my belt.  Who knows, I might finish school and go back to this career.   Or, I might graduate and start a new "noble" profession!  :)