Major Change.

I may no longer be a photography major within the next few weeks. If you want to know the entire story, then go ahead and read this entire post. If you do not want to know, then this is where you will want to exit this post. LOL.

Back in 2005, when I was a senior in high school, I was accepted into Kent State University's architecture program for Interior Design. Kent State was the only school I applied to because of how great their entire design program was [and still is] and because my parents both went there [that's where they met - awwwww]. Well, if you know me or anything about my life, you know that I didn't get to go to college because of an unexpected pregnancy at the very end of my senior year in high school. It sucked not being able to go to school, but I had new priorities in my life and I wouldn't change any of it for the world. However, part of my heart has always been with design, just like it has been photography. The thing is though, design was my original plan.

I am not taking any classes this session of the quarter at school, so I have had some time to think about school. I have thought about photography, just dropping out of school for a while to reflect on other stuff, changing my major, design, and other things that aren't art/school related. During all of this time and going over options, dropping out of school for a while just isn't an option that I want to take. These 5.5 weeks of not having classes is more of a break than I'd like, honestly. So I got out my catalog/handbook from the school and began looking at the other programs they offer. They offer Interior Design. The program has the same amount of credit hours as Photography, but not all of my credit hours/classes would transfer from Photography to Interior Design, so I would have to take a lot more classes. Right now, I do not want to take a lot more classes. As I was going through the catalog/handbook some more, I saw that they offer another design program - Kitchen & Bath Design - that I would not have to take a lot more classes. I got online and started reading more into the program and comparing it with what I have left to do in Photography and comparing it to the Interior Design program. The Kitchen & Bath Design program is an associate's degree, but I could always take more classes down the road to turn it into a bachelor's degree in the same field, Interior Design, or some other form of design.

After thinking about it by myself, I brought up the possibility of a major change to Mark. He's okay with it and knows that I have always loved design. We discussed it a little bit, and then I brought it up to my mom. We talked about it for a few minutes on the phone before I had to go because of the boys. [Yes, I still ask my parents for their opinions about some stuff. I love my parents will be asking them for their advice even after we all pass away.] I even talked to Mark's mom about it because she had called me to see how things are going for us. [She calls every weekend to check in with us since we live so far from home.] After talking to Mark, my mom, and briefly to Mark's mom about changing my major, I was comfortable with the decision to change my major. I was so comfortable that I e-mailed my academic counselor and requested to change my major from Photography to Kitchen & Bath Design.

Don't get me wrong, I love photography! I always have loved it. But I want to go down the original path I had for myself, which is design. If you know me, you know that I take every little detail into consideration when I am doing even the simplest task around the house, and even many people have asked for my personal opinion about their house. I am very creative.

I really hope that my academic counselor approves my request! I really want to go into design! I will focus on "green" design, which is incredibly important to me. I have already found some "green" design/construction companies down in Florida where I can do my two internships and then potentially work at when I get my degree.

Man, I really hope that this plan goes through for me.