I must have been around 10 years old when my step-dad asked me this. I remember it well. I was standing at the kitchen sink with my back towards my parents who were sitting on the living room couch. I was rinsing a gallon jug out with water, likely playing in the water more than rinsing. I don't remember why I was rinsing the jug, but I remember him asking me this question and it occurring to me for the first time that I should, perhaps, be investing my time more wisely.
I think about time an awful lot. Our moments here are numbered. Regardless of what we believe about the afterlife, everybody leaves this life at some point. I often ask myself if what I'm doing with my time is a good investment. What are my goals? What purpose are my efforts serving? Why did it take me three attempts to correctly spell the word "serving"? Does the question mark go after the quotations or before? I looked it up. I think after is correct.
Anywho, my goals haven't been solidified. There's a chance that I may want to apply to a Ph.D. program someday, and I have to take the GRE by the end of this semester, so I'm going to start preparing. I watch the amount of effort and time Nick puts into learning his medical school material, and I wonder what we all could accomplish if we worked that hard. I'm looking into Counseling Psychology and Counseling Education programs. Psychology programs are ridiculously competitive. I'm not sure about the latter. Either would mean putting family on the back burner for another 4-6 years after I graduate with my Masters. I would probably start sometime between Nick's 3rd year of medical school and his first year of residency. I hate to put off having children until our mid 30s, especially understanding the medical risks, but I'm not having children until an income is in sight.
Back to my original point - I'm going to start studying for the GRE. My undergrad GPA isn't anything to write home about. I need stellar grades in my Masters program and a rockin' GRE score.
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