Okay, so, here's my blog. Everyone else I know seems to have one, so why not join 'em?
What's the purpose of this? As of right now, I'm an recent graduate with a Master's degree and an obvious lack of employment. Hopefully, while writing this blog I can relay my experiences as a new M.A. in the big, big world of work (or at least my attempts at getting access to it), in addition to my general thoughts and musings. That's what blogs are for, right?
So with that being the objective, I guess I'll give you readers a little info about myself to get things started. Aside from being a new M.A. with a degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (more on this later...), I'm a 23 year-old female currently residing in Kentucky. I like knitting, reading, running, listening to/collecting music, cardio, sewing, outdoors-y activities, and all those other things people my age enjoy doing. I'd like to think that I'm an upbeat optimist with a bit of an inferiority complex, and am generally overly-conscientious to a fault. But enough psych-speak...
I have a significant other who is likely to appear in this blog from time to time. He's great, and I don't know where I'd be without his support and advice. Continuing with the social thread, I'm the oldest of two kids- I have a younger brother, and also have two older stepsisters. I have one best friend, who I met during grad school (you could call her a fellow underdog, I guess...). Aside from that, I don't have many close friends. I haven't really kept in contact with any of the people I went to high school or undergrad with, but then again, I didn't have many/any close friends then, either. (Note to readers: This topic is likely to occur often...).
I think that gives you at least a cursory idea of who you're dealing with here.
I'm guessing you're wondering about the title right about now. I made it in a fit of self-pity (insert uneasy laughter here). Remember that inferiority complex I mentioned? Here it is: I've always felt like the underdog. It seems like everything that happens in my life, regardless of setting, situation, or individuals involved, has to occur in the most difficult, roundabout way possible. Murphy's law seems to rule my life... That's not to say that I'm feeling disadvantaged or wallowing in self-pity right now.
I assure you this blog won't be a collection of rants on why I can't win or why life can't be easier. That never makes for good reading. Instead, I'm going to use this space to recount and examine these situations. Maybe you can even give feedback. Remember, it's "Rise" of an Underdog- not Stasis.
