It still blows my mind to a huge extent that I get to use my MPA in my new job. I have soooo much fun crunching numbers with an eye on quarterly spending targets. First theorizing and then confirming the whys and wherefores is a special treat.
Lately, however, the treat has doubled. I'm working on something to be published for the college, and that includes elements of number-crunchiness as well as design. I'm working in Illustrator and InDesign. I'm *supposed* to do it! It's my job. This seems like a total unreality to me, specifically because it means that I'm using both of my degrees at the same time.
The timing is excellent. In a few weeks, Romeyn and I are headed to the Student Leadership Conference dinner. Every year that I attend this function, I am asked about my undergraduate degree. Every year, I answer that I am the oddball in my family. Surrounded by a family of artists and musicians, I adore numbers, even though my Bachelor's degree is in Studio Art. I am asked again, "Do you use your undergraduate degree?" And I reply: I paint and draw all of the time, just no art for work.
Now art is part of work. More importantly, it's part of the job that I already love for other, unrelated reasons. I can't wait for the conference. There are very few social gatherings for which I can honestly say, "I can't wait!"
Be well, fellow Introverts.
