Take that idea and run with it

First let me start by saying I'm sorry - I up and left you without even giving you fair warning.  I was out of town for most of last week at a conference learning about youth development, children affected by trauma, and self-care.  It was really interesting, but probably not the best blogging inspiration.  I caught up with friends - none of whom were really facing quarter life crises, but most of whom are facing transitions at work.  Honestly, I think that is my favorite angle of the quarter life crisis because eventually people's love lives aren't as exciting as a blog reader might like them to be.  Let's jump in on that note...

I attended day two of TedxMidAtlantic, and what struck we must is that people found something that interested them and stuck with it.  This was a perfect message shortly after hearing about support systems that children need.  Add my women's studies selection of readings to the mix, and well obviously every strong woman in my life aka every woman in my life, and now I feel like I can't not support the socioemotional and academic growth of girls.  I JUST CAN'T.  And I mean the girl you see walking down the street everyday - not just girls throughout the world.

Now here comes the important stuff - I need to find a map that will lead me to the promised land where all girls are confident in their abilities, supportive of each other, and ready to take on the world and make it a better place!  I haven't spent a lot of time looking for it, but I've already realized that fuckkkk that specific map has not yet been generated just for me and my plans.

So now that I'm a quarter of the way through my life, I can have a mini freakout about my next move, how there isn't enough time, and how I can't let anything get in my way including yesterday's disheartening Idealist search on organizations in Philadelphia with "girl" as a keyword.  Specific steps I have taken to move towards my goal.  So far...dressed up as Rosie the Riveter for Halloween and spotted a number of other Rosie's (this must really be the year of the girl), worn red lipstick because I'm a woman and I can and it was Halloween so I could be serious or not serious about it (clearly still working on that confidence aspect), watched a video of a fearless woman Julia Child...that's pretty much it for now, but the conference was on Saturday, and it's only Monday.  To be continued in future freak outs...