Milestones... We Got 'Em...

Things have been hopping at The Estrogen Palace since about...oh...Thanksgiving, I guess.

I had a trip to NYC / NJ last week, and at the end of the week it was time to make an important trip down to Tampa.

A little over three years ago I regaled you Constant Readers with the tales of The Perfect Child's high school graduation, trying to tone down the intense pride that kept creeping into my 'blogpost. 

It was difficult because Perfect Child. Amiright?

She headed off to USF, first in a dorm, then into shared space with other students and finally into her own apartment. She eschewed participation in collegiate sports, opting instead to concentrate on her studies...

It paid off, it seems, because she now has a sheepskin from the USF College of Public Health with a minor in disaster/risk planning management.

It has been a very gratifying experience to see her progression

from high school to college, seeing her weather some personal storms like marginal roommates, a ne'er-do-well boyfriend, her 21st birthday and the attendant festivities, and the ins and outs of apartment life.

Now she's out she's heading home to start the next phase - job hunting.

This will be interesting...

The job market is pretty open- her degree will be useful in any hospital administration, health insurance company, state or county health department or emergency planning department, or in any of the many FedGov offices like HHS, DHS, CDC or other TLA departments...

I'll be interested to see what progress she has made by the time I get back...

TBG