I haven't written in a while because I've been working (and now driving) my bum off to complete massage therapy school. I'm almost to the bottom of the hill I climbed, with just a few hours and services left to finish up. I've now passed my finals and am awaiting word from The State offering me dates to take my board examination.
It was iffy for a while if I was even going to be able to finish. I was in a very unhealthy environment daily at La' James in Johnston. Too many power struggles between instructors, administrators, and students. We weren't learning (or being taught) at the rate we should have been. Most times, this was because we were being yanked out of our class time to do "work" for the school. The majority of what I learned at that location, I learned on my own. That's NOT what I signed up or PAID for! I was starting to lose my desire to even perform massage. There was so much I didn't understand and so many techniques that I was missing out on because I was stuck in appointments all day, every day. I was forced to perform services that I'd never even seen, let alone been taught how to do them. (And when I say forced....I mean, do the service or go home. I'm charged by the hour to be there, if you're not clocked in, you're still racking up hours to pay for.)
So after some serious soul searching, some crying and complaining, a fellow classmate and I decided that it would be best to transfer locations and see if we couldn't catch up and maybe get some of our passion back. This was a HUGE leap, because the new location is 125 miles, one way, from my home. I attend school 4 days a week, gas is roughly $3.60-$4.00 a gallon.....you do the math. But I had to get out of there.
BEST. CHOICE. EVER. I now look forward to going to school again. I've learned more (from an instructor) and the last 2 weeks than I did the last 2 months I attended the Johnston location. I am now able to have the classroom time I wasn't afforded before. Instead of 8 instructors, I've had ONE and I'm confident she's not going anywhere. I look forward to massaging again.
I've said it before, and I'll continue to say for the rest of my life.....I'll NEVER regret listening to my gut. It's my very best friend.
Peace, Love, and Massage
