Life After College

Intro.

Hey all,

As a recent graduate from University of Wisconsin Whitewater I have found myself very busy trying to find my spot in this big world. I am currently an intern with Timeless Events LLC as well as working at my local movie theater and at Payless. All of which I enjoy, the only problem is I want a big girl job. The search begins.

But first lets start from the beginning...

Let me tell you one thing. If I were to go back and talk to my 13 year old self to inform her that her plan of graduating college with the boy of her dreams while having an awesome job as an elementary teacher would not really happen, that  would most likely crush her. If those dreams actually had fallen all in order, that would of probably save a lot of time, but the experience of terrible dates, the stress of choosing a major and unforgettable memories with my friends would most likely not exist today. Plus who wants to live a perfect life when you can live an interesting one.

As mentioned before I wanted to be an elementary teacher, but unfortunately you kind of need to be able to stand kids. Don't get me wrong, I love kids, I just don't think surrounding myself with 25 of them everyday would keep me sane for long. Kudos to those who can do that.  Instead I changed my majored to public relations and minored in art. That is where my dream of becoming a wedding/event planner/coordinator took it's first step.

The dream first struck me while I was in High School helping with an annual Madrigal Feaste. I was able to help the event planner and it was an amazing experience. I loved everything from setting up, running and taking down the show. But I always had my heart set on helping kids learn, so I majored in education, while the passion for event planning was put to the side. Until one day while babysitting when it hit me that I really am not a fan of paint in my hair,  and having a headache from kids screaming that I realized this may not be the best position for myself.

Throughout Sophomore year of college I had the major stress that many go through, the stress of what the heck am I going to do for the rest of my life. BIG decision, the panic struck and I felt like I had very little time to choose. As the stress becoming too much to handle my brother asked me the simple question: "Allie what is your dream job," simple answer "I want to be a wedding/event planner", he then asks "why don't you do that?" And then it clicked.

Now that you know the story of my BIG decision, I want to share with you my passion for planning - if you didn't get it from my blog name. I am a planner with passion. I want to help people in need whether it's their wedding, a corporate event, or their kids birthday party. So with this blog I want to keep my fellow readers  up to date on what I think is interesting in the planning world. As well informing you on events that I work, or even help plan. I am a somewhat new blogger so bare with me on possible mistakes that I may make.

If you are ready to take the trip of my life after college with me, lets go.

Allison McMaster