Blog Post #1

About Me.
Talking about myself is something I do not enjoy at all. I am Hannah Burgess. I am almost 25 years old and I just moved out on my own. It has definitely been a new experience. I moved to Mobile back in April and for the most part have enjoyed it. I attended Spring Hill College last semester with the intended major of nursing. None of that ended up being for me. I finished out the semester there and decided I would give school one more shot, so I have transferred here to USA. I was not even sure about transferring to USA until I found out that they had started offering Early Childhood Studies. I love kids and being around them and teaching them new skills, but I do not want to be in a classroom everyday. I am not wired to play the political correctness game all the time.

Something that is very important to me is my friends and family. I am very invested in that part of my life. My parents, Jeff and Teresa are wonderful and have been married to each other for 30 years now. I am very lucky in the aspect that I got to grow up with both of my parents in one household. I have one sister, Holland. Our relationship throughout the years has been an adventure for sure. She is now married with a wonderful husband, Anthony, and they have a daughter, Amelia Jane, who is my heart. I have a very large extended family that includes my Granny and PawPaw, 3 uncles, 4 aunts, and 18 cousins. I was able to grow up around most of my cousins so it was always interesting being with them.

Growing up in my family was a little different because we always worked in one way or another. My parents owned their own photography business until I was twelve, and my Granny owned her own shoe store that just went out of business this past November. So work ethic was something that was instilled in us at a young age. The fact that I did not actually work last semester was very strange and the longest I have ever went without a job. Can’t say I haven’t enjoyed it to some extent, but its been very strange and its time to get back to work.


Future Outlook
At this point in my academic career I am still not completely sure which direction I am going. I am currently doing Early Childhood Studies and I do believe that is the right path for me. I do not want to be a teacher in a classroom setting, I am not cut out for that, but I do love children and teaching them new skills.

Right now one of the fields I am looking into is Occupational Therapy for Children. It is more of an early childhood intervention type of program. Lots of people think why do children need occupational therapy, they don’t have a job? When you really look at it and think about it every kid has a job to learn new skills, one, which is very important, is how to play. Children cannot develop the physical and social skills they need to function in society until they learn to play.

There are a few other fields that I am keeping in mind as I am finishing up my bachelor’s degree. Some type of mental health programs for young children interest me, along with programs that help catch abnormal behaviors early in children. This helps pinpoint issues early on, which in the end benefits the child.

No matter what path I choose it will be something that works more one on one with a child. I want to be able to provide specialized attention to each child I encounter.


Video on Time Management featuring Randy Pausch
This video seems very generic about time management, but it does bring up good points that everyone should be reminded of on occasion. Things like you should make a to-do list, and don’t wait till the last minute to do the biggest scariest thing on your to do list. Conquer the big things first that way it is out of the way and you don’t have to worry about it.

I had never heard of Randy Pausch until this video, but it did end up peaking my interest to find out who he was and why there where so many links with his name on it. Randy Pausch was a very inspiring man for many people, and even now so many years after his death he is still influencing people to do their best. I will more than likely be watching more on him at later as time permits.