Architect In Training

So I haven't been on the blog in a while and I have to be honest with you all.  It's a the hardest thing in the world for me to do.  Every time there's something that I want to write about, I'm not in the proximity of my computer to write about it.  The blog's name is Architect In Training and guess what? I been training. Hard.  I have to be honest though.  It's not what I expected for the past year and some change.

Since March 4, 2010 I've been working in the Architecture world and it's been a roller coaster.  In the beginning, like most things, there was a euphoric, honeymoon experience where everything was awesome.  I had two jobs.  One where I was my own boss basically doing CAD work for a 'real estate' company in Detroit and an actual firm where I gained my REAL experience.  Life was good. Two days a one place. Three at another. Money on the table. Cash on the floor. The game was good.  The hustle was good.  Life was good.

Unfortunately, the honeymoon is over. I had to quit the 'real estate' company because of the dangers the jobs had.  The properties that I was visiting and working in honestly called for me to carry a concealed weapon.  I don't want to do that so I had to go.  The job is at a firm that provides me with a LOT of security and a LOT of experience.  I work in the healthcare studio doing labs, hospitals, small redesigns, etc in and around Michigan.  To be honest, I'm totally unhappy with where I am and what I am doing.  Healthcare architecture is helping me through the recession but it's definitely not my passion.  I think I have been driven even more to smaller square footages and personal interaction.

I'm determined more so than now to start putting in entries and trying to help some one navigate these waters. It's hard out here and I've seen that through this past year.

Thomas Bowman Out.