Over the weekend friends and I were at a local brewery to celebrate my hubs birthday. We got to talking about how we are jealous of the brewery owners because they make a living doing something they love. We talked about how much we would love to make a living doing something we are passionate about.
When I was younger, I never imagined that I would spend my life working a job that I did not love. It never occurred to me that I wouldn’t spend my days doing something fabulous.
Even when I graduated from college with a degree in Literature I was so sure I would do something I love. Something that involved writing, reading and maybe some travel.
I never thought I would wind up here. Living close to home, working one day a week in health care. Health care, a great field but not one I set out to be in. Not me, the girl, who gets squeamish around needles.
But here I am.
And I’m starting to think that I need to choose another road. Find a way to do something I love and make some money from it.
And I think if I could go back in time I would have done it differently. I would have picked a more sensible major. Maybe nutrition (back to health care) or gone to culinary school or gotten my masters in creative writing.
I would have pursued my dreams.
I have lost some time but I’ve always considered being a SAHM as also a second chance for me. A chance for me to get out of the rat race and find what was right for me. It’s about time I started working on it.
What are you passionate about? What would be your dream job?
I would have gone to culinary school too! Or maybe opened a cupcake shop! It's never to late to start!
Oh cooking and getting paid for it would be wonderful! Or writing!
Wow! We really are on the same page. My dream job is either a novelist (most likely young adult) or counselor. I absolutely love writing my blog and would love it if I could turn that into a job writing for a living. Not just with the blog but something that spins off from it. I don't know if anyone would really pay me to tell stories about my family and why I feel a little crazy. 🙂
I feel like we are so young when we have to pick our career paths and more often than not we get it wrong! I say go for it! If you have the opportunity to do something else or take classes or get another degree DO IT!!! It only gets harder the more settled you get in your life.
I definitely would have done something more writing centered. Someday…maybe.
I recently figured out what my dream job would be and I'm trying, so very hard, to pursue it and make it happen.
Think of it as a second chance. Take the time to find that other road to travel down.
I really understand, but please don't regret your decision to major in Literature. If that's what you loved and are passionate about, then it's worth it! I'm glad you're trying to take steps to reach your dreams. You should check out this really cool program at Coursera.com. They provide free online classes from top universities across the world. It's a good way to learn knew things. I'm taking a few classes right now, and it's so much fun. No credits, but totally worth the time since I'm a stay at home mom too and needed something to do with my time. Ultimately, my dream job is to make a living as a freelance writer. Thanks so much for stopping by Equis Place!
I'm definitely on a different path now than I thought I would be- but I love it!
I agree with Heather. We are so young when we have to make the choices of what we are going to be. I am seriously in my 3rd career! I went into one that I liked, moved into one that I excelled in but didn't have a passion for and now, I'm right where I need and want to be. I'm a few months shy of 40. It's taken a long time to get here!