None are in order of importance unless they are begun with a letter
For sures:
[that is, if it didn't require more schooling, which most of these do]
A. a mother
1. Travel agent
2. Preschool teacher
3. Children's Librarian
4. Tour guide
Maybes:
1. Travel writer
2. Photographer
3. Nanny
Dream jobs:
A. Professional traveler, like Samantha Brown from the Travel Channel
B. Vacation Tour Director (you get to take the trips with the people you plan them for to serve as a liason while on the trip. Ohmygoodness.)
1. Personal assistant to some great famous person
2. owner of a Children's bookstore
3. Disney princess
4. Voice over for cartoons/children's shows
Random facts about past future plans:
-When I was 5-9, I wanted to be a dolphin trainer
-When I was 14, after seeing 'Coyote Ugly', I wanted to be a bartender.
-When I was a Junior in college, me and a couple of friends wanted to rent a place in New Orleans for the summer and invite people to stay with us. We almost did it, had it not been for my mother
-The summer after Sophomore year, I almost didn't come back to Union. I had a dream to take a road trip across the U.S. by myself and write about my trip. I still have the papers from where I was printing off places to go. Again, my mom stopped me, and told me instead she would give the money to take the trip after I graduated from College. I never got the money, because I got married. I never took the trip.
- I have walked out of my job in my head countless times. I usually imagine myself getting in the car and driving off into the unknown. It thrills me.
-Until I visited Union, I strongly considered being a writer. And then I let my mind talk me into something "more reasonable", i.e. being a Social Worker. My mom had something to do with this as well.
-My Senior year of High School, I didn't want to go to college at a University. I wanted to go to the Honor Academy and train to be a missionary or something of that nature. I bet you can guess what's coming next. My mom stopped me.
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You know what I have figured out after being at a job that doesn't thrill me and feeling stuck due to mounds and mounds of school loans?
Listening to what OTHER people think you should do with your life...you will miss out on too much. I wish I had figured that out sooner.
I am so ready for a change.
Saying Yes to God’s Call
11 months ago
I agree completely. But sometimes, even with a degree you love like Creative Writing, you can't pursue it professionally right away. It takes time to earn your stripes and make it in certain fields. Part of me wishes I'd gotten a practical degree, like public relations or advertising or something like that, and then just taken the creative writing classes as electives. But I also love the fact that I got to study writing and literature in-depth. It's a catch-22: study what you love and then struggle finding a job with an artsy/humanities degree like English or Art, or get a practical degree and get a stable job. I suppose there are pros and cons to both. But all this to say, I definitely do understand. As far as being a preschool teacher goes, that's easy to do. And hey, if you moved to middle Tennessee, you could even work with me. =)
ReplyDelete*On my lunch break, by the way :)
ReplyDeleteAt this point, I would rather struggle to find a job that I love and deal with part time work versus full time work that I hate...
ReplyDelete(hate is a strong word, but if it were in percentages, I would hate it 60% of the time.
and don't tease me about the preschool job, lol. If we don't go on the trip, you may find me on your doorstep come May :) I'm that crazy, and you know it, lol.
ReplyDeleteOh please don't play with my heartstrings! :D I would love it if you moved to middle Tennessee! And I could totally help you get a job here...aaand we have a UPS... :D Ahhh you cannot get my hopes up about these things.
ReplyDeletei do love middle TN...I am not playing. :) :) :) That would be super awesome if you could help!
ReplyDeleteOk, ok, let's not get ahead of ourselves. First we need to figure out if I'm going on the trip! :)