Been a while...
... since I said anything here.
Lots of stuff going on, but what really excites me is that, once I pay off my debts, Seth and I have agreed that it will be his turn to take care of the finances in terms of working full time, and it will be my turn to try and make a go of my artistic self... that is, I'll get a chance to try writing full-time! I will probably start a freelance copyediting business (lots of scientists don't speak English as a first language and need help with manuscripts) for money on the side, but I will actually have time to sit and FOCUS on my writing and be artistic for a change! It would be awesome!
I love my job, but what I love most is, well, the writing part, and the thinking part, not so much the actual bench work (though field work can be fun). This is why I'd make a good senior scientist. All they do is meet and talk and think and write things. I love that kind of work. I'm tired of where I am, and while it is paying the bills, I don't want to do it forever. So I am taking the next few years as my chance to see if I can make it to the senior scientist level, and if not, I'm turning my back on it all and going for what I've always loved and know, without a doubt, that I can do really well. It's tough to make it as a successful (that is, bill-paying) writer, but with someone else to handle paying the bills, that would cease to be critical. I have always thought I wouldn't have time to write until I retire, but I would love a chance to try it sooner.
This all assumes Seth will be able to find a full-time job that pays enough for both of us and lets us put money aside for retirement, and has benefits, but if that doesn't happen right away, I'll just keep working. But it's nice to have this other dream. Maybe Seth's business will take off and we actually *will* be able to support ourselves solely through his efforts- both of us would like that. But even if not, the fact that he is willing to go out there and be a theatre technician or whatever and let me work on achieving my artistic dreams is really nice.
In other news, if I can't find more money to stay here in Sweden and have no permanent job offers before I go, I'm totally hoping something opens up in Italy. Imagine the food! mmm.
Lots of stuff going on, but what really excites me is that, once I pay off my debts, Seth and I have agreed that it will be his turn to take care of the finances in terms of working full time, and it will be my turn to try and make a go of my artistic self... that is, I'll get a chance to try writing full-time! I will probably start a freelance copyediting business (lots of scientists don't speak English as a first language and need help with manuscripts) for money on the side, but I will actually have time to sit and FOCUS on my writing and be artistic for a change! It would be awesome!
I love my job, but what I love most is, well, the writing part, and the thinking part, not so much the actual bench work (though field work can be fun). This is why I'd make a good senior scientist. All they do is meet and talk and think and write things. I love that kind of work. I'm tired of where I am, and while it is paying the bills, I don't want to do it forever. So I am taking the next few years as my chance to see if I can make it to the senior scientist level, and if not, I'm turning my back on it all and going for what I've always loved and know, without a doubt, that I can do really well. It's tough to make it as a successful (that is, bill-paying) writer, but with someone else to handle paying the bills, that would cease to be critical. I have always thought I wouldn't have time to write until I retire, but I would love a chance to try it sooner.
This all assumes Seth will be able to find a full-time job that pays enough for both of us and lets us put money aside for retirement, and has benefits, but if that doesn't happen right away, I'll just keep working. But it's nice to have this other dream. Maybe Seth's business will take off and we actually *will* be able to support ourselves solely through his efforts- both of us would like that. But even if not, the fact that he is willing to go out there and be a theatre technician or whatever and let me work on achieving my artistic dreams is really nice.
In other news, if I can't find more money to stay here in Sweden and have no permanent job offers before I go, I'm totally hoping something opens up in Italy. Imagine the food! mmm.