Life goes....where?
Wow-long time no write. I guess that's what happens when I don't have long periods of time when I am procrastinating writing papers and such. And when I procrastinate at work I can't very well blog. ANYways.
So I've been at my job for over a year and a half-it'll be 2 years this November. And I mostly enjoy it. More to the point: I enjoy my coworkers, my boss is pretty kickass, and as desk jobs go, this is basically great. And I don't think I will ever have a cooler, more helpful and supportive boss than Don. But I'm getting increasingly restless and unable to focus. Basically my job consists of making posters and flyers, tracking down parents who haven't paid for classes, talking to instructors and changing their contracts as needed, some event work-basically Rodeo in June and Farmer's Market during the summer, and doing check requests. Now, aside from events- which I love, but only happen every now and then- really the work itself is pretty boring. I am on the radar for increased responsibility, which is definitely a good thing, and they seem to want to keep me around and possibly plan some events for next spring. But I think all resources and focus right now are going into the Golf Course we recently acquired, and really funding is tight. So whether or not said events will actually happen is questionable.
So I'm wondering if I should leave and go work for Outdoor Science School as an instructor at 6th grade science camp. It runs Monday through Friday and you teach various interactive science lessons and lead hikes and such, while supervising a cabin of kids. Everyone I talk to about it loves it, most of the time. And I can see where frustrations would happen, but I think I could get over it. Thing is, I would make considerably less, since I would make less per week AND only work 10 months of the year. And I DO have students loans and car payments to make. AND I want to apply for a program in London next summer, working at a Girl SCout/Girl Guide program center for 6 months. Which is volunteer, so I would need to have a lot saved up to do that. Though I could do that 2 years from now, considering I would be struggling to save the needed amount by next summer even with my current job.
I think my restlessness is intensified by not being at camp this summer, and wishing I was. And I know I won't want to be a camp counselor forever, so I kind of want to do it while I still want to, and DO have the luxury of being able to leave my job without worrying about family, house payments, etc. BUT this job is through the Orange County School District, so subject to school layoffs each year. Which, in this economy, is pretty scary. Especially since I would obviously be one of the first on the chopping block if staff were cut next spring.
So, I don't know. I can always apply for this next year. But do I want to wait a whole year before I can?
Addendum: And then I look at my xanga page headline: "20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than the things that you did do." Won't I be disappointed in myself if I never at least apply for what has been one of my dream jobs for several years?
So I've been at my job for over a year and a half-it'll be 2 years this November. And I mostly enjoy it. More to the point: I enjoy my coworkers, my boss is pretty kickass, and as desk jobs go, this is basically great. And I don't think I will ever have a cooler, more helpful and supportive boss than Don. But I'm getting increasingly restless and unable to focus. Basically my job consists of making posters and flyers, tracking down parents who haven't paid for classes, talking to instructors and changing their contracts as needed, some event work-basically Rodeo in June and Farmer's Market during the summer, and doing check requests. Now, aside from events- which I love, but only happen every now and then- really the work itself is pretty boring. I am on the radar for increased responsibility, which is definitely a good thing, and they seem to want to keep me around and possibly plan some events for next spring. But I think all resources and focus right now are going into the Golf Course we recently acquired, and really funding is tight. So whether or not said events will actually happen is questionable.
So I'm wondering if I should leave and go work for Outdoor Science School as an instructor at 6th grade science camp. It runs Monday through Friday and you teach various interactive science lessons and lead hikes and such, while supervising a cabin of kids. Everyone I talk to about it loves it, most of the time. And I can see where frustrations would happen, but I think I could get over it. Thing is, I would make considerably less, since I would make less per week AND only work 10 months of the year. And I DO have students loans and car payments to make. AND I want to apply for a program in London next summer, working at a Girl SCout/Girl Guide program center for 6 months. Which is volunteer, so I would need to have a lot saved up to do that. Though I could do that 2 years from now, considering I would be struggling to save the needed amount by next summer even with my current job.
I think my restlessness is intensified by not being at camp this summer, and wishing I was. And I know I won't want to be a camp counselor forever, so I kind of want to do it while I still want to, and DO have the luxury of being able to leave my job without worrying about family, house payments, etc. BUT this job is through the Orange County School District, so subject to school layoffs each year. Which, in this economy, is pretty scary. Especially since I would obviously be one of the first on the chopping block if staff were cut next spring.
So, I don't know. I can always apply for this next year. But do I want to wait a whole year before I can?
Addendum: And then I look at my xanga page headline: "20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than the things that you did do." Won't I be disappointed in myself if I never at least apply for what has been one of my dream jobs for several years?