Let's get Real... and maybe a bit bitchy, sorry
Ok, so while I was on vacation I did a lot more than just sit around. I spent a lot of time thinking and talking about what I need to do next in my life, and what would make me really happy about what I'm doing. It comes as no shock to anyone, I assume, that i have no intention of spending the rest of my life at Lowe's, so that's out of the way.
I have thought over the last few years of lots of things I could or should do. I have this skewed sense of what is the right path, from years of public education in the beginnings of generation "Millenial". I know it's become a buzz word, but there's some truth in all the hype. People my age do not look at the workplace the same way as the previous generation. We were all taught to be "special", told that trades weren't good enough and that we should all be super geniuses, or at least famous. (hey hey, I wanna be a rockstar..) Well, I was never much interested in pursuing science or math (much to the chagrin of my grandparents), and so far getting famous hasn't worked out so well. The only logical combination of the two would be to go after a remarkably lengthy and difficult terminal degree in some little known corner of the arts, which just doesn't seem like it will get me any further than I've a;ready gotten. I guess it's back to the old drawing board for me...
Back to trades... it is a horrible thing that we have done to our society. I don't know about you, but in my schools it always seemed that they were telling us that useful manual labor skills were things that "those other people" did. Shame about all of the unskilled labor we'll be putting out then, eh? I wish someone had told me back in school that being a seamstress or a cook or even a carpenter was something that middle class girls could do and be proud of, maybe I would be using my apparent aptitude for sewing and cooking rather than trying to squeeze it in on evenings off from my "real job." It seems we're almost as hard on our skilled laborers as we are on our artists. No real shock there.
I am also increasingly of the genre of women who are intelligent and street smart, but really enjoy housework like cleaning and cooking and homemaking. I'd like to exercise my rights to stay at home and be a good family member, is that alright? I'm really proud of all of my women friends who are out there in what used to be the "man's world" being successful, and I fully support my right to do that as well. I just don't really want to be a CEO or a lawyer. *shrug*
So I guess all of the ranting aside, what I'm looking for is suggestions, or a referral to a good career counsellor. I'm good at sewing, cooking, and keeping house. I'm pretty good with finances and, god help me, I can communicate with artists. ;-) I like to make people happy and feel like I'm doing something helpful and rewarding. I have some ideas of what I might enjoy doing, I just don't know how to refine any of it down into a job search. If you have any ideas, I'd love to hear them!
I have thought over the last few years of lots of things I could or should do. I have this skewed sense of what is the right path, from years of public education in the beginnings of generation "Millenial". I know it's become a buzz word, but there's some truth in all the hype. People my age do not look at the workplace the same way as the previous generation. We were all taught to be "special", told that trades weren't good enough and that we should all be super geniuses, or at least famous. (hey hey, I wanna be a rockstar..) Well, I was never much interested in pursuing science or math (much to the chagrin of my grandparents), and so far getting famous hasn't worked out so well. The only logical combination of the two would be to go after a remarkably lengthy and difficult terminal degree in some little known corner of the arts, which just doesn't seem like it will get me any further than I've a;ready gotten. I guess it's back to the old drawing board for me...
Back to trades... it is a horrible thing that we have done to our society. I don't know about you, but in my schools it always seemed that they were telling us that useful manual labor skills were things that "those other people" did. Shame about all of the unskilled labor we'll be putting out then, eh? I wish someone had told me back in school that being a seamstress or a cook or even a carpenter was something that middle class girls could do and be proud of, maybe I would be using my apparent aptitude for sewing and cooking rather than trying to squeeze it in on evenings off from my "real job." It seems we're almost as hard on our skilled laborers as we are on our artists. No real shock there.
I am also increasingly of the genre of women who are intelligent and street smart, but really enjoy housework like cleaning and cooking and homemaking. I'd like to exercise my rights to stay at home and be a good family member, is that alright? I'm really proud of all of my women friends who are out there in what used to be the "man's world" being successful, and I fully support my right to do that as well. I just don't really want to be a CEO or a lawyer. *shrug*
So I guess all of the ranting aside, what I'm looking for is suggestions, or a referral to a good career counsellor. I'm good at sewing, cooking, and keeping house. I'm pretty good with finances and, god help me, I can communicate with artists. ;-) I like to make people happy and feel like I'm doing something helpful and rewarding. I have some ideas of what I might enjoy doing, I just don't know how to refine any of it down into a job search. If you have any ideas, I'd love to hear them!