where to begin
i am still unemployed. i'm really trying to make the best of it, but it's really hard to focus on one thing and make it work. i've got nothing but options and none really seem to appeal to me. right now, i'm working with a woman on design projects, which is cool. at least i'm not letting my mad fat skillz go to waste. i'm also selling my knitting like gang-busters. sometimes i wish i had the patience to just sit and knit all day long, but alas, i don't. but i'm really happy where my knitting is going and i'm glad other people enjoy it, too. :)
then there's school. so. many. option. first, the medical field. i can't seem to slog through organic chem, so i think about what options are available to me without that particular class. i could be a nurse. eh. i could probably go into research, but how far can i get without a real science degree, including o chem? i could just do the biology thing. what could i do with that, tho?
then there's my current career. i could expand on that, i guess. i could take some design classes. meh. then there's photography. LOVE photography, but like design, i'm not all that great at it. sure, i have a good pic now and then, but i'm no ansel adams. and all of the classes at the community college would be something i've already learned. but to have the option to go back into the darkroom is very tempting. and i think the key to becoming a great photographer is just to take more pictures. so i try to bring my good camera with me everywhere i go.
then there's numbers. love numbers. i'm not just my condo association's treasurer for nothing. me and excel... we're like this. so i thought about applying at H&R Block to become a tax preparer. i'm not getting a job in my field, so why not? pay for the class ($149) and then voila! i make $7+ an hour to see how other people spend their money and tell them how they can keep more of it. i kind of like that option. it's just getting off my butt to sign up for the class. and to not feel like it's some sort of scam.
then there's a part time job. i've applied at starbucks, jewel, target. haven't heard a peep. i have an interview at Pivot Point on Thursday for a freelance position. i'm very curious as to how that job is going to play out. I'm looking forward to it, tho.
so, back on the unemployment bandwagon. another year's worth of dole money. let's hope i don't need it all.
then there's school. so. many. option. first, the medical field. i can't seem to slog through organic chem, so i think about what options are available to me without that particular class. i could be a nurse. eh. i could probably go into research, but how far can i get without a real science degree, including o chem? i could just do the biology thing. what could i do with that, tho?
then there's my current career. i could expand on that, i guess. i could take some design classes. meh. then there's photography. LOVE photography, but like design, i'm not all that great at it. sure, i have a good pic now and then, but i'm no ansel adams. and all of the classes at the community college would be something i've already learned. but to have the option to go back into the darkroom is very tempting. and i think the key to becoming a great photographer is just to take more pictures. so i try to bring my good camera with me everywhere i go.
then there's numbers. love numbers. i'm not just my condo association's treasurer for nothing. me and excel... we're like this. so i thought about applying at H&R Block to become a tax preparer. i'm not getting a job in my field, so why not? pay for the class ($149) and then voila! i make $7+ an hour to see how other people spend their money and tell them how they can keep more of it. i kind of like that option. it's just getting off my butt to sign up for the class. and to not feel like it's some sort of scam.
then there's a part time job. i've applied at starbucks, jewel, target. haven't heard a peep. i have an interview at Pivot Point on Thursday for a freelance position. i'm very curious as to how that job is going to play out. I'm looking forward to it, tho.
so, back on the unemployment bandwagon. another year's worth of dole money. let's hope i don't need it all.
posted by mikraas at 8:16 PM
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