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Good luck Tommy....looks like things are looking up for ya!
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#139755 - 01/18/05 04:16 PM
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Augie
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Just curious about something. I know you currently do some type of graphic arts job, right?
What sort of new job would you be interested in? What do you love?
Are you thinking of going in a whole new direction, like that job you were thinking about taking a while ago? Or do you think you will stay in your current field?
I want to get a new job this year too. One I love. I just started a new job about 1 1/2 months ago, but it is very low pay ($11.00 an hour)  and I don't even like it. I don't know how I ended up working in a college library, but somehow I have found myself there  I want to do something that I love, but am trying to avoid having to go back to school. I don't want to deal with the stress of trying to work FT and go to school not to mention the financial stress it would cost on an already poverty level salary!
BTW, how how you sleeping now-a-days?
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Beth!
#139859 - 01/19/05 08:12 AM
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Hey ya Beth! 
What great questions!
Yes, I work as a graphic artist now. There is a senior designer here so I just get the leftovers and it's usually very boring, uninspiring, more technical stuff. Like right now, I am doing up a map of our light rail system and indicating where all the braking systems are on the map along the 8km route. Fun, fun. Then my boss gave me a very complicated thing to layout that the designer doesn't want to touch. There's very little direction and I have to come up with an innovative and interesting way to put various types of information for this one brochure together. Fun, fun...
I have been thinking a lot about my field lately and think that it's not for me. While I am very artistic, I am not as great at coming up with extremely original and creative concepts. I was thinking of going to school to become a dietician, specializing in vegetarianism, veganism and of course eating for digestive disorders! I would need a BA in nutrition so I'd need to go to University for four years. I can't afford that right now. I might just take one night class to start.
I love the idea of working for myself and being a consultant. I could make my own hours! I HATE working full-time and 9-5. Ugh!
What do you love doing? I could have 5 or 6 careers as I love too many things!
Thanks for asking about my sleep. I slept great for the first three days after my new yoga class. But I'm back to normal again. I have it again tomorrow night so I'm hoping that it will work it's "magic" again!
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#140183 - 01/19/05 07:59 PM
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Your idea of becoming a dietician specializing in veganism sounds so you! And I agree about being able to set your own hours. The restictive rigid set hours of working for someone else is really aggravating. I feel like a slave reporting for duty!
I'm not sure what I would love to do for sure. I'm like you. There are so many things I have thought about. Most are in the Health Care field: Dietetics, Public Health, Nursing, Dental Hygenist (good pay and only 2 year school). And I have become very interested in alternative medicine after all this. Sort of what Angie and Dalia are pursuing. But I've also thought about School Psychologist, Accounting, Library Science, Paralegal, accounting...
My interests are so varied and I know if I pick one, it means I can't do all the others 
I know I can't do anything until I get a little stabler with this IBS. And the money problem is probably going to stop me from doing anything unfortunately! Plus, I don't think I could handle the stress of working FT and going to school and doing homework and having a life! It was easier when I was 18 years old and no responsibilities!
My degree is in psychology, but I don't do anything related to it. And I majored in it because I switched majors so late in my schooling that I just picked a major that I had the most credits in just to get a Degree! My plan was to go on to Grad School, but somehow that never happened.
If I did it over, definately Health care related.
What I do know for sure is even if I don't go back to school, I do need to get a higher paying job. As I said $11 an hour isn't going to cut it! And I hate my work hours. Too early in the morning which is the hardest time for my tummy. A time of 10 to 6 would be ideal, and 40,000 a year would be outstanding. Heck, I'll take 30,000 a year!
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Ya, going back to school is very expensive! I don't honestly think I can afford it. I want to buy a house, travel, etc.
Yes, you need a higher paying job. And hours that you like. same here!
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