It’s been two weeks since my last day at work. My days have been filled with mommy duty and trying to be my best version of a Stepford wife. Is it just me or do other SAHM’s feel like it doesn’t matter what they do the house is NEVER all clean at the same time? The living room is spotless, now onto the kitchen, ok that’s good now… wait, the living room is a mess again! Drives me crazy.
So between all of the soap opera watching and bon-bon eating housework and job searching I’m trying to come up with a plan of action. One option that keeps floating around my brain is school and a new career. I know its never too late to essentially start over, but completing a degree and a totally new career at 30 sounds scary. (No, I’m not 30 yet, but I will be by the time I’m done with school.)
I don’t just want to take the first opportunity to offer me some money and get stuck grinding my wheels for the rest of my life. If I’ve got to work, which most of us do, I want to attempt to enjoy just a little of it. Maybe I should pursue my original goal way back when I graduated high school and through my first couple years of college: education. A teacher or educator of some sort.
The cons to this option are: It’s not a high-paying job and I’ll be in quite a bit of debt by the time I’m done. I also will need to come up with some sort of income during school which will be hard. My plan would be to complete my bachelor’s and then also get my masters. The pros would be: Summers off! Haha, just kidding. Having a job that I really like is most important.
I have time to make a decision because I can’t start school tomorrow, but I need a plan. A better one than just applying for admin and HR jobs that really, I don’t want.
So I suppose this is just a rambling of jumbled up ideas trying to find the answer to my question. Now what?
Sher Bailey is a writer in the Midwest who believes the power of humor, Mod Podge, and grandkids can fix most problems in life. You can find her at SherBailey.com.
that is such a great question…now what? I too find myself in a similar position. I have a job that i do not enjoy. i may be good at it, but i do not enjoy it. i want so badly to go back to school, for education too. One of the major cons, in my state right now, is that they are having major cut backs for teachers so that makes the decision to enter school for teaching a difficult one to make. and i agree with you – i want to like my job. and while the paycheck probably won’t be huge, by no means would we be tiger woods, we would be enriching a young persons life and to me that is more important that all the money in the world. after all the children are our future! have a great day!
I say go back to school if it is what you really want to do. So many colleges and universities are offering online programs now (Penn State is among them) that it makes it so easy for adults to go back to school while still working a part- or full-time job and/or being a parent. And financial aid is also a plus, and often many teachers are offered grants once they complete their degree to help them out with their student loan repayment. There are so many opportunities, definitely research them! I completed my associate degree online and now I’m working on my bachelor online with University of Massachusetts. I love it. I had the same fear that you did, I didn’t want to be in school when I was 30+, but I’m turning 30 in December and I’m not going to be done with my degree yet (because I’m working full time I’m taking it a little slow) and I’ve just learned to live with it because I know I’m going to be happy when I’m done and knowing that I’m on my way there makes me happy as well. You’ll find your place with it all. =)