The pumpist
On some days, I wonder what I am going to be when I grow up; well besides crazy and sickly. Crazy and sickly suck, LOL. Today is one of those days. I am going to look back at all the things that I wanted to be and maybe we can find a career most suited to me now.
I started out wanting to be a pumpist; you know, the person who pumps well water. Yes, I know that this isn't a really job but give me a break. I was eight years old and loving life at Girl Scout camp. When I look back now, I imagine a simple like in my shack in the country and the most buff arms from carrying the water every where it needed to go. On second thought, maybe I am not exactly cut out to be a pumpist.
I didn't have new career aspirations until much later when I wanted to be a police officer. This was during the Cagney & Lacey era on TV. It looked exciting and fun. I would run everywhere yelling, "Stop, police". How great would that be? Well, probably not so great now that I look at it with adult eyes. I couldn't actual shoot someone, I hate driving in speeding cars, and the uniform...yuck. Let's be honest, I am probably a little too crazy to be a cop; I would use the taser gun on someone for just looking at me wrong.
I was soon in later high school and my career plan changed again. I was going to be a lawyer. I went to college with the intent of becoming a lawyer. Well, as most of you know, I am not a lawyer. By college, I was starting to get pretty sick and I think God did it then so that I never became a lawyer. I am still not willing to admit that I would have been a bad lawyer, I just know I don't want to be a lawyer. I can argue with the best of them, I could write briefs, I spell well and have good grammar; all pluses for a lawyer but lawyers work a lot. They work way more hours then I am willing to give to a job. I have loved witnessing the important days in my kids' lives easily without conflict. A lot of lawyers don't have that luxury.
As an adult, I have had several career dreams...I have wanted to be a air traffic controller, a meterologist, a chef and most recently a proofreader. I think about going back to school often but I just don't know for what. What do you think I would be good at, whether it be one of these careers or if you think something completely random?
For now, I will continue to be a career volunteer. I think that God has a plan and maybe mine is to serve others without monetary gain; I don't know. I do know that the volunteer work brings me great job but I really want a college degree, for me, because that was a life dream for me. Through the illnesses and hardships, I have had to let quite a few dreams go but this one is not ready to go.
I started out wanting to be a pumpist; you know, the person who pumps well water. Yes, I know that this isn't a really job but give me a break. I was eight years old and loving life at Girl Scout camp. When I look back now, I imagine a simple like in my shack in the country and the most buff arms from carrying the water every where it needed to go. On second thought, maybe I am not exactly cut out to be a pumpist.
I didn't have new career aspirations until much later when I wanted to be a police officer. This was during the Cagney & Lacey era on TV. It looked exciting and fun. I would run everywhere yelling, "Stop, police". How great would that be? Well, probably not so great now that I look at it with adult eyes. I couldn't actual shoot someone, I hate driving in speeding cars, and the uniform...yuck. Let's be honest, I am probably a little too crazy to be a cop; I would use the taser gun on someone for just looking at me wrong.
I was soon in later high school and my career plan changed again. I was going to be a lawyer. I went to college with the intent of becoming a lawyer. Well, as most of you know, I am not a lawyer. By college, I was starting to get pretty sick and I think God did it then so that I never became a lawyer. I am still not willing to admit that I would have been a bad lawyer, I just know I don't want to be a lawyer. I can argue with the best of them, I could write briefs, I spell well and have good grammar; all pluses for a lawyer but lawyers work a lot. They work way more hours then I am willing to give to a job. I have loved witnessing the important days in my kids' lives easily without conflict. A lot of lawyers don't have that luxury.
As an adult, I have had several career dreams...I have wanted to be a air traffic controller, a meterologist, a chef and most recently a proofreader. I think about going back to school often but I just don't know for what. What do you think I would be good at, whether it be one of these careers or if you think something completely random?
For now, I will continue to be a career volunteer. I think that God has a plan and maybe mine is to serve others without monetary gain; I don't know. I do know that the volunteer work brings me great job but I really want a college degree, for me, because that was a life dream for me. Through the illnesses and hardships, I have had to let quite a few dreams go but this one is not ready to go.
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