The next three questions were asked by the lovely Nora of Walking Through the Rain.
Let’s say you have your choice of dream jobs: what would your top three be?
This is such a difficult question to answer because it changes from day-to-day. Right now, though, here are my top three dream jobs:
1. Self-employed. Though it’s tough work to get started, I’m sure, I’d love to be on my own schedule. It’d be fun to enjoy crafting and selling on Etsy while sitting at home. I know I’d have to be disciplined, but it’d be amazing to sleep in when I wanted and take the day off if I needed to.
2. Counselor. Whether it’s a school counselor or an at-home counselor, really. I’d love to be a grief counselor for children and teens. When I was fifteen, my granny died of lung cancer; when I was sixteen, my pawpaw (Granny’s husband) died of congestive heart failure. It was a rough time in my life, and I would have given anything for someone to talk to, aside from a family member. Plus, I could tell that it was much harder for my younger siblings and cousins to understand. I would feel honored to help young people through tough times like that.
3. Teacher. When I first went to school, I was planning on getting my degree in early childhood education. I don’t think it’s the job for me now, but the schedule is amazing. It would allow me the time to be at home with my (future) children … Plus, teachers get the summer off. Several women in Husband’s family (including his mom) are teachers, and I’m envious of them for getting Christmas break and summer vacation.
What was it like living with your in-laws for the first year of marriage?
It was hard. It wasn’t the most difficult thing I’ll ever have to do in my life, but it was hard having to share my first year of marriage with my in-laws. It was something that had to be done, though. I had a crappy job and Husband worked for a little while before getting laid off, so we would have never been able to afford a house of our own. I won’t lie and say it was perfect–I almost would have rather paid rent somewhere just to have some alone time. Timing is everything, though, and I think it all happened the way it should have. I got my new job in January, and even though Husband hasn’t been able to find work, we have more than enough money to live on. The house that we’re living in now is amazing, and it feels so great to be living alone with my husband. It’s something I won’t take for granted.
Weirdest dream you’ve ever had?
Anytime I dream about bloggers, I find it weird. I haven’t met any of my blog friends, so it’s strange when I can see their faces so clearly in a dream. Just recently, I had a dream that Husband and I went to Chicago to meet some Chicago bloggers. Then we all went to Hawaii. Definitely odd.
Stay tuned for tomorrow’s Q & A. I’ll be posting on how Husband and I met.
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Is there a job that involves getting paid for reading blogs all day? YES PLEASE.
You should have the dream again. The more you dream and the better chances it’ll come true. And by that, I mean, I want to go to Hawaii! =P
Chicago? Hawaii? Yeah, sounds like something that I could get into.
I say we just go to Hawaii instead of dreaming about it
I am the same way when it comes to dreaming about bloggers! Always spooks me a bit, even though it would be normal if I meet them (I think).
Thanks for answering for my questions. I would LOVE to be a teacher too. The certification process is a long one, at least here in Missouri. Stupid schooling getting in the way of my dream =)