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I am not at a crossroads but I'm close enough that I can see the exit signs.
It is time to think about moving on. I knew that my time here would be short and this time with my family has definitely been cathartic for me. This isn't the sort of place I can actually live forever, though. I barely make enough to live on doing a job that would ensure more than enough of a paycheck anywhere else. This valley isn't the place to live unless you want to work three jobs and find an apartment with four other people.
My options are limited right now, though. I don't exactly have the money for a down-payment. If I want this pattern to keep playing out over and over, I need to finish my degree. This means finding something I like enough to spend money on. It's bad enough that there are very few things that I want to do for the next 45 years. Or they're things that you can't make a REAL living at. No one is going to pay me to read! Gheesh! Why not?
So there are two things I think I'd like to do. Computer programming... and, oddly, pharmacy. Neither is exactly easy. Neither is anything I did last time I was a student. AND I don't really want to be a full-time student again. The very idea terrifies me. I didn't do a very good job at it the first time and I'd hate to fail at it again. Besides, I have bills to pay still so it's not like I can just quit working altogether.
First I need to get resisdency here. Yes, I still have a CO drivers license. Go figure. Me? I know.
Then I need to take my pharmacy tech accreditation course so that I can get a job in another pharmacy. The great thing about the typical pharmacy is that it's open pretty late at night and they're always looking for help.
And then on to talking to a counselor about what credits I need to redo (if any) and what my schedule would look like.
It's a start! If nothing else, it'll keep me motivated to move forward. I've only got 45 years to get it right!
It is time to think about moving on. I knew that my time here would be short and this time with my family has definitely been cathartic for me. This isn't the sort of place I can actually live forever, though. I barely make enough to live on doing a job that would ensure more than enough of a paycheck anywhere else. This valley isn't the place to live unless you want to work three jobs and find an apartment with four other people.
My options are limited right now, though. I don't exactly have the money for a down-payment. If I want this pattern to keep playing out over and over, I need to finish my degree. This means finding something I like enough to spend money on. It's bad enough that there are very few things that I want to do for the next 45 years. Or they're things that you can't make a REAL living at. No one is going to pay me to read! Gheesh! Why not?
So there are two things I think I'd like to do. Computer programming... and, oddly, pharmacy. Neither is exactly easy. Neither is anything I did last time I was a student. AND I don't really want to be a full-time student again. The very idea terrifies me. I didn't do a very good job at it the first time and I'd hate to fail at it again. Besides, I have bills to pay still so it's not like I can just quit working altogether.
First I need to get resisdency here. Yes, I still have a CO drivers license. Go figure. Me? I know.
Then I need to take my pharmacy tech accreditation course so that I can get a job in another pharmacy. The great thing about the typical pharmacy is that it's open pretty late at night and they're always looking for help.
And then on to talking to a counselor about what credits I need to redo (if any) and what my schedule would look like.
It's a start! If nothing else, it'll keep me motivated to move forward. I've only got 45 years to get it right!
