I wonder how many people out there have jobs that they really really REALLY love. I mean, these people wake up super excited to go to their job and they would do it for free if they could afford it. I want that. Do you have that?
Don't get me wrong, I really love teaching. Although most people close to me know that middle school hasn't been my first choice, I've been truly enjoying this time with the hormonal drama-driven adolescents. I've been able to build some valuable relationships and inspire a few that I know aren't naturally inspired to excel in English. I've had a student say "Why can't all teachers be like you?" and multiple tell me that my class is their favorite or that I'm their favorite teacher. So that being said, my day is fun and full, and I know I'm making a difference.
My job is hard. And maybe that's what makes me want something different. It takes a lot of time to come up with interesting ideas-- and even then, sometimes what I think they'll enjoy ends up being a bust. It's a lot of time at the copy machine, a lot of meetings, and realistically- a lot of teen drama to put up with in one year (and often one day). I'll teach as long as I need to... but somewhere deep inside, I wonder what it is that I would REALLY REALLY want to do, if I could do anything in the whole world.
I would be surprised if I'm the only one who feels this way. I think most people are at least content with their jobs, and some are happy for the most part-- usually due to the co-workers and less the content (as in my case). But what would you do if you could pick up those great friends at your current job, uplift them then plant them into your new job (the one where you all are having a complete and total blast and don't even want to leave at the end of the day)? No, I'm not talking about job taste-testing food and beverages... I'm asking honestly, what would you do?
I often joke about what I'm about to say, but in all honesty- I'm not really kidding. I tell people that if I could do ANYTHING, I would love to be a SCUBA instructor, or do some type of SCUBA work. Something about water has always drawn me in: water is my favorite thing to drink, I love to sit by lakes and read, I love to swim, love driving on bridges that go over water, love being by the ocean (thus the destination wedding and Aruba honeymoon) and basically, if Nic weren't my husband, I would marry water because I love it so much (as the elementary saying goes).
Now, I may have some work cut out for me-- I'm not even a certified diver! You may wonder how I'm so certain of this dream without having dived before- but just roll with it and trust me when I say, I just know that job's for me. It's been a bit tough, not living by an ocean, and also- that stuff is EXPENSIVE! However, the dream may not be as far off as I think, since two of the places we preferenced for the Air Force are Pensacola and Virginia Beach (if he's accepted, we would likely be moving summer of 2012) and then one of the places he could do his clinicals for CRNA school (years down the road) is Hawaii. Believe me, once we get near an ocean and both have well-paying jobs, SCUBA certification here I come!
It'd be really cool to open my own SCUBA business and somehow tie God and Christianity into all of it. The sermon that we heard last night got me thinking how I can live my dreams for God. It's a really interesting 3-part series called 'You Can Do It!'- you can check it out here. SCUBA is definitely one of my dreams, and if I can even for a minute get a non-believer to dive and appreciate the fact that the beauty comes from God's hands, that's a small moment of success.
So, to you, are you 100% happy with your current job? If not, what is it that you really REALLY want to do? And what do you need to do to get there? Just a little food for thought.
I hope you all had a great week, and I hope your Monday starts off full of energy and ready to go! I know a lot of people have been sick lately, so stay well and drink your AIRBORNE!
See you later!
♥ Stefanie
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