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Anxst · 02-01-2009, 07:27 PM

Here I am, getting my life together. I'm 31 years old, finally exercising and losing weight, feeling pretty stable in life (finally). So, I finally feel I could go to school, as I never got to straight out of high school. I do plan on checking in with a school career counselor, but I thought I would hit the ever knowledgeable (and more generally honest) TFP crew up for advice.

I have a few ideas for what I might want to do. For life/job exprience at this time, I've spent 5 years as a small business retail owner. The place was profitable when I sold my shares in the LLC, but wasn't making 'get married' money. From there, I moved into Customer Service on the phones, and have worked in that field for 7 years. I'm a Quality Assurance Manager, and did a 4 year stint as a Team manager on the floor here as well.

For school ideas, I've imagined a few.

I've thought about getting a Sociology degree. People and culture, especially global culture and the effect of technology upon it, have always fascinated me. Not sure how that becomes a career, though.

I've thought about going into education. I educate people at work now, and enjoy helping people learn new things. Still, the US education system treats our teachers like shit, and jobs can be hard to come by from what I know.

My last (mildly crazy) thought is to go into a craft, like blacksmithing or brewing. I've always wanted to be a smith, and work in an old school forge hand making black iron things, knives, swords, candle sconces, etc. The issue on this one, of course, is making any money doing it, and finding out if I'm any good at it at all before I start taking courses. I'm poking around at some local smiths, but haven't really heard a lot back from any of them yet. As far as brewing, I homebrew at least 4 times a year (the wife hates the smell) and love to do it. Friends say I make a decent brew, so I know I at least have the basics down on that.

So, any thoughts? I want to do something I enjoy that will allow my family and I to have a decent existence. I'm not concerned with being incredibly rich. I have most things I want in life right now as far as material goods.

Thanks for any advice in advance!

02-01-2009, 07:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Anxst Condensing fact from the vapor of nuance. Location: Madison, WI	What should I do with myself? Here I am, getting my life together. I'm 31 years old, finally exercising and losing weight, feeling pretty stable in life (finally). So, I finally feel I could go to school, as I never got to straight out of high school. I do plan on checking in with a school career counselor, but I thought I would hit the ever knowledgeable (and more generally honest) TFP crew up for advice. I have a few ideas for what I might want to do. For life/job exprience at this time, I've spent 5 years as a small business retail owner. The place was profitable when I sold my shares in the LLC, but wasn't making 'get married' money. From there, I moved into Customer Service on the phones, and have worked in that field for 7 years. I'm a Quality Assurance Manager, and did a 4 year stint as a Team manager on the floor here as well. For school ideas, I've imagined a few. I've thought about getting a Sociology degree. People and culture, especially global culture and the effect of technology upon it, have always fascinated me. Not sure how that becomes a career, though. I've thought about going into education. I educate people at work now, and enjoy helping people learn new things. Still, the US education system treats our teachers like shit, and jobs can be hard to come by from what I know. My last (mildly crazy) thought is to go into a craft, like blacksmithing or brewing. I've always wanted to be a smith, and work in an old school forge hand making black iron things, knives, swords, candle sconces, etc. The issue on this one, of course, is making any money doing it, and finding out if I'm any good at it at all before I start taking courses. I'm poking around at some local smiths, but haven't really heard a lot back from any of them yet. As far as brewing, I homebrew at least 4 times a year (the wife hates the smell) and love to do it. Friends say I make a decent brew, so I know I at least have the basics down on that. So, any thoughts? I want to do something I enjoy that will allow my family and I to have a decent existence. I'm not concerned with being incredibly rich. I have most things I want in life right now as far as material goods. Thanks for any advice in advance! __________________ Don't mind me. I'm just releasing the insanity pressure from my headvalves.