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Dream Jobs

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Amy Crehore

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I love teaching, I really do, but it is certainly a draining career. The pandemic really shook things up for me in terms of realizing how the boundary between work and home was nonexistent. The past two years have been much better, but as someone with multiple interests, hobbies, and talents, I still find myself daydreaming sometimes about alternate careers…

Like copywriting. A side gig I started last spring, which I’m really quite good at and can be very lucrative. A job I could do remotely, allowing me to travel the world or live in a different time zone.

Or becoming a full-time fiber arts maker. I’ve been a knitter since middle school, and recently took up punch needle, which I love. My family friend, a fellow crafter, texted me yesterday, “We should start an Etsy shop!” And I let myself think about that possibility, too.

Or maybe I could open a bookshop/café/yarn shop with my best friend down here. Miami certainly needs one, and I loved working as a barista as a 22-year-old.

Or I could be a writer, if I finally got my act together and wrote every day.

Maybe I could go back to school and study psychiatry, become a therapist for children or young people.

What alternate careers do you daydream about?

Day 20 of 31

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10 responses to “Dream Jobs”

  1. dgSciGuy Avatar
    dgSciGuy

    Public health, science, agriculture. I’m at the point in my career now that these may be options for a second career after retirement.

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  2. Teachingnest87 Avatar
    Teachingnest87

    These last few years have been quite challenging. I’m sure many have been daydreaming of other careers. I am retiring at the end of this year so instead of daydreaming of a new job I lament the jobs I might have done if I hadn’t become a teacher. On the top of the list is a pastry chef. Had there been Food Network when I was a kid I would not have been a teacher. Now I daydream of not caring that it’s Sunday night, traveling when I want to, designing knitting patterns and revisiting learning Spanish.

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    1. Amy Crehore Avatar
      Amy Crehore

      Wow, congrats on retiring! That sounds like an amazing list of daydreams… especially the knitting patterns (I’m a fellow knitter!).

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  3. Tracey Avatar
    Tracey

    Teaching sure can be grueling and time consuming. I hope you follow your dreams to happiness!

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  4. amyilene Avatar
    amyilene

    A few years ago I found myself day dreaming quite a bit….so I made a few changes and am able to lean into the things that give me joy and keep the rest in perspective. Most days!

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    1. Amy Crehore Avatar
      Amy Crehore

      What changes did you make?? I’m glad you are leaning into the joyful things.

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      1. amyilene Avatar
        amyilene

        I actually took on a few new roles and even spent this past year as a part time “teacher on special assignment” out of the classroom. It’s been a learning experience and also made me realize I really prefer the kids to the administrative duties!

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      2. Amy Crehore Avatar
        Amy Crehore

        I definitely think I would too!

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  5. Heidi Allum Avatar
    Heidi Allum

    I feel like this has come up in a few slices this time around — and I wonder about everyone feeling beaten and overwhelmed with COVID. I like all of your career ideas — they sound appealing! Sometimes it’s nice to dream.

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    1. Amy Crehore Avatar
      Amy Crehore

      Yes, COVID certainly made a lot of us, not just teachers, feel it.

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