What to Do, What to Do

So, after finally getting through yesterday - I was late with my post today and had a couple of emails that said they missed it. I gotta tell you that made me feel good. I know I am writing this for me, and that I am having fun both on the trip and capturing everything - but I am glad others are enjoying it too.

I keep wondering what I am going to do for my third career. My first was being a mother. (I don't really count my short time as a social worker as a career) My second has been as an HR professional in several companies. And now, I am not sure what my third will be. I just feel that I am ready for a change. I know that I may need to stay in the second career for awhile longer until my next one comes to me - but I have been thinking a lot about what I want and could do.

One of the reasons I took the trip was that as I was asking myself all of the questions that trigger you to make your "list" - I realized that I has always had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to visit all 50 states. There were a lot of other things on the list too. Included were: go to an Opera, teach a college class, take the g-kids on a vacation, write a book, learn conversational Spanish, take a mission trip, go to a Chicago Bulls game, own a convertible car, etc. I am hoping that as I continue to build the list, I will find something that can also lead to the next career in my life that will also make money. Not asking much here.

Some of the things that have crossed my mind in the last 2 weeks are: long distance truck driver, (but I am sure you have to be able to pack and unload things and that is not of interest) a seasonal worker in a resort community (I could be a hotel receptionist, a clerk in a tourist shop, or my old divorce standby, make beds in a hotel), join the peace corps (that is what I wanted to do when I graduated from MSU but didn't follow up on it), a single woman's trip tour guide (I am good at connecting people and would make sure everyone had a good time), work in a local winery and do taste testings and provide my vast knowledge of cheap but good wines (I could provide the reference point to the wineries' wine), a museum curator (I could become an expert in some part of history) or do commercials for Walmart (I have been in one in every state I've been to so I can provide a national perspective). I am sure a bunch of other things have crossed my mind during the journey. Some would not be practical because of my age. (Stripper, bartender, waitress) Some would not be wise if I believe in the Law of Attraction, and others I just don't have the experience or connections (hunting guide, fly fisherperson, diamond buyer). So, I'll keep thinking and I know it will come to me.