In the midst of this whole “moving across the country” drama, there have only been two aspects to cause me stress. One of those is my job situation. For the past 10 years, I have been comfortably employed in one field.  I have worked to make myself a valuable asset to any company within this industry. And I should have no problem continuing my career once I’m settled in Boise.

But. (There’s always a “but” isn’t there)

I never truly chose this career path. It was handed to me on a silver platter. I desperately needed to something to support me and my child. And beggars can’t be choosers, right. It’s not a bad career, not a bad industry and I’m very fortunate to have had the opportunities that I have. But if I were to list the top five things I would LOVE to do, would be passionate about, it wouldn’t even rank.

With Jon’s support and encouragement, I have the opportunity to make a career change. I have the option of doing something I’m passionate about rather than something that just pays the bills. And so yesterday on a whim, I checked a couple of places in Boise where I would love to be a team member. One had a position listed that I was very excited about. I have no idea how long it’d already been listed but unfortunatly today it’s no longer open for recruitment. It’s only the first I’ve looked at; I’ve only casually browsed for openings. But I was very disappointed. The same organization has another opening that I have a better chance at being considered for. It doesn’t spark excitement like the first did and it’s much lower on the organizational chart but it’d be a foot in the door. I want to be someplace that is making an effort to make a difference in the community. Someplace that is reaching out to those who need it, someplace that is striving to make our world a little bit better. I’m drawn to the non-profits, to the shelters. It’s 180 degrees from what I currently do. Oh some similarities can be drawn and alot of my skills will translate well. But overall we’re talking two different realms of reality.  Even if I can’t make a career change, I will be involved on a volunteer basis. There would benefits to staying status quo. But I’m not giving up on the idea. Not yet.