Wwyd?

[emily_in_nc]

Dream jobs:

professional singer (of the Kelly Clarkson ilk)
professional ballroom dancer (like the pros on "Dancing with the Stars")
or dancer in broadway shows

...quite a bit removed from what I actually do (software engineer), no? I can't dance worth a darn, either! I sing a little better than I dance, but am certainly no Kelly Clarkson. Ah well, we have to have our dreams of getting paid for what seems like just pure *fun*, right!?

Emily

[pepe6599]

chickwhorips: lol, I ran right into that one. hehehe.

[hsmpcycle]

What a great thread!! I have always had a long list of dream careers and had a hard time figuring out which I wanted to persue first.

Previous Career: Civil War Historian and Period Costumes

Dream Careers:
Teacher for the Deaf
Detective
Mortician
Yarn Store Owner
Park Ranger
Graphic Designer
Photographer

[pooks]

I'm in the career. I'd just be making a LOT more money at it. (Screenwriting.)

[LBTC]

Ah, when I was graduating the counsellors (sp?) just didn't put any energy into telling us how many options there could be....

Real careers that would take getting an education:
Physiotherapist
Aromatherapist
Architect

What I dreamt of as a youngster:
to be famous

What I do now that feels like the real thing, and that I hope will make me money one day (less "real" job, more "magic" job):
http://picsiechick.blogspot.com/

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[Xrayted]

When I was a kid growing up in FL, I wanted to be a mermaid at Wiki Wachi. In reality, I don't think my tail would look too good in a tail these days. Betcha I could still hold up those two sea shells pretty well, tho.

I love what I do now. I love the interaction with my patients. Especially the kids. Playing peek-a-boo with the littlest ones in the waiting area to chill them out beforehand. The older one's faces just light up when I give them a sticker with Shrek or Big Bird or whomever. They get 2 if they cried the whole way through the exam. With kids, last impressions are the ones they remember. Just wish it paid more, I guess.

As a total dream job, I'd have to go with acoustic guitar player for someone like Bonnie Raitt, Cheryl Crow, Jimmy Buffett or Melissa E. Wouldn't even have to pay me.

X.