Wwyd?

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 10-26-2006, 03:43 PM

More than anything else, I love what I do now for a living- technical illustration.

But my other "dream" careers have been:
Naturalist
Anthropologist
Veterinarian
writer
art/antique restoration

**Bikingmomof3** · 10-26-2006, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by chickwhorips

but not there is no school to go to here. for some reason they won't let me do chemistry classes by myself. wonder why?

My DH has been dying for a reason to move there. As a professor of chemistry he would be thrilled to teach just one student. I could teach physics.

**chickwhorips** · 10-26-2006, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by Bikingmomof3

My DH has been dying for a reason to move there. As a professor of chemistry he would be thrilled to teach just one student. I could teach physics.

works for me! come on up!!!

**pepe6599** · 10-26-2006, 03:54 PM

I would love to be a FBI field agent or a Honolulu police officer, which is opposite of what i do.

**chickwhorips** · 10-26-2006, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by pepe6599

which is opposite of what i do.

i think you should just plead the 5th right now.

**pepe6599** · 10-26-2006, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by chickwhorips

i think you should just plead the 5th right now.

I love my job now but I find can't see myself doing it for the rest of my life.

**chickwhorips** · 10-26-2006, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by pepe6599

I would love to be a FBI field agent or a Honolulu police officer, which is opposite of what i do.

Originally Posted by pepe6599

I love my job now but I find can't see myself doing it for the rest of my life.

i don't think there is a good future in being a criminal

**CyclChyk** · 10-26-2006, 05:29 PM

To be independantly wealthy so I don't have to work. That would be a job of sorts.... right??

**emily_in_nc** · 10-26-2006, 05:39 PM

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** · 10-26-2006, 06:12 PM

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

**hsmpcycle** · 10-26-2006, 07:24 PM

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** · 10-26-2006, 07:30 PM

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

**LBTC** · 10-26-2006, 07:32 PM

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** · 10-26-2006, 07:34 PM

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.

**salsabike** · 10-26-2006, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by Haudlady

I would be a weaver (I make hand-woven projects on a loom, but only as a hobby and for gifts - I would like to begin crafting for sale)

Hey, fellow weaver. Oddly enough, I do not want to make a living at weaving--I'm afraid that would make it a high-pressure, not fun, pursuit. Here are the things I wanted to be when I was a kid, and I still want to be them:

Cowgirl
Ballet dancer
diver/researcher with Jacques Cousteau
Psychologist
Archaeologist

I've done numbers 2 and 4. I've also done about a decade of policy research on economic/labor market development, which I liked.

I'd be happy to retire and do volunteer work with kids. I still like the kids as much as ever. Would like less pressure/responsibility. Would like to spend more time weaving and making art, but not as a way of earning a living.

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