It’s funny, people ask me what my career goals are all the time. They ask me if I’m planning to go back to school to establish and “make something out of myself.” I never know what to say because if I’m being honest, there’s not one career path that sparks my interest. I never want to step back into a school/college again. I have no desire to spend my life working 90% of the time with minimal rest. Yes, I want to make money and live comfortably, but I want to do it differently than everyone else. I don’t want to be part of our programmed society to work 8-10 hours each day, 5 days a week, stuck in this routine on autopilot, like a robot. I don’t know how people can stand it. Maybe they feel there’s no way out but I’m one of the ones that wants to find an alternate route. If you ask me what my goals are right now – it’s to initiate a life of flexibility. I refuse to feel tied down. The only thing that sparks my interest in terms of work is creating my own business of sorts or working for myself. Photography is an option as I’ve always been decent at taking photos and depending on the day, it is therapeutic for me.
Currently, I have a six year old in public school and the inflexibility and rigid nature of it all has been hell. I’m strongly considering homeschooling next year so we can escape the harsh routine. We never have anytime to do anything before dinner and bedtime. I never knew how structured it all felt until I became a mom. I want to be able to travel and take my son places without feeling like he can’t miss school. It’s so much pressure when these things, like school and work, take priority over your entire life.
2 day weekends and 5 day weeks are not healthy. Not for work, not for school. I may feel better about “the system” if they adapted to a 3 day weekend and a 4 day work week but I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen. Why do you think so many people are depressed and have mental health issues? Because the way most people are living is very unbalanced. Not enough rest, too much work. It’s such a trap.