what next?
Yesterday I sent a friend the link to the old article on Grups. He said "oh my god, it's us". B. and I have sort of self-consciously laughed at this for a long time. I'm creative and all, but probably not hipster enough to be a proper grup. B, he takes care of the hipster part of the relationship. All of this was by way of explaining a particular baby purchase.
Anyway. Among other things, I keep throwing out the idea of doing something else to people to see what they say. I like what I do, sure, but I am in a particular place of restlessness and boredom with the specifics of it. Probably due to being an almost-parent. I can't believe that. Every day I can't believe that. As I've probably mentioned before, sometimes I'm surprised I'm old enough to drive. Jeebus. And now I'm old enough to be a parent???? Ok, truth be told, it is not a stretch to say I'm old enough to be a grandmother. Which is even FREAKIER. But I wouldn't trade my last couple of decades for that. For the most part I like who I am and where I've ended up. But now, I'm in a better place to do this, but I'm also really ready emotionally to take a huge right turn with more of my life. Having said that, probalby nothing will change right away with respect to work plans. And I have this thing - I like to be able to pay the mortgage. So, living on an Etsy shop isn't in the cards. But playing the rock game in corporate america, being a designer working for business planners... ack. For the brief time I was actually working for another designer life was rather glorious. I love the actual design part, making decisions that show up, making reasonable decisions about what is best and have them respected. That's damned fun. But being the only one, and working for people who think design is a no-brainer that they could do if they had more time...
I'm just ready for the next thing. I totally think B and I would both be fine with moving to a llama farm, or a barge on the water in Amsterdam, but given everything... well, not just yet.
So, what would you do? (not if you were me, if you were you) Say you had the opportunity to pick up a new career. What would it be?
Comments
Oh, c'mon -- between the two of us, we've done every profession short of the sex trade.
Personally, I got a lot of satisfaction from being a manager. Keeping the shit off the people working for me and making sure everything got done ahead of schedule was fun.
Posted by: meg | January 18, 2007 07:53 AM
Hmmmm. I probably would do what I am doing now, because, like you, I like where I have ended up for now. I like doing design that shows up and is appreciated. I hate working for people that think design would be fun, and that they could do it if they just had a little more time. I just finished designing an invitation for a neighbor...same thing.
Anyway, my next career, after trying urban design, exhibit design, graphic design and interior design, will be landscape design. That is how, in a few years, I will live out the rest of my career.
I still think that you have a novel in you. At least a collection of short stories. I loved the ones that you used to write when we were wee, and I love reading your blog. Especially about the wonderous, cool locomotion happening in your belly. : )
Posted by: Donna | January 24, 2007 09:08 PM
Ha! This is hilarious. The link for your baby purchase is dropped, though. If it's a Bugaboo Frog I am going to laugh my arse off because I am completely mortified that I actually bought one. Love your blog. Let's face it: 40 is the new 20 and I'm, like, TOTALLY ok with it!
Posted by: casapinka | February 2, 2007 12:58 PM