Career or Job?

Which do you have?

What is the difference between the two?

In the game of LIFE, they assign you a career, not a job. Oh, it would have been so nice if I could've just spun the wheel and drawn my chosen fate. I had to take a few left turns before I finally got on the right path.

I've had my share of jobs and while I loathed most of them, I learned a lot from them too. I can proudly say that now I have a career. For the most part, I love it, which I guess is a good thing considering how much I've (err, my grandparents) have paid to "higher" learning institutions in this country.

I really miss the "job life" -- clock in, do tasks, clock out, get paid. I don't miss the instability and usually wretched hours that come from a job (weekends, holidays, nights).

My career on the other hand gives me a nicer pay check, security, a mighty nice schedule that accommodates my family life, and the all important goal of self accomplishment and purpose to life. (note--the last point is highly tested most days)

My career now consumes so much of my time though. It is by my own choice of course. I know others in my career who treat it very much like a job setting. Nope, not for me. I promise myself I'll get out of this career when I start treating it like a job. I constantly am trying to improve myself and my role, much to the chagrin of my dear husband, but it keeps me going.

Do other people who have careers spend this much time on them outside of the normal workday? Please tell me yes.

I often wonder if I will have another career in life. Can I keep doing this for 25 more years? Hmm, we'll see.

What makes people choose a job over a career? I see so many people just happy with a job. That wasn't an option for me, not that there is anything wrong with that, or is there?

Have you guessed my career yet? It is a teacher, aka: educator, aka: facilitator of learning.

Now that I have let that little personal tidbit about me out of the bag, you can expect more posts that have to deal with teaching and education in general.

FU Got Mine

Is this the mindset of people today? I often am conflicted by the actions by the "Christians" in this nation when it comes to giving back.

Case in point- The Earthquake in Haiti. The US has offered $100M in aid and relief and I've heard nothing but bitching and moaning about it. Maybe I just hang around the wrong people. Should I mention that the people I hang out with are "tomorrow's future"?

My "FU Got Mine" slogan can be easily explained as "I have what I need, screw the rest of you".

I have clothes that I don't even need, a bigger house than I need, 2 working vehicles, a TV bigger than necessary, all the fun hi-tech gadgets, a coffee pot that is ridiculous, paved roads, running water, heat, a/c, health care, food.

Aren't we all guilty of putting parameters on the time or dollar amount we'll give when someone in need? This bothers me.

I am mad at myself today because I don't know how to respond to the "FU Got Mine" rhetoric. I'd probably be a hypocrite if I did.

Where is the humanity anymore? Why does concept of humanity have to be tied together with socialism?

Am I doing all that I can to help? No.

I am babbling now, but that is only because I am so mad at myself that I don't know how to fix myself, or help others see how to fix it within themselves.

Goal Set

So, I have this bff of mine who is probably one of the most determined people I know and has been since college. She actually sets goals and get this, she meets them! As if! Anyways, since she is one of my favorite peeps I figure imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and I have made a goal for myself that I intend to meet by this spring, April 2nd sounds like a good day to me. I won't share this goal on here yet, because I don't want to be judge by all of my readers as a failure quiet yet, but maybe in time I will. I am a big girl now and I suppose I should be following through with things in my life.

The First of Many?

Hmm, we shall see. In this era of socializing digitally, can I keep up with the demand of keeping an active blog? I am scared of sharing too much along with losing my anonymity. I am just going to throw stuff out there eventually and see what sticks. I'll pretend that hundreds of you actually care about my thoughts and eventually this blog will spiral out to be something great and make me a household name like some other good blogs I've ready. Here's to not letting any of you down. Perhaps this will be my goal for 2010. We'll see, I can't think of many things I have started, stuck with, and finished, but all that will have to be saved for a later blog post.