I changed my major at school, but only slightly. What started out as a year-long certificate for Bookkeeping has now been changed to a two year degree in Accounting.
I know I stated in a previous post that I didn't think Accounting was for me; part of me is still not sure, but I have come to the realization that I can either,
A. Get a degree that will help me get a decent-paying job so I can afford to have kids on my own.
- or -
B. Pursue a career I'm passionate about (Archaeology, Arts, Crafts) and forget about having kids.
I wish it weren't a choice between career or kids but obviously I wouldn't still be blogging here if I had chosen option B. Though sometimes I wonder if having a husband would allow me to choose both.
Anyway, Accounting isn't all bad and it makes sense job-wise. The real downside is that I'll likely have to go on for a Bachelors. At this point I could actually get my Masters in Archaeology and be halfway through my PhD before I earn this second Bachelors. But more on that timeline (and the slowly gelling TTC timeline) in another post.
I agree that I really hate that we have to make such touch choices,
ReplyDeleteToo bad we weren't all independently wealthy.
ReplyDeleteI wonder about the husband thing too because I've seen a few women with them who seem to do what they want. Of course, they still complain about how hard life is.
ReplyDeleteMy other thought is that you could do what you love and then still wind up an a unsatisfactory job situation and you could do what you sort of like and wind up in a great job situation.