Hmm

No comments on Adam's career because I too have been questioning a career change, except I'm thinking about nursing. I figure if my job occasionally is going to make me cry I might as well at least get a deeper satisfaction from it. Not that my job really makes me cry...I just don't seem to have the motivation and/or drive. I love the perks of my job, and it's hard to argue with staying with something that enables my life, which I adore, but when I meet with my boss and talk about my 5-year goals at the company, I'm pretty hard pressed to come up with any. I'm definitely stagnating here.

I can start nursing pre-reqs at the local community college pretty cheaply. If none of my college courses count, then I need 34 units at $26 a pop = $900 total. After two years of CC classes, depending on scheduling, I'll be ready to start coughing up nursing tuition for 7 semesters, $2000 per (not sure, think it's a semester) at SFSU, assuming the state finances improve and SFSU resumes having classes. So, current estimated outlay is $15000, which is underestimating because the total with books and fees is more than I want to think about now.

But how much is it worth to me? Paying money to take a salary cut...I'm ok with that. Working towards another career that I may or may not love...how to know? I think I need some volunteer experience in a hospital anyways - maybe that's a good way to find out while getting another pre-req out of the way. I've also been thinking that if I end up having kids, I could start school afterwards, maybe once they're in school. It would certainly be easier to have the corporate benefits while popping tykes out than try to fund it on my own. But then that's pushing it out 5+ years...back to that 5-year plan again!