Books, Balance, & Beyond

Daily writing prompt

List three jobs you’d consider pursuing if money didn’t matter.

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All kidding aside, I would love to have a job that makes me feel fulfilled AND takes care of my financial needs. I am now 46 and definitely having the “mid-life crisis” feeling of dissatisfaction with my career. My job is not bad, and I like the people I work with, but it fills me with boredom and frustration each day I go in because it is not what I want to be doing anymore. So – if money were no object, here are my three dream jobs:

1. Musician. I grew up playing the flute all through school. I barely play now and would LOVE to be part of an orchestra and perform for crowds again. Playing just fills me with so much peace and joy…maybe I need to dust off that old flute!
2. Writer. If I didn’t have to work full-time (and then some), I could devote more time to polishing my writing skills and create poetry and pen that novel I have always dreamed of doing. I have so many stories in my head, and I have started working on them but progress would be so much faster if I could spend more hours per day on it.
3. Full-time RVer. This is my number one dream. I want to own an RV and travel the entire US and all of its national parks. I would have a YouTube channel with my fiancee cataloging our adventures. The idea of being able to wander freely and go where I feel like it is just magical to me.