have calmed down by a huge percentage. I guess my job has a certain
amount of prestige and I have an beautiful office, so I can't complain.
But one can dream.
Den's Matcha Miyabi to start my day.
Have a nice day everyone!
An odd twist
I spent more than a dozen years on the side unraveling a genetic/metabolic knot; it's solution led to significant insight that would prove critical later on. Just as the solution emerged, my career took an unexpected turn. On a job search to find employment that afforded a better skills/education match, a particular job seemed to fit my technical expertise and inclinations quite nicely. While preparing for the possibility of an interview, I wondered if a particular set of problems could be solved by a radically different analysis approach. That initial effort yielded an almost immediate confirmation; unraveling the details and tedious testing of the solution set however, rolled into a self-funded 4-year project.
The timing is exquisite; this could not have been answered just a few years ago, because ongoing research hadn't been published yet.
The answer and problem resolution pattern put my feet squarely into the path of my Purpose. Not hardly what I would term 'a dream job'.
It is what I am here to do, of that there is zero doubt.
Dragonwell in the cup; bit tricky to brew.
The timing is exquisite; this could not have been answered just a few years ago, because ongoing research hadn't been published yet.
The answer and problem resolution pattern put my feet squarely into the path of my Purpose. Not hardly what I would term 'a dream job'.
It is what I am here to do, of that there is zero doubt.
Dragonwell in the cup; bit tricky to brew.
I love the occasional "heavy topic"... and how it makes me reflect on life in general. This is a heavy one for me in some ways, but I sort of welcome the opportunity to think about it out loud now and then.
I have a wonderful career... I am a CNM (Certified Nurse-Midwife), and have been delivering babies since 1997... about 1200+ so far. I'm not sure any job could be much more rewarding, or much more demanding. I get invited to be the caretaker for the most important event of a couple's life, and that's an honor. The joy and reward is balanced by the stress, lack of sleep, and demanding schedule... and by the fact that I don't leave work at work, feel attached to the incredibly challenged population I care for, and struggle with the medical community and the world at large for professional respect that is often not shown to advanced practice nurses.
My dream career might leave some independent career women (like me) cringing. If I could rearrange my life right now, I'd like to be a homemaker... wife, mother, domestic goddess. I'd love to be able to pop out 2 or 3 babies, stay at home to mother them, cook, clean, garden, take care of a home and family, and have a wonderful husband bringing home the bacon financially, adoring me beyond measure, and taking me and the kids to Disney at least twice a year.
Life is full of ironies... homemakers want a rewarding career. Career women wonder what they are missing by not being at home with a family. And in my case... I deliver babies, but I am physically unable to have any of my own. Some days, my career as a midwife seems like a blessing because I get to share in the joys of others... and other days, I see only unwanted pregnancies, homes and families unfit for a baby, drug abuse, domestic violence, and every social disparity you can imagine... and then it just doesn't seem quite fair.
OK, Chip said not to get too heavy... so I probably broke that rule! All in all, I have a great career... and hope, someday, if my work schedule allows, to adopt a child. Being a midwife offers some significant challenges to the idea of single parenting... as does the enormous expense of adoption in general... but that is a gripe I'll save for another day.
In my cup this morning, Den's Fuka-Midori Sencha... pretty good.
Sarah
I have a wonderful career... I am a CNM (Certified Nurse-Midwife), and have been delivering babies since 1997... about 1200+ so far. I'm not sure any job could be much more rewarding, or much more demanding. I get invited to be the caretaker for the most important event of a couple's life, and that's an honor. The joy and reward is balanced by the stress, lack of sleep, and demanding schedule... and by the fact that I don't leave work at work, feel attached to the incredibly challenged population I care for, and struggle with the medical community and the world at large for professional respect that is often not shown to advanced practice nurses.
My dream career might leave some independent career women (like me) cringing. If I could rearrange my life right now, I'd like to be a homemaker... wife, mother, domestic goddess. I'd love to be able to pop out 2 or 3 babies, stay at home to mother them, cook, clean, garden, take care of a home and family, and have a wonderful husband bringing home the bacon financially, adoring me beyond measure, and taking me and the kids to Disney at least twice a year.
Life is full of ironies... homemakers want a rewarding career. Career women wonder what they are missing by not being at home with a family. And in my case... I deliver babies, but I am physically unable to have any of my own. Some days, my career as a midwife seems like a blessing because I get to share in the joys of others... and other days, I see only unwanted pregnancies, homes and families unfit for a baby, drug abuse, domestic violence, and every social disparity you can imagine... and then it just doesn't seem quite fair.
OK, Chip said not to get too heavy... so I probably broke that rule! All in all, I have a great career... and hope, someday, if my work schedule allows, to adopt a child. Being a midwife offers some significant challenges to the idea of single parenting... as does the enormous expense of adoption in general... but that is a gripe I'll save for another day.
In my cup this morning, Den's Fuka-Midori Sencha... pretty good.
Sarah
Right now I am in college just working on general credits at a local community college. Hopefully this fall I will get a transfer to a four year school where I am planning on majoring in social science/history teaching. My dream is to be a teacher and as of right now that is the career path that I am on. I think I am lucky that I know what I want to do because I think that many people my age are unsure and end up choosing majors and taking careers that they don't want out of necessity. It is nice to be able to choose to do something I really want to do.
My dream job would be something quite a lot different from what I am currently doing. Right now, having recently graduated college in December, the job market has been awful, but I managed to get into an insurance company as a financial representative. Unfortunately, I am still in the stage of trying to meet my quota before I get put on the payroll so it has been rather tough without a paycheck. Thankfully my parents are fine with me staying at home as long as I help cook and clean, but I am still looking for something better.
When I was younger, my father persuaded me that I should be an engineer. I got into a good engineering school, but after one semester, absolutely hated it. I switched to mathematics since my main issue with engineering was that of understanding different variables, not the mathematics behind them. After switching schools due to not liking the engineering school itself, I kept mathematics as my concentration, but added a second major in politics just for something fun.
I would love to be able to get a job as a political analyst where I could combine my math and politics background to study trends in the political sphere through numerical analysis. If not that, then I might go back to school and get my masters in education so that I could be a math teacher, preferably high school level.
In my dream world, I want to be a professional chef. I've always been fascinated by cooking and baking and am generally pretty successful at it. I think the main reason that it interests me so much is that with my food sensitivities, it is always a challenge to figure out how to make something taste good without using things that I cannot eat. My challenge earlier today was to make a dairy free coconut cream pie. It is currently cooling in the fridge to get the custard to firm up, but it seems to have turned out well with substituting coconut and almond milk instead of whole milk.
Currently in my cup is Sakura Sencha.
When I was younger, my father persuaded me that I should be an engineer. I got into a good engineering school, but after one semester, absolutely hated it. I switched to mathematics since my main issue with engineering was that of understanding different variables, not the mathematics behind them. After switching schools due to not liking the engineering school itself, I kept mathematics as my concentration, but added a second major in politics just for something fun.
I would love to be able to get a job as a political analyst where I could combine my math and politics background to study trends in the political sphere through numerical analysis. If not that, then I might go back to school and get my masters in education so that I could be a math teacher, preferably high school level.
In my dream world, I want to be a professional chef. I've always been fascinated by cooking and baking and am generally pretty successful at it. I think the main reason that it interests me so much is that with my food sensitivities, it is always a challenge to figure out how to make something taste good without using things that I cannot eat. My challenge earlier today was to make a dairy free coconut cream pie. It is currently cooling in the fridge to get the custard to firm up, but it seems to have turned out well with substituting coconut and almond milk instead of whole milk.
Currently in my cup is Sakura Sencha.
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I am enjoying the responses today, it is interesting gaining insight into fellow TeaChatters.
I am sure I would choose something quite different. I remember trying, no struggling to decide what I wanted to do when I was in school and the pressure to decide, just could not.
Over the years I have thought about this quite a bit.
I have always thought about extreme engineering, especially bridges. But then again, something simple as a tea related career would be interesting as well, so you see, I still cannot make up my mind years later.
Started the teaday with Sencha Zuiko from Den's brewed up in a momiji kyusu and sipped from Deishi Hagi. This is an asamushi with quite a kick to it. SweeTea enjoyed it. Pyrit and TEAh were the only observers today.
I am sure I would choose something quite different. I remember trying, no struggling to decide what I wanted to do when I was in school and the pressure to decide, just could not.
Over the years I have thought about this quite a bit. I have always thought about extreme engineering, especially bridges. But then again, something simple as a tea related career would be interesting as well, so you see, I still cannot make up my mind years later.
Started the teaday with Sencha Zuiko from Den's brewed up in a momiji kyusu and sipped from Deishi Hagi. This is an asamushi with quite a kick to it. SweeTea enjoyed it. Pyrit and TEAh were the only observers today.
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
That would be my dream career too!kymidwife wrote:
My dream career might leave some independent career women (like me) cringing. If I could rearrange my life right now, I'd like to be a homemaker... wife, mother, domestic goddess. I'd love to be able to pop out 2 or 3 babies, stay at home to mother them, cook, clean, garden, take care of a home and family, and have a wonderful husband bringing home the bacon financially, adoring me beyond measure, and taking me and the kids to Disney at least twice a year.
I work as employee in flight traffic and load control office in Malpensa International Airport, I have heavy shifts, Sundays, Christmas and Easter included, sometimes very little sleep, high demanding schedule, no time for "regular working hours" friends ... I would like to have a more creative job, I am also a sommelier, "Slow Food" member, love cooking and writing about food and restaurants, but first of all I would like to be a HOMEMAKER! Unfortunately husband and I have to work both to pay the house we built and everything that goes with it... I have to face real life and keep dreams to myself!
Today in my cup: almost 10 kind of different teas in a full day of TEA TASTING at local "Slow Food" meeting! Starting at 11 am with Lung Ching Bio, going on with two different FF(edit: made a mistake, Dj both 2nd flush!!) 2008 Darjeelings from Puttabong estate (331 muscatel and 205 clonal) among others and ending at five pm with "5 O'clock Tea" , a blend of Assam, Ceylon and Darjeeling
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This is a great topic, Chip!
Most days I like my job, (especially the last year or so, since a very problematic employee left the company) but I don't know if I could consider it my 'dream' job.
I like the work and I'm good at it, and I've done it for a looooonnnnnggg (25 yrs.) time, so it feels comfortable. I love the creative aspect of my job but not so much the managerial part. The changes in graphic design and publishing have been huge in the last ten years or so and I have had to sink or swim. This has made my job both challenging and educational. There's still so much to learn that I find my job different every day.
When my husband and I have talked about what we want to be when we grow up, it's hard for me to say. Some days I'd like to be a stay-at-home mom, some days I'd like to be a chef, other days I'd like to be a photographer for National Geographic.
This morning I've had two excellent steeps of Nilgiri Glendale Handmade.
Happy Sunday!
Most days I like my job, (especially the last year or so, since a very problematic employee left the company) but I don't know if I could consider it my 'dream' job.
I like the work and I'm good at it, and I've done it for a looooonnnnnggg (25 yrs.) time, so it feels comfortable. I love the creative aspect of my job but not so much the managerial part. The changes in graphic design and publishing have been huge in the last ten years or so and I have had to sink or swim. This has made my job both challenging and educational. There's still so much to learn that I find my job different every day.
When my husband and I have talked about what we want to be when we grow up, it's hard for me to say. Some days I'd like to be a stay-at-home mom, some days I'd like to be a chef, other days I'd like to be a photographer for National Geographic.
This morning I've had two excellent steeps of Nilgiri Glendale Handmade.
Happy Sunday!
It's so interesting to read all the responses!
I voted not at all. While I'm finishing up school I got very lucky and found a 3D job close to where I live. Although I'm still a "grunt" the bosses see my potential and want me to move on to more serious work. To be fair though it's hard to not do the grunt work since I'm only work 2 days a week for now
Hopefully I can become a senior modeler or animator one day. That's the most fun out of all the 3D work!
Hmm, although maybe after a few decades of that I might have the fancy of moving out to the mountainside to raise sheep or something
I voted not at all. While I'm finishing up school I got very lucky and found a 3D job close to where I live. Although I'm still a "grunt" the bosses see my potential and want me to move on to more serious work. To be fair though it's hard to not do the grunt work since I'm only work 2 days a week for now
Hopefully I can become a senior modeler or animator one day. That's the most fun out of all the 3D work!
Hmm, although maybe after a few decades of that I might have the fancy of moving out to the mountainside to raise sheep or something
My dream job would be as a zookeeper/aquarist. On weekends, I'm a penguin care volunteer at the local zoo and really love it... even the messy jobs. When you're willing to do a job without a paycheck, that's a pretty good sign you've found your dream job.
My weekday job is fine, I don't dislike it, but at the same time I would never volunteer to do it unpaid.
Sakura sencha this afternoon (from Den's), while I look out the front window at my cherry tree that is almost ready to bloom.
My weekday job is fine, I don't dislike it, but at the same time I would never volunteer to do it unpaid.
Sakura sencha this afternoon (from Den's), while I look out the front window at my cherry tree that is almost ready to bloom.
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Indulging in Risheehat Flowery SFTGFOP-1 clonal Darjeeling today and preparing to move on to some Silver Needles after reviewing
1) Nick's directions from somewhere in TeaChat,
2) Teaskeptic's White Peony review, and
3) Michael Harney's chapter on white tea in his book (which I bought because of Tea-guy's comments HERE on TeaChat)
I may be a little over prepared, but I am psyched.
(Gee, I didn't find it the last few times I brewed this Darj, but I am finding lots of the baked goods taste that enjoyed my first time with this tea)
1) Nick's directions from somewhere in TeaChat,
2) Teaskeptic's White Peony review, and
3) Michael Harney's chapter on white tea in his book (which I bought because of Tea-guy's comments HERE on TeaChat)
I may be a little over prepared, but I am psyched.
(Gee, I didn't find it the last few times I brewed this Darj, but I am finding lots of the baked goods taste that enjoyed my first time with this tea)