Saturday, November 10, 2007

When I Grow Up

I have always known that career wise, and education wise, I want to do more than Dental Assisting. For a long time though, like the past 12 years or so, I have struggled with figuring out what that something was. I have always been very envious of my sisters, who all seemed to be able to figure that question out very early in life, while I sat by, taking dental assistimg really only because it was only 1 year long, so if I hated it, it would not be a big loss. Turns out, I do enjoy my job, and it has served me well for the past 9 years. (holy cow, that is a long time!) For a while I thought that I wanted to be a nurse. But after being in the hospital a couple of times, and seeing what a nurse's job is like, and what our healthcare system here is really like, I realized that I do not want to be doing that. So that was the end of that dream. But the past couple of years, I have had this secret ambition. At first it was just a passing thought, I did not really believe I could do it. I would read books about it all the time, and imagine and dream that it was me, but I never said anything about it, because it was like this secret idea I had... But I got brave, I said it out loud, and it made me so excited. I have an info session to attend at the end of the month to find out if I can train for it in Alberta, but I could also go to BC or Ontario for it - for a 4 yr program at university. So my new 5 year plan is to do some major upgrading, as the programs are super competitive, and to save money. A lot of money.... Then, when my kids are both in elementary school, I am going to school to become a MIDWIFE! I am so so so excited about this, and it feels so right!

3 comments:

Betina said...

THAT WOULD BE SOOOO PERFECT FOR YOU!!!!!! I have a secret dream too. I makes no sense, but I think o f it often. Maybe one day I will publish it.

It is nice to know our lives are not limited to one choice.

GOOD FOR YOU!

Betina said...

PS - Eden was delivered by a midwife who had every hospital privledge that an MD did (in the area of baby delivering).

Patience said...

you can be my midwife if my womb is fertile and betina can be the birthing coach or something. i need to figure out what the crap i want to do to.... i am SO excited for you :)