Quarter Life Crisis
Hey everyone. So I'm 25 and I feel like I'm going through a quarter-life Crisis. Kind of like a mid-life crisis except I'm not mid-life. I'm not really sure what it is but I keep having this feeling that something needs to change. I'm not exactly sure what, but I want something to be different, I want to move, or get a new job or something. I've been in the same apartment for almost two years, I've been a the same job for just as long. Me and Mark have decided that when are lease ends in April, We will most likely move in with Mark's Grandma.
I'm excited, and not at the same time. I'm excited about the idea of not having rent and being able to save the money or use it to pay off my debt. (lucky mark doesn't have any) Oh Another random side note of interest. Mark and I have been going to this new church that's like two block from mark's Grandma's house. And we REALLY like it. It's called Praise Christian Center or PCC for short. It seems to fit us more. Anyways starting Jan. 9th they are going to start Financial Peace University and me and Mark signed up for it. Anyways back to the move. I'm also excited about the fact that as I just mentioned it's going to be really close to our new church. My hope is that I'll volunteer more. I always dragged my feet when it came to helping out at our old church because it was so far away. I also think it will be okay moving in with Mark's grandmas because although there may be two women in the house, all she ever does is sit in her chair and read her newspaper. So it's not like we'll be fighting over the kitchen. So I get to change things the way I want. Although I can like throw her stuff away or anything, but I can rearrange. And it will also kind of be like having a house, where I can work in the lawn, and have a garden etc. The only thing that I'm nervous about is that fact that It's not my house so I need to be careful to not overstep my bounds.
Anyways so that's a change, but it's not happening soon enough. I'm really just starting to feel like I need to change my job. The problem is I don't know if I want to change jobs in the same profession or not. The longer I'm at my current job the more I don't like going in. It's mainly the people I think. I like that I can come and go when I please, That I don't have set hours, but that's not that big of a deal. My actual job is okay I guess but I'm not excited about it. Most days I feel like I just want to close the door to my office and not talk to anyone. I"m not really sure what that's about, since I get along with most people. There is just something about this job I"m not liking anymore.
So then that makes me think about what would I do. For a while I thought I wanted to be a Financial Advisor, but the more I look into that Job I could not do it at all. I think the actual Advising part of the job I would be really good at. Helping educate people what to do with their money. However the first two years of the job are mainly sales based. A lot of calling and networking, and contacting people. Which I could not do, I mean I couldn't even Sell girl scout cookies let alone insurances. I've never liked asking people I know to buy stuff. I've been thinking about being like an Investors Assistant. or working at a bank somehow. I've put in an application for an Administrative Assistant to Investors for U.S. Bank. So maybe. But that's a job change in the same field which I don' t know if I want to stay in the field. So now I feel like I'm at a point where I feel like I"m in limbo. Because at least with wanting to be a Financial Advisor I was working towards a goal. Working towards the change but now I'm kind of at a stand still. I've been trying to think of other jobs that might interest me and I'm just not sure. Mark suggested that I could do something in Sign Language and it's just not making me excited. I had thought about being a chief since I like cooking so much, But I really don't want to go to another type of school. I've been in school so much. So I don't want to go to culinary school. And I also don't really like the idea of all the random hours. I got really used to this 8-4 or 9-5 M-F job. And at a restaurant It would not be like that. I thought about maybe being a Flight Attendant, which actually sounds really interesting to me. But then those hours really are random including over nights and holidays. Plus I'd have to be in a union. I"m still thinking about it though. There is this Flight Attendant Information thing at the Holiday Inn by the airport this Sat. that I might go to. But I'm still not sure. I really don't know what I want to do, or what I want to be. I just know I want a change. Does anyone have any good suggestions? Let me know if you do.
I'm excited, and not at the same time. I'm excited about the idea of not having rent and being able to save the money or use it to pay off my debt. (lucky mark doesn't have any) Oh Another random side note of interest. Mark and I have been going to this new church that's like two block from mark's Grandma's house. And we REALLY like it. It's called Praise Christian Center or PCC for short. It seems to fit us more. Anyways starting Jan. 9th they are going to start Financial Peace University and me and Mark signed up for it. Anyways back to the move. I'm also excited about the fact that as I just mentioned it's going to be really close to our new church. My hope is that I'll volunteer more. I always dragged my feet when it came to helping out at our old church because it was so far away. I also think it will be okay moving in with Mark's grandmas because although there may be two women in the house, all she ever does is sit in her chair and read her newspaper. So it's not like we'll be fighting over the kitchen. So I get to change things the way I want. Although I can like throw her stuff away or anything, but I can rearrange. And it will also kind of be like having a house, where I can work in the lawn, and have a garden etc. The only thing that I'm nervous about is that fact that It's not my house so I need to be careful to not overstep my bounds.
Anyways so that's a change, but it's not happening soon enough. I'm really just starting to feel like I need to change my job. The problem is I don't know if I want to change jobs in the same profession or not. The longer I'm at my current job the more I don't like going in. It's mainly the people I think. I like that I can come and go when I please, That I don't have set hours, but that's not that big of a deal. My actual job is okay I guess but I'm not excited about it. Most days I feel like I just want to close the door to my office and not talk to anyone. I"m not really sure what that's about, since I get along with most people. There is just something about this job I"m not liking anymore.
So then that makes me think about what would I do. For a while I thought I wanted to be a Financial Advisor, but the more I look into that Job I could not do it at all. I think the actual Advising part of the job I would be really good at. Helping educate people what to do with their money. However the first two years of the job are mainly sales based. A lot of calling and networking, and contacting people. Which I could not do, I mean I couldn't even Sell girl scout cookies let alone insurances. I've never liked asking people I know to buy stuff. I've been thinking about being like an Investors Assistant. or working at a bank somehow. I've put in an application for an Administrative Assistant to Investors for U.S. Bank. So maybe. But that's a job change in the same field which I don' t know if I want to stay in the field. So now I feel like I'm at a point where I feel like I"m in limbo. Because at least with wanting to be a Financial Advisor I was working towards a goal. Working towards the change but now I'm kind of at a stand still. I've been trying to think of other jobs that might interest me and I'm just not sure. Mark suggested that I could do something in Sign Language and it's just not making me excited. I had thought about being a chief since I like cooking so much, But I really don't want to go to another type of school. I've been in school so much. So I don't want to go to culinary school. And I also don't really like the idea of all the random hours. I got really used to this 8-4 or 9-5 M-F job. And at a restaurant It would not be like that. I thought about maybe being a Flight Attendant, which actually sounds really interesting to me. But then those hours really are random including over nights and holidays. Plus I'd have to be in a union. I"m still thinking about it though. There is this Flight Attendant Information thing at the Holiday Inn by the airport this Sat. that I might go to. But I'm still not sure. I really don't know what I want to do, or what I want to be. I just know I want a change. Does anyone have any good suggestions? Let me know if you do.
posted by Elia at 3:17 PM
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"I had thought about being a chief since I like cooking so much"
so what's your favorite Native American dish? i don't know if i've ever had any, you should cook us some this holiday season. :-)
you could look into substituting. or para pro-ing. of course paraproing wouldn't pay anything near what you earn now, but come april you guys wouldn't need as much in come right? and i'm not sure how it is in minneapolis, but here in the lower valley they are really in need of substitutes so people that have a BA in any field can apply for an "emergency substitute certificate". pay varies from city to city. in grandview i get $110 per day, when i was in yakima it was $125.
plus you get off of work by 2.30? 3.30?ish depending if it's elementary or secondary? and you get all weekends, holidays, and the summers off!
as a para i still get paid during the summer. but i could also get a summer job. as a substitute you don't get summer pay, but you get more per day.
and if you sub, it's always different! :-)
we can't wait to see you soon!
I'd love to hear more about your change in church - the real why's about it. is the new church smaller or same size or what.
so are you still thinking that the schooling you are doing now will be helpful for you? looking into different fields will it still help? are you going to keep doing your schooling.
I am very excited that you are signed up for FPU. It will be good for you. And maybe give you a little financial clarity for your lives.
look forward to seeing you all.
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