Jane of many trades...

It has been months since my last blog!  I went off on a rabbit trail about 'gluten free' and got bored with myself very quickly! =]  I have totally revamped my blog and thought I would share some of today's thoughts with you.

This morning I was out doing some work for my husband.  When I was finished, I started thinking again about what I want to be when my kids grow up.  I never really had a clear vision of this when I was in high school.
I had tested very high in abstract thinking and mechanical reasoning on some aptitude test, but was told that secretarial work would be best suited for me.  I loved taking sewing, cooking, metal shop, and felt I had found my calling when a school district we moved to offered television production.  After high school I worked in fast food, radio and television stations, car dealerships, even worked as a starving artist for awhile.  I have sold Tupperware, Herbalife, Pampered Chef and had my own videography business.  None of these jobs were of a secretarial nature, yet that has not left me feeling unfufilled.


Not too long ago, I decided I wanted to be a counselor. I had checked into the pricing of counseling and was shocked by how expensive it is to meet with someone to help you walk through your past and let go of life's baggage.  Totally shocked!  I had hit my adult years running with more than enough of my own baggage!  In fact, I had suitcases packed with problems that covered a full range of issues and 'isms'.  Over the years I have worked my way through them and thought it would be great to share what I've learned with others...without putting them in the poorhouse, so I checked into going back to college. Having never obtained a degree, what college credits I did have are no longer valid and I'd have to start all over again.  I'm not really too thrilled about that prospect.  Plus, I really don't think I have the patience to be a counselor.  I'm not one to coddle.  If I can heal and let go of my baggage, then I expect others to be willing to do the same.  So, I can strike counselor off my list of what I want to be when my kids grow up.

That leaves me with several other passions to explore.  Two in particular are: HVAC Technician and Video Production.

Transition Duct I made

My husband has his own part time residential HVAC company.  He has me go on jobs with him.  I really love working with Paul.  We work well together as a team, not many couples can say that.  We have talked about years into the future, when the kids are grown up and he is ready to retire from commercial HVAC work, of he and I doing HVAC service together.  This would be great!  I would have a great coworker and get to learn new things all while enjoying myself!

Video Production:  I have really felt called to working with video and sound ever since those classes in high school.  I get the opportunity to work with both at our church and for friends.  This field really gives me the satisfaction I think the high school 'aptitude test' wanted me to find in secretarial work.  As with working in HVAC, when editing (my current favorite) I get to use those parts of my brain that like to figure things out, plus I get to be creative...BONUS!


Luckily for me, I still have a few years to figure this all out.  I may even decide to take some classes one day! Then all my other interests like, landscaping, welding, home demo and remodeling, car repair and bodywork, sewing, crafts, painting/drawing/sculpting, etc., etc., etc....can fall into the hobbies category.

And I really do not think it is all that important to become a master of just one...

Karen
"So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."
(1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV)