A point in my life.... (tl/dr)

[NeverWinHere]

I would love to give you some great advice here eejit, but I really don't know. I don't think I am in the right mindset right now, sorry!

[twenty47]

well the 1st thing I can tell you is "YOU'RE NOT TOOO OLD TO DO ANYTHING" I'm 35/36 (can't remember sometimes) and would go back to school AGAIN if I felt like it. But I hate reading now, i get instantly tired when I open a book and start reading but I can read all day long on the internet...

I graduated highschool @ the age of 16, thought I knew the world, went off to college for criminology, had a dream of being a lawyer...... didn't finish school moved back home.... worked in the fishing industry for 15 years, went back to college twice during those 15 years. One time for Business Admin (had dreams of opening up a biz) and the 2nd time for Accounting. MOved away to the city to start new (with a little guy around 4 yrs old), got different jobs then decided to go back to school AGAIN.... this time took up early childhood education to be a preschool teacher.... moved to another province, worked as a medical receptionist promoted to payroll/accounts R/P clerk..... moved away from there and came back to home town where I work with taxes.... I prepare income tax for peeps

I TOTALLY love my job now, I never figured I ever would. After years and years of trying new things and thinking "i'm too old, i'll never find what i want" it just fell upon me. I never actually looked for my specific job, it's almost like it came to me, it found me and I'm sure glad it did. Being a tax consultant I work long long hours for about 5 months and then have the other 7 months to be home with my son whose now gonna be 9. We get the summer's together, go camping, go fishing and it's awesome. Before I would never have time off during the summers and never get to spend time with my family. We now have the time together and the opportunity to do whatever we want whenever we want (well during my 7 months off) the other half works his own hours sorta thing (i guess) but the summers are usually awesome as we spend the majority of it in the wilderness out fishing etc.....

Now if we could only get the internet in the woods, life would be PERFECT.... but don't think it's over..... my life just fell together last year..... and when I least expected it too, and i'm more than 10 years older than you. I'm still wanting to start a biz still and I know if i want to, we will. It's never tooo late to do anything. (opening a bar/night club is an option here tooo, it's crossed my mind a couple times)

[eejit101]

Hehe, if u need someone to manage it..... i have a phone number!

[twenty47]

i would call you should that fall through...... Would you like living in Canada?

[eejit101]

Lol, your asking the guy who wants to live in the usa!!!! just for the baseball lol.

I like snow, and french bread!

[67christine]

I am thinking that going to Spain to make some good money and opening up your own pub seems the way to go. You seem to be happy when dealing with the public and that seems to be you calling in life. Go with what pleases you.

As for the age thing, I hate it when there is so much pressure to have firm plans at a young age. Here in Ontario, Canada when I was graduating grade 8 I had to decide on my high school courses and what I wanted to be in life. The courses were career focused. we had the technical side, the shop classes, the sciences and of course the office type courses. Well for the first three years i took the typing, shorthand, accounting and other office type things. Well in the last year I decided I did not work in a office so three years of that crap was wasted, well maybe not the typing or accounting but I do not use the shorthand. So basically I was screwed. I graduated high school and now work in a factory. My dream job would be either a lawyer (or something in the legal proffession) or a vet.

[bkniefel]

Why would a government insist on the youth choosing their future at such a young age. That makes me depressed. Not only that but it would almost increase unemployment if the youth's perspective changed in a decade, I don't know, I think that's a horrible call on their behalf.