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What's your job? Does it make you happy? Or is it a means to just pay your bills? What else would you have loved doing?
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Scribbles · 36-40, F
Currently I work in a university. It's ok. Busy now with fall semester starting very soon. Open houses, tours, advising, meet and greets, etc.
I have a fundraiser that I just finished with.

I honestly have no idea what career would add to my happiness.
I've liked well enough almost every job I've had.

I would have loved being a nurse maybe. I could go back to teaching...get another degree. Specialize more. Idk. Sometimes I miss cooking for others again. But I don't think I actually want to get back in that for real. I just like thinking about it. Espeically since I'm passionate about changing American cuisine to being healthier and smaller portions. And I get curious and follow dining trends.

We've been looking at remote work and getting a new job that allows that so we can travel outside the country a little bit. Idk. That's a big change. We've all moved several times around our own country without much worry (but we always knew what the next step was that we wanted very clearly), but we never lived in a foreign country. Trying to figure that out. Tbh, it shouldn't be a big deal. And yet...Sometimes I want to throw my hands up and ask what the fuck I think I'm looking for anyway? I'm questioning it because others are...Espeically since some people are enthusiastic about the idea of us changing everything and are overly helpful and some.people are not happy about it and ask us Why or try to discourage us.

All I can think is that we're unhappy about some things about our country. And trying to seek, idk a new place to call home. a place we want to raise kids in, a place to bring my husband's parents to live too and grow old with us nearby to help. Will moving help? Idk. Do any of my friends or family who move around and live in different countries seem any happier. Not really? Idk? And then I wonder if it's worth taking the leap.

And then sometimes it seems like my husband just wants to stay here and just switch states. To one of the places we like well enough here. It would be easier. We could still switch jobs and travel more and maybe in our travels fall in love with a new place and country and then make the change And then I don't know what to say or do. Am I hurrying too much? Should we move slowly on this? Should we just freaking jump in like.my cousins do and move countries and travel like changing clothes?

Too much freaking expectations. Lol
Whitelove · 31-35, M
@Scribbles Thank you for such an elaborate answer! You have clearly thought so much about the changes and it's effects
kimmy159 · F
@Scribbles Honestly the expectation of such a big change may sound alluring and exciting, but if you have so many doubts about the location, it probably means you need more time to think about the location and also consider other places. You could also just move and experience it yourself if moving again is also an option in case you don’t like it? ^^