My son turns 18 in 254 more days. I'll have the opportunity to change my life. I've been more than a little concerned about what my job is doing to me. I'm an accountant for a small company that is part of a much larger corporation. I'd had hopes of moving up the ladder but it has been 4 years since they helped me get my MBA and almost 12 years at the same company, in almost the exact same position. I really enjoy being an accountant and I LOVE the people I work with. In fact, I'd be pretty happy to stay where I am if certain things would just change. Things out of my control.
Except I've been having little tiny mental lapses. Things that sound silly when I talk about them, but I really rely on my mental abilities to be who I am, and losing that is scaring me. I'm 47 and aging is scaring me too. Aches and pains... Arthritis-like problems in my hands and weird things going on with my knees/ankle...
I actually believe that the mental lapses are stress-related. I'm worried that they aren't, but I think that they are. Having a plan to move into a new "career" seems like a prudent move. I'm thinking crazy that a micro-farm is a good choice, but having a less mental and more physical career may make sense even though my body is aging. If I plan right, perhaps I can mitigate the physicality? The right equipment? I'm not trying to start a big farm, just enough to support myself.
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