*sigh* I'm not trying to have a huge career (If I were after prestige and money, believe you-me I could and would have achieved it by now)...that's not why I'm spending all this time researching fields and taking career tests, interest surveys (I.e. basically living with my snout in a book and looking into nothingness ponderously - kinda like this

). It's just that...although I never dreamed of a big wedding or anything growing up, or of being a super mom, I had, like a lot of women my age, thought/assumed I would have been married with kids by now...and I'm not. (And now a days we old maids are the norm I'm learning)
I guess all this searching and studying and testing and "going within" is my way of trying to see if I can't figure out why the fack I'm on the planet. (If not to get married and have kids then what for?) And it's not that I can't be alone. I can, quite happily, but I also thought my life would have been different too. Plus, I know I'm an intelligent woman and, though this job is OK and it pays pretty good, (and I've worked hard and sacrificed a lot to be where I am believe me) I think I'm capable of much more. For example, according to the Holland Codes I am, in order of highest scores, Investigative (Scientific), Artistic and Realistic (hands on) (fields like Astronomy, BioChem/BioPhys, Archaeology, Anthropology, Architecture, Media and Computer Animation etc.) my lowest two scores are Clerical and Enterprising (Business)...Clearly, I'm a fish outta water here ok? Basically, I took a wrong turn somewhere and just kept going.
But believe me, if I had my choice I'd be with my soul mate, making a life together, building a home, maybe starting a family....but...

I gotta do something with all my free time. I'd rather spend it trying to improve myself/my life then sit in a bar, at home watching TV, living on the internet or whatever...I mean if those things float your boat fine but...I'm just restless. I feel like I'm meandering aimlessly through my life and I'm trying to bring some semblence of meaning and reason to it; That's all. Jenny Wren is a little lost, getting lonely and trying find her flock and get back on the right flight path. OTAY?
Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 08/27/2009 07:30PM by janedoepa.