I have this one life
I've been going through something lately. For the longest time I didn't really know what I wanted to "do" vocationally, so I bounced around to various jobs because it met our financial needs. About 7 years ago I started to finally realize what I wanted to "do"...go to massage school and become a massage therapist. I knew I couldn't at the time but eventually I would try. We moved to Iowa and well, let's just say it...Iowa brought out the feminist/revolutionary/social justice advocate side of me, so I went back to school to get a certificate in social justice. I took one class and then we had to leave and move back to the Pacific Northwest. Being back home here has been great but financially, it's just not possible for me to continue my education. Life happens, rent goes up, you do what you gotta do. A couple months ago I started a new job. It's been a good opportunity in the sense that it helps me provide for our family, but I don...