tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post135708037876341093..comments2024-02-04T23:52:15.227-07:00Comments on From This Point. Forward.: Life Crisis?~Mariah~http://www.blogger.com/profile/18167493614638596254noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-80368415592902457452011-10-10T16:38:25.284-06:002011-10-10T16:38:25.284-06:00BETH: Thanks so much for your comment and support....BETH: Thanks so much for your comment and support. It is scary to admit that there may be some career paths that I am no longer physically capable of maintaining. I continue to search my head and my heart every day to figure out what I ought to do - and I hope you are having some luck on your search as well. Though if you have any brilliant ideas on how to cope with all this please do share!!~Mariah~https://www.blogger.com/profile/18167493614638596254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-62050474259067398692011-10-05T10:11:36.350-06:002011-10-05T10:11:36.350-06:00I think this is a problem that plagues so many of ...I think this is a problem that plagues so many of us with chronic illness. After I got my undergrad degree in history, my dream job was to work as an archives or museum tech. Then my health took a major downturn and I came to realize that this was a career path I was not physically capable of maintaining, and that stung so badly to admit. Not only were my dreams shot down, but my pride was left wounded and bruised. Now I am stuck in a government contracting job that doesn't pay that well (but at least it's some kind of income) with school and medical debt galore, and I feel in a similar place that you described so well. I am also struggling to figure out what to do with my life. Where will I be able to find a job that gives me the flexibility in schedules that this job does? Will I be able to hold down a real full time job? <br /><br />Hang in there. It's only been two months, and it usually takes much longer than that to figure things out. I wish you the best of luck in finding some sort of holdover job to get you through this rough patch. *hugs*Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150273171940405105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-21196560718211973362011-09-26T16:03:19.080-06:002011-09-26T16:03:19.080-06:00MANDY: Thanks for the support. One day at a time i...MANDY: Thanks for the support. One day at a time is right!! Hope you are making progress too. ~;o)~Mariah~https://www.blogger.com/profile/18167493614638596254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-23612767420548678032011-09-24T11:28:29.041-06:002011-09-24T11:28:29.041-06:00I feel your pain and crisis. I'm trying to fig...I feel your pain and crisis. I'm trying to figure things out with work and teaching. Hang in there. One day at a time.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03751660338286857387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-55049923884855587082011-09-21T10:24:11.848-06:002011-09-21T10:24:11.848-06:00CHRISTINA: Thanks so much for the words of support...CHRISTINA: Thanks so much for the words of support. You're right that change is ok and sometimes you have to take a chance. And I am working daily towards figuring out what makes me happy. ~;o)~Mariah~https://www.blogger.com/profile/18167493614638596254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-54255133894470953542011-09-20T14:57:21.758-06:002011-09-20T14:57:21.758-06:00Baby steps Mariah. :) I'm 33 years old and I s...Baby steps Mariah. :) I'm 33 years old and I still haven't figured life out. Maybe you won't end up where you thought you would, but that's not always a bad thing. RA doesn't have you, but it changes you. You're more aware of your own health and if it guides you in another direction, that's okay. It took me 10 years to get through college....finally found joy in animation....graduated and then the industry took a dump. I may never get a job in animation, but it's what was right for me at the time. I took a chance and I'm grateful I did...I never would have met my husband. Now I've spent the last 2 years trying to become a mommy and enjoying life for what it is right now. Things change, priorities change...it's just part of living. Figure out what makes you happy now, with the hand you were dealt and the rest will fall into place. :)Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12812473352291608073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-45693070794973943222011-09-18T11:30:12.315-06:002011-09-18T11:30:12.315-06:00MOM2LITTLEMISS: Unfortunately, we don't have a...MOM2LITTLEMISS: Unfortunately, we don't have anything close to financial security - we can't quite live on APL's paycheck alone and me being unemployed is doing nothing for our debt situation (read: law school student loans are the WORST). So I'm going to have to find some form of income pretty soon, but I'm still having trouble figuring out where to look. Being a grownup kind of sucks!! But thanks so much for the words of support. I really appreciate it.~Mariah~https://www.blogger.com/profile/18167493614638596254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-14632615588691362802011-09-17T16:23:07.595-06:002011-09-17T16:23:07.595-06:00And wow... There are a LOT of typos in that commen...And wow... There are a LOT of typos in that comment. Sorry.... I really suck at typing on the ipad!KCFitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04907513801465812861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-26657891755601153172011-09-17T16:21:04.813-06:002011-09-17T16:21:04.813-06:00Well, Mariah.... It seems you've gone and grow...Well, Mariah.... It seems you've gone and grown up a little. Now, don't take this in the wrong way, because I am making tis comment with all due respect and I sincerely hope you will take it in the way in which it is intended.<br /><br />When we are younger we can afford to have ideals. Some of us can afford to have these ideals longer than others, but eventually we all have to understand that there is a little thing called reality... Maybe it's a diagnosis that means we have to take things slower than we expected... Maybe it's a little girl who makes us realize that she needs you waaaaaay more than you ever expected.... <br /><br />You're coming to the "reality realization" a bit earier than I did and I'm proud of you (then again, you always were just a touch bit smater than I was.... Just a touch ;-)) The trick of dealing with this whole thing is exactly what you've discovered.... Priorities.... <br /><br />Your ideals are no less improtant then when you formed them years ago.... Climate change is a noble cause and it needs fighting for. But - and this is a big BUT - there are thigns that are more important. And, you will know what those things are becaue they WILL rouse your passion.<br /><br />Is arthritis advocacy rousing your passion? Then, by all means, do something about it, girl. You have the inteligence to make a difference. You have the financial security (with your husband's job) to take the time. Maybe it won't bethe lifestyle of the rich and famous, but I've found that there is something way more important.... Happiness, health, and satisfaction for doing what you were meant to do.<br /><br />And while you choose your path that your family (even the extended part) is proud of you and supports you 100% ...now, go gwt 'em cuz!KCFitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04907513801465812861noreply@blogger.com