Welcome to Episode 2 of “Theme Thursday” where talented ladies (and a guy too!) join forces to bombard you with more entertaining, random thoughts. This week we are pondering a ‘what if’ scenario of sorts, discussing the topic of…
MY DREAM JOB
This post may come as a complete shock to some, because my dream job is vastly different from the 20 or so I juggle on a daily basis within the realm of the hardest one I’ve ever held…motherhood. What? You thought my career aspirations evaporated the moment The Oldest Girl came squirming out of my hoo-ha? Uhh….no. While it’s true that I do love it, and I wouldn’t trade anything for my precious girls, motherhood was not my idea of the perfect career path when it happened all of a sudden. Yes. I said it….all of a sudden. Celebrity style. Cart before the horse. You get the point, right?
Anyway….
Now you are probably wondering what in the holy hell it is that I would rather be doing. First you should know that I am a performer at heart, have a passion for entertaining, and believe there simply is no better high than getting up on stage and delivering a flawless work of cinematic or theatrical genius that leaves the audience feeling as though you changed their lives. I scholar-shipped my way through college, and graduated with degrees in Dance and English (shocker, right?). Then moved to Los Angeles, promptly after graduation….following a dream boy. All this being said…there are a couple of jobs I covet. To be fair though, I’m going to break them into two categories: Pre-children and Post-children. Because of course, not all jobs are conducive to family life.
The job I would love to bring home the bacon with if I didn’t have The Girls is forensic investigator/medical examiner. Yep. Working with crime and dead people. I’ve always been fascinated with medicine, and anyone that knows me agrees…if you need dirt on someone, I’m better than the freaking FBI and CIA combined at finding it. And I won’t elaborate the diabolic mind I possess when coming up with ingenious ways to use it against them. Funny…my tweenager probably thinks she’ll be able to get away with shit someday. This makes me smile. Because not only is she wrong, she no doubt is grossly underestimating how creative punishment will be for trying 🙂 But I’m getting off track here. I genuinely LOVE solving problems. My brain is creative and logical, but I think outside the box too. However, I don’t have much tolerance for bullshit and defiance, which would make working with live patients quite difficult….because they talk back, and often don’t follow orders. Kind of like children. So there. Oh, and you should know….when The Middle Girl was 5 months old, I decided to take a CSI course at one of the UC campuses. Aced it.
As for the job I would like to have need now that I have reproduced…that would be:
HEIRESS TO A FORTUNE
Because let’s face it….it takes a village and a bulging wallet to raise kids these days, and this mama needs a full-on staff of professionals to take care of everything else so she can blog, Facebook and Tweet attend to the young ‘uns properly. Not to mention the joy it would bring me to be able to grab the family and take to the road following the Dave Matthews Band, camping out along the way like a tribe of hippies. You may be laughing, but you secretly agree. Maybe your DMB is some other band, but come on, you know it would be crazy fun. Admit it. I’ll keep it between us….Promise.
All kidding aside though, I have a pretty good gig and wouldn’t trade it for the world. I’m a wife, a mommy, a sister, a friend, a voice-over actress, an artist and a volunteer. Oh, and literally at the end of the day.….I write, and it entertains people. When I opened the time capsule I put together my senior year in high school at my 10 year reunion…um ten years ago….I hadn’t said anything about my future self being a writer. But sometimes the best things in life are its surprises 🙂
Now, if I can just figure out how to monetize all that in a big way…..
Okay, now you know my dream jobs. Go find out what my bloggy family has to say about theirs:
Finally! An honest look at what us ‘grown-ups really want to do!! 🙂 so what if I want to be the male Oprah? Is that a crime? And with these dreams, as I speak them, I thee wed.
Still going for it,
Totty
Well I hate to break it to you, but I think the male Oprah’s name is Anderson Cooper. BUT, if anyone can knock him off the couch…it’s you, Totty. I say take “Your Life Tour Guide” to the next level, and onto the small screens scattered about the world 🙂 Go for it!!!
OMG I would love to be a CSI! So sad that Miami got cancelled.
That’s the other thing. Since I probably won’t be a CSI in real life, I am always aspiring to play one on tv. But not with David Caruso. I wouldn’t be able to get through a single scene without laughing!
totally agree – I can’t take David Caruso seriously
I get it. Dr. Michael Baden totally turns me on!
I often wonder if he and Dr.G ever secretly rendezvous?
Ha! I loved this! Funny how we both have an acting component to our posts…although, our experiences are a little different!
The forensics job would be awesome – imagine? I’d be better at the whole “heiress to a fortune” gig though… 😉
Awesome post!
I swear, we must have been separated at birth, sister. We have a ton in common! And I am crazy for the CSI stuff…seriously.
LOVE your post – I agree with everything!! You are living the dream! You need to hook up with Mommy Rotten and introduce her to some people in The Biz. 🙂
Thanks 🙂 It’s a colorful life, I tell you. Always SOMETHING going on. And the cast of characters I am fortunate to have as family and friends make for a constant dramedy…lol.
Man the more I read from Theme Thursday, the more I realize how boring I really am….
Oh, come on…give yourself more credit than that!!
not boring I’m sure! some of us may just have a bit more flare for the dramatic. 🙂 I do believe there ARE two actresses in the crowd.