A New Direction

Hello friends, welcome back

When a major event finds it’s way into your life, it is hard to fathom the extent of the impact. In our case, we were completely blindsided. Losing my job meant losing about 60% of our household income. After being out of the office for a few weeks, I was slowly realizing that I never wanted to go back to a corporate job. Since getting let go, I had started to feel more energy, my mental state improved as well. I hadn’t realized what a toll on my well-being my career had taken. I remember explaining to hubs one day, that when I was working, I would come home at the end of the day and feel exhausted - like I only had the capacity to do one or two tasks. Basically prep dinner and maybe walk the dog or do laundry. Looking back, it sounds a bit like depression, and having been through several bouts, I’m sure that was part of it.

When considering what to do for work, there were plenty of options, since going back to the office wasn’t one of them, I started to consider other lines of work. This most likely meant going back to school and essentially starting from scratch. Before I fell into the career I had for 30 years, I was always a creative person and had thought about becoming an interior designer.

After doing a bit of research into careers, as in - what is and will be in demand for the next few years, as well as a quick search on whether or not a robot will take that job (100% serious on this one, AI is coming) I settled on Graphic Design.

I’ve enrolled in some courses and started towards a career in Visual Design. Right now, this is a highlight in my day. Looking forward to classes and learning new programs, getting the opportunity to be creative.

Until next time

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