Lordy, Lordy, I'm 40

I read this blog and how she's getting ready for her mid-life crisis to begin at 40 and since I'm already there, maybe I need to get started on it.

I'm very happy with my private-life, just not with my work-life. Teaching is hard and thankless, as every teacher will tell you. I'm teaching a class I can't teach (it feels more like I'm "showing"math rather than "teaching" it). Also, seems like the district wants to increase the number of students per class. I don't know about you, but 32 teens in one room seems too many to me already! I'm sure next year will be better for me in the classroom, but not good enough.

Anyway, I keep thinking of finding something else to do. But...what? There's the whole "do what you love" thing. What do I love doing? I love sitting in front of the TV. I love knitting. I like painting and writing. I love my ratties. Can't imagine anyone giving me money to watch TV and knit. Also, my paintings and writings aren't good enough to inspire anyone to give me $$ for them. Rat-breeding is also out. At $30/rat, I'd have to sell a lot of rats to make a living out of it!

Mainly I just want a job that I can "leave" when I leave, you know?? Not put in all these at-home hours. Not be stressed out and graying over it. Not losing sleep about it. It's just not worth it sometimes.

I keep thinking I could work for Trader Joe's. I like food. Or maybe I could be a librarian. I like books. Pretty much anything I could do for about $40K/year. Traveling would also be awesome, as long as I could take Froody with me.