Mama Love @ wifetalks.com

Getting away from computers 09 June 2003

I’m wishing that I could do something different. It’s not that I don’t like my job. I do. I think I’m just getting tired of doing computer work…I wish I could do something that isn’t computer related. Working on the computer is fine…if it’s documents, data entry, etc. But I’d love to get away from IT work. My preference would be to work with books, writers, authors, etc. I love books so much. More than computers. But of course the way things go today, it’s not easy to switch career fields. It involves school, and lots of hard work. But I really wish I could do something other than computers. There are so many other things to do out there. Where do I begin looking?

It’s not like I can just go back to school, although, I do get a discount since my husband works for a university. But of course, I can’t do what I really would like to…get my Master’s Degree in Library Science. I almost did years ago, but didn’t have the money and didn’t quite want to get further in debt by getting a loan. And now that I’m married, I can’t just pick up and go. History also interests me a great deal. I love reading about early life in America, particulary the American Revolution and the Civil War eras.

Who knows…maybe this is just a weird phase I’m going through, but for some reason, this weekend has done something to my mind. Nothing happened besides the usual…cleaning house, mowing the yard, shopping, but something changed. I didn’t once get on the computer all day yesterday. And Saturday I may have but it was for a very short period of time. I loved it….it felt so good to stay away from it. I spent a lot of time reading…trying to finish the book I’m on so I can start a new one. It felt so refreshing to do something other than sitting in front of the computer screen. Who knows…maybe I’m just in a slump and need a break from the whole thing.