So, the next phase of life seems to be banging my door down no matter how hard I try to ignore it... deciding what to actually do in life. I've been enjoying painting (I started to say 'this semester'. Geez, when will that end?) this summer and fall, but now that the weather is making that a less lucrative position for me, I need to start looking for something else, maybe with some long-range vision this time.
I'm still really interested in getting involved in nutrition research. Part of me is also interested in nursing (largely for the consistent pay and dependable nature of the job). I'm also really interested in social work. So, this week I'm planning to take some steps to narrow these options or move toward one of them. My goal is that by the end of the week (let's be honest - by Thanksgiving) I'll have talked to some knowledgeable and resourceful people about all three choices, done some research and have found a way to get started in pursuing one of them. We'll see how that goes.
In the meantime I'll just keep filing old tax returns and living off of them (in addition to my two-days-a-week caretaking job). Procrastination has finally paid off, as I always knew it would if I just stuck with it.