When I grow up I want to be ?

[November]

Oh there are so many things I wanted to be! My first dream job idea was when I was about 3, I wanted to work in an Ice cream shop so I could eat all the ice cream 😛 and believe it or not, I still wouldn't mind having that job. I had a mate that worked at wendys and I was so jealous but I got over it quick cos I was getting paid better then her waitressing hehe.

I've always loved animals and wanted to work with them but I always knew I wouldn't have the brains to be a vet so I was going to settle for vet nurse for a while. When I was about 14 I discovered my love for horses and always dreamed to have a career with them. I also discovered how much horses cost at that age so that dream was quickly squished to forever being a hobby. In my last years of high school I loved media and biology. I had a year off in between school and uni where I worked as a waitress. Was a great year with my healthy routine of work, horse riding, beach, drink, pass out, work, sometimes skipping the beach and riding bit. When I moved back to Perth I did Environmental Science at uni but I got sick in first year and had to defer. Im still 'technically' deferring 4 years later but I don't know if I will go back. My priorities have changed.

I've realised that I don't have to have a well paying 9-5 job to be happy. I have never wanted a family so I don't have to mould my life around others, Its only me that I have to look after and I might as well enjoy myself. So Im working with horses. Its hard work and shit pay but I love it. I have had a few different horse related jobs over the years and I never imagined I would be working with racehorses and actually like it! My views of the racing industry have changed for the better, the horses love their work and are extremely well looked after. The trainer I work for is great and does ok at the track (we had a horse run 2nd yesterday so he was worse for wear today LOL). Its a small stable with only 3 other staff which makes it nice and easy too - no bitchiness! I dont know how long I will do it for, if I start to hate it I will move on and do something else, but it suits me at the moment. Even though I complain about the early mornings (4am start) and how tired it makes me I do enjoy myself and think every morning when I get out on the track "what could be better than this?" There are risks though, I had a fall last week where a horse slipped over and landed on me so I have lost my nerve a little but Im not dead so its all good.

Im also heavily involved with Riding for the Disabled. I am a coach (in final stages of training) and I look after the ponies. I work 4 days there, 2 days teaching and 2 days general stable duties/horse care ect. I live pretty much on property so Im always here if there is any other work to be done or any ponies that need care. I NEVER would have seen myself doing this if you had asked me 10 years ago. I dont like kids and have little patience for people (but endless patience for animals - strange aye) but it is also something I really enjoy and I can now NEVER see my life without it. It is so rewarding to see how much horses help theses kids and I have learnt so much about different disabilities and seen how gentle the ponies can be. It is really heartwarming. It takes up most of my spare time and is all voluntary work but I see how much horses improve the lives of these kids and that is payment enough (God that sounds lame)

I work for my mum occasionally - she has a Kite shop at the Freo Markets and I like doing that sometimes too (much easier work!) but customers annoy the hell out of me sometimes and I can get pretty rude. I think I would be a good Postie as I wouldnt have to deal with stupid people. I could just sit on my lil motor bike in my own world delivering mail. Maybe that will be my next job...

 

[Lily]

my first 'dream job' was to be a Princess...yes, I thought it was a job 😀 I was 5
but since then pretty much the only thing I've ever wanted to 'BE' is a mother, that's the one thing I want to do as an adult. Bring on the husband heehee

 

[Crazy Flakes]

When I was a kid, I wanted to follow in my father's footsteps and become a doctor, but that dream fell through when I was about 13 and realized I was terrible at math and science. After that, I had no idea what I wanted to do, and I still don't (which, I'll admit, is a little scary because I'm almost finished with high school.) All I know is that I'd like to do something with music, graphic design, or writing, but they don't really seem to be that realistic, especially because nowadays, those are the things that everyone wants to do. Instead, I've decided that I will become a rock star/superhero/athlete/movie star.

 

[Aethra]

I wanted to be too many things. Lawyer, coach, teacher, etc. I always was changing my mind. But I figured out for sure recently that I want to do something in film/TV. Editing is my hope, filming is a fallback. Only problem is I'm rather hard on myself and I don't know how things will work out. I guess I'll just have to see.

 

[Lou]

We're supposed to grow up?
*kicking box of crayons and pencils I've carried around for 20 years under the desk*

Other than drawing, I wanted to be a vet though. Until I worked for one and realized just how mean people can be to animals. And all the "elective" surgeries there are for pets that people don't even think twice about.

I realize certain breeds are supposed to have a certian "look" but hacking the tail of a squealing 2 day old puppy and then cutting it's ears up a few months later was just too much for little old me.
Even declawing cats gives me the willies! (Do you know it's like if you paid someone to chop the last knuckle off your fingers bone and all?) Even with MY evil cat, I would rather brave trying to clip his nails with clippers twice a month than that. It just gives me the heebie jeebies.


Law always sounded interesting. But, I think I'll stick close to my box of crayons for now. I like it.

 

[Lily]

The Kinslayer agrees: Don´t every girl want to grow up to be a princess? I know I´ve heard it like a thousand times.

nope! my bff always wanted to a be a librarian, never a princess, and she is the girliest girl around!
i fault your stereotype 😉

 

[Urgent Power]

In my case, I was always the one asking people that question, because I always knew my answer, and it always bugged my that people didn't know.

When I was younger I wanted to be an author plus actress plus artist. Today I still wanna do many things, it's all very overwhelming. I still want to be an actress (well, since always), and/or bag designer. I'm doing both at times, not totally though, just in my spare time. But I'm still young, I hope to get opportunities. Oh, and I still write in my spare time.

Oh, and lately I've been wanting to do something in the business business, economics. I suppose I have an eye for business. If not, that's okay.

 

[horrorshock666]

I have a few dreams and ambitions... some of which i sort of do now but on a small scale...

Here what i want to do/be:

1) Director of film/TV
2) Musician/singer songwriter
3) Author
4) Artist

I am already writing and creating music which i record at home... so i kind of do that but i dont get payed and no-one knows i exist, so that could be better. Id love to just be appreciated somewhere by someone and have a small but loyal fanbase... thats the dream!
Then I already direct and write films but they are very independent and although some have been shown in a few cinemas id love to have a big hit and be able to get a little more popular. Id ideally like to be like Joss... ha ha, but that shall never happen!
Author wise i do write a lot but mainly journals and scripts... Id love to pen a book sometimes or do childrens novels.
Art wise i have sold some of my work before at a few gallerys but not anything substancial... id love to be one of those artists that is rarely known but has a good and loyal fan base...

Thats about it really! ha ha... I dont aim too high but its rather hard to break into and make a living form the prefessions i choose. Oh well... its something to strive for!

 

[austenwings86]

I wanted to be a nurse, but until one day I saw blood and that was the end of that. I hope one day to be a writer. Currently, I'm working as a library page. It's okay. Everyday is something new.

 

[untouched]

When I was a kid my dream was to be a dancer. I spent my time dancing around and I still love to dance but I'm not nearly as good as a pro.
Right now my goal is to be a criminal psychologist. It's everything I'm studying for and I'll DIE (lol) if I can't make it.

 

[Slayergal]

When I was little I wanted to be a professional barrel racer like Charmayne James. When I was 12 I visited Churchill Downs in Kentucky and decide I wanted to be a jockey. I always figured I would end up owning my own little horse farm somewhere.

I ended up going to college straight out of high school taking part-time classes so I could work. My for job was in a Deli in a grocery store. I also worked as a cashier/waitress in a fast food restraurant for a while. I also worked as a substitute for a school district subbing for the custodians, secretaries, and paras or teachers aides. I worked as cashier at Wal-Mart. I worked seasonal jobs doing concessions and mutuels at a race track. I held a job as a housekeeper at a hospital. I went on and worked two jobs, one as a custodian at a courthouse during the day and I worked taking care of disabled adults at night. Eventually I went on to work as groom working with race horses when I was 24. I really enjoyed my job as a groom. I did that for five years traveling all over the midwest. The only thing that stopped me was having my son. It's kind of hard to work seven days a week and take care of an 19 month old. I did go back last fall and work the fall meet at Hawthorne. I got to take Ryan to the barn with me and put him in the tackroom in a playpen but once he out grew the playpen that didn't work and I had to go back to staying at home with him. The pay isn't all that great as a groom but I never cared. I always had a free place to live so it never crossed my mind to do anything else. I got offered the chance to learn to become a jockey, which was something I had wanted to be when I was little, but at 24 I decided it wasn't that big of deal I liked my job as a groom. Now at 30 I've decided to go back to college and try to get my degree in the Race Track Industry Program or Equine Business...or anything that will allow me to work with horses and take care of my son. If nothing else I am also considering going back to work as groom when Ryan starts kindegarten (which won't be for another 3-4 years). For the mean time I am loving my current job being a mother.

 

[anyatara]

I still really don't know what I want to do when I grow up. I used to really really want to be a lawyer but now I'm not sure I do. I'd love to be an author and I'm writing a book right now which all my friends and family say is really good, but I know it's a really one in a million, almost, chance to get published. So I have no clue what I want to do =/

 

[Buffanator]

I always wanted to be a writer... and I am. But I don't *write* for a living. I do make some money at it, however, but it's barely enough to buy a new pen once in a while so I can keep on writing. :lmao:

I work in the administration of an Oceanography institute. While not my "dream job", it really is a fabulous place to work & my co-workers are uber-cool. I wear shorts, t-shirts & flip flops to work, & I am VERY happy. With my love of the ocean, wildlife, & all that is *nature*, it's like the mother-ship has called me home. 🙂

 

[Tueuse de Vampires]

Well back in my kindergarten days I wanted to be a teacher. And yea, I actiually did a lot of teaching. Back then I was really ambitous when it came to learning anything new, so I was the first one around there to learn how to read/write, so I ended up teaching half of my fellow kindergarteners how to write, mainly their own names. Of course I screwed it up a little from time to time, especially those strange foreign names I had never heard before, but otherwise no one ever complained, lol. Well, and then later during my high school time I did private tutoring for 2 years, which I was apparantly also quite good at because I tutored 3 different students and I got permanent raises. I actually also quite enjoyed the tutoring. And when I did this test about my abilities and what jobs would be good for me, those psychologists or whatever also told me that one possibility for me would be to become a teacher. But since they also gave me psychology as a very good option for me, which happened to be my ambition ever since I was 14, I decided to take that path. I'm actually starting to study Psychology next Monday.

Oh, and in between, when I was maybe about 10, I had a phase where I wanted to be a model or an actress.

 

[sk]

From the age of 10 (or so) when I tried a computer for the first time I wanted to be a programmer.
Before that I can't remember if I had any other dreams.

Haven't become a professional programmer yet.
Even though I sometimes do some programming at work, but it's more electronics and installations.

I still do it as a hobby though, so I am fairly happy 🙂

/SK