snickelfritz Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 What would your dream job be? Don't worry about location or any other practical considerations. :001_smile: Mine would be a researcher in a science field. Zoology, botany, oceanography, chemistry.......something. I also think it would be neat to be a writer. But, the thought of pressured creativity stresses me out. Which, takes away some of the "dream" factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaid Dad Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I would go back to school for classics. And write books about things that fascinate me regardless of their marketability. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie in Oh Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 get my PhD in Rhetoric and Composition and teach upper level writing at a small liberal arts university. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Not sure, but being a foreign missionary or a missionary/teacher in Appalachia has always intrigued me. I'm not a big believer in school anymore, tho! I mean school other than homeschooling. But you know, I see it differently for disadvantaged kids in Africa or Appalachia (and I don't think I'm spelling that correctly--maybe teaching isn't a good idea.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen sn Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Fly all over the world and drive cross country as a photographer of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I would be a midwife. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 back into the UCLA Film Archives and resume messing around with decaying nitrate film, comparing existing negatives and prints, repairing spocket holes and removing rotten bits, selecting the best of what remains for cleaning and re-editing into a restored film. And I'd want to be in charge of running a festival of the best old films (mostly silents, knowing me) at area old movie palaces. hey, wait a minute - the AFI did do that years ago (decades ago!!!!!) it was called the Best Remaing Seats (I think) and included director King Vidor presenting The Big Parade at a theater in downtown LA, also Lillian Gish presented The Wind at the Wiltern Theater (Gaylord Carter was on the organ!)....and the two-strip technicolor The Black Pirate was shown in Pasadena...need I add, I was there. Fun times! :D The same summer a local old movie house (The Vagabond - on Wilshire) ran a festival of silent film comedies. I drove up from OC weekly to reveal in Chaplin, Lloyd, Keaton, Langdon - this was pre-vcr days, folks, and if it wasn't shown in a movie theater you did not see a silent film! Best summer of my life! OK, digression over. I want to run a silent film festival and restore silent films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I don't think I want a job or career as such...I could go to uni and do literature and classics, just for fun, since homeschooling has whet my appetite for such things. And I have a yearning to be a writer but I am too lazy, I think. I just like being a kept woman, doin' what I'm doin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey in TX Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 (nobody laugh) a storm chaser! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickelfritz Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 I just like being a kept woman. :lol: a storm chaser! I'm not laughing, I'm hiding in my interior closet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I think if money were truly no object, I would go back to school (again! I can't' get enough) and take classes in philosophy, theology ... whatever struck my fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB in NJ Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Hmmmm..... I have no clue!!! LOL Highly ambitious, I am. Off to contemplate my future.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkinelly Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I would not necessarily want a job, but would like enough money to minister to struggling families, teaching frugality and how to be good spouses, and all about the Lord. Maybe help new home school families, too. Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 (nobody laugh)a storm chaser! Me too!!!!! But I also want to photograph them so may be I will be a storm photojournalist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 No dream job for me either. I hope to live close enough to my grandchildren (God willing that I have grandchildren) and spend every possible moment with them. I'd spend my money on the things I love and want like a super new cool laptop, better vehicle, lots of video games, and eating out because I hate cooking. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Photojournalist who travels the world, gets to chase storms, and also a food critic. :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trivium Academy Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'd love to live in a coastal town and own a bookstore that doubled as a learning/discovery center. I'd love to be a wildlife photographer. I'd love to travel through missions and make a difference but I'd also love to be a part of a continuous community and have my own little place in the world. I'd love to live in Europe for a year and explore that region with all the knowledge that I gained from teaching my children for 18+ years. Maybe it's all possible, but I'm not holding my breath. I'll probably end up owning a bookstore with a side room for activities/meetings, be an amateur photographer and go on 1 short mission abroad a year while volunteering in my community the rest of the year. That would be great too. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonia Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I would love to volunteer for RAM, the organization that travels around giving free healthcare to the needy. Either that, or sell flowers on a corner somewhere in Italy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'd love to travel with teen-agers who couldn't normally aford to go anywhere. I love working with teens and teaching high school and I love to travel. So, I think that would be my dream job. Oh, and of course, I'd also love to star in a Broadway musical (I know you said money is no object, but you didn't say anything about talent. Can we waive that requirement too?) And, I'd love to take college classes just because I'm interested. I love going to school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Anthropology. For sure. I still haven't put it out of my mind, yet starting the study process and paper-writing all over again kind of gives me the hives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Helicopter Pilot! :) (Preferably in some gorgeous area of the world.) Or, an around-the-world traveler. (Ok, I know that's not a job, but it's something I would love to do.) Archaeologist (a la Indiana Jones, lol!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PariSarah Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 nt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Archaeologist, hands down. I'll sit and dig in the dirt and write novels in my spare time. Yes, I want the Indiana Jones hat as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmeg Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Have you ever watched Rachel Ray's $40 a Day on Food Network? I want to travel and eat. :D And while I'm out there, but a student of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Well, I'd combine my love of Anatomy and Physiology with my general dislike for working with the public, and probably work in teh coroner's office :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomofSeven Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I dabbled in this in my past professional life and really loved it. I'd love to pursue this on a fulltime basis at some point. My real dream would be be the Chief Event Planner for my dh's business, God willing he's still in business by then. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 missionary house parents for home for unwed mothers take classes at university and seminary own a coffeehouse bookstore that caters to families, offering classes and book groups, Bible studies, etc. or just volunteer - at our church, at the hospital/nursing home, at the zoo, at an animal shelter --- all of them! Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 When my youngest graduates high school, I want to join the Peace Corps. Then go to grad school and be an anthropologist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needleroozer Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Yeah, not sure a typical "job" would work for me either, and it is hard to guess what it would be like- my Dude always says, "If things were different, then they would be different." Just dreaming and guessing though...... My means of transportation would be a motorcycle or scooter. My Dude and I would ride up and down the coast highway just for fun. We would retire and live near the coast- in the redwoods, or on the Oregon coast. The children will have great jobs, and great relationships, and bring me lots of grandbabies to kiss and cuddle. I would do art every day, and not necessarily to sell, but it would be so wonderful that everyone would want to buy it and I would have plenty of money just by selling a few pieces a year. I would take art and art history classes. I would volunteer to hold babies at the hospital, and have art auctions to support my local food bank. I have thought in the past that owning a restaurant or a b & b would be fun, too. But it sounds like too much work in reality. That is all I can come up with at the moment. I need to get of here and get on with the real life, lol. But it was fun to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey in TX Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Me too!!!!! But I also want to photograph them so may be I will be a storm photojournalist? oh, can I join you? That sounds awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynde Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'd have a really cute and relaxing baked goods/coffee shop in a beautiful location where I could bake all my favorites. And ... of course in my dream, it would be successful and worry free and I wouldn't gain a pound. That's a 180 turn from my degree in physical therapy, but you did say dream job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineFarmMom Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Dh and I both have this dream. Kind of a foster home type thing. I have read about George Mueller and I'd like to do something like that. Horses, farm work, great outdoors and Christ as the center. That would be my dream...if I needed any further education for it, I'd do it. I can't think of any other job I'd love more than that. Teresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekanamom Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Right now? At this stage in my life? I would want to spend most of my time training horses and studying Behavioral and Comparative Psychology. (Those things are almost one and the same, hee hee. Clinton Anderson's horse training methods, which I use as my home study horse training curriculum, fall in line almost exactly with Classical and Operant Conditioning.) So, I guess I CAN say that I actually use my college degree! LOL. But I'd want to study those topics more in-depth. And I'd do fiber arts on the side. :001_smile: Before my hands get too knarly to knit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet in WA Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Well, I've got the first of those conditions covered. But if money were no object, I wouldn't do anything for pay. I'd do volunteer work. I'm not noble -- I just love volunteer work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I just love working with houses. I love going in and seeing all the different styles/floorplans/areas. I worked in real estate in Beaufort, SC for 3 years and it was wonderful!! Maybe a stager? Maybe some form of decorating? Maybe just be rich and buy a bunch and sleep in a new one every night!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommylaw Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Dh and I were talking about this last night as we watched AI. I would love to go to Africa and help those poor children. A few years ago, my sociology class had a guest speaker from Doctors Without Boarders. Her videos, pictures and story were amazing. I would love to do that. I'd actually like to take my children to Jamaica today, live there for a year building houses and helping the poor. A nice beach house on an Island sounds nice too. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickelfritz Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 One thing I love about this board is the variety. It's nice to peak inside other people's heads and visualize different dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.griff Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I wanna be a rockstar! :D Seriously- if it's just a "local" thang. I LOVE music, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the electric guitar. I love writing songs (just lyrics right now- I do plan to learn more about writing music though). I LOVE listening to the lyrics of songs (and I'm a metal head), and that's funny cause DH just hears the music, not necessarily the words. It may be way cheesey, but I don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copswife Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 My 1st thought was (we are just dreaming, right?) I'd have my own travel show. I'd travel the world and get paid to do it. (with my dh) That would be my dream job. Tracie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakblossoms Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I've been working on my degree actually. Eventually I will be a Librarian. I would love to travel as well. My dh and I plan on backpacking through Europe and perhaps India once are children are older. We think we might wait till they are grown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copswife Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Or, an around-the-world traveler. (Ok, I know that's not a job, but it's something I would love to do.) :iagree: And I just posted this. You *could* get paid if you had your own travel show. :) Or make DVDs on travel. Tracie nt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'm definitely in the "travel and take classes for fun" camp! I'd go back to England for a longer stay and then see more of Europe. I'd like to own my own French Horn and take lessons to see if I could get some skill back and then play in a community orchestra. I hope to live near a few grandchildren or other extended family and be able to homeschool the next generation the way Jessie Wise is her grandchildren. And I'd go to the symphony or museum whenever I liked. :) Jami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I would be a professional student. I'm interested in too many fields to settle on just one job. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Or, an around-the-world traveler. (Ok, I know that's not a job, but it's something I would love to do.) :iagree: And I just posted this. You *could* get paid if you had your own travel show. :) Or make DVDs on travel. Tracie LOL! Well, I don't think you saw my post about 'which play were you in' -- I hated, hated, hated performing/being on stage. I imagine doing my own travel show would be similar. Maybe we could trek the world together -- you could be the talent in front of the camera & I could be the one running the camera? :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finding_sanctuary Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 If money were no object, I'd be a historical costumer. History, research, travel, sewing, shopping...it's the best combination of a few of my favorite things. I'd specialize in Renaissance costuming, of course, and probably focus on various places in Italy because they had some of the most amazing fashions! In my spare time (ha!) I'd take classes in history, art history, and various languages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamagistra Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I don't think I want a job or career as such...I could go to uni and do literature and classics, just for fun, since homeschooling has whet my appetite for such things. And I have a yearning to be a writer but I am too lazy, I think. I just like being a kept woman, doin' what I'm doin'. :D LOL I'm with you! I'm sure I'd dabble in this and that...for a while. ;) Mostly I think I'd like to make art and teach myself a number of interesting crafts, skills, and cuisines. Perhaps I'll home school a mess of grandchildren. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddhabelly Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 What first came to mind (since it's been hailing here!) is to build or buy a beautiful resort in a beautiful tropical location on the ocean somewhere. I would teach meditation and yoga to the resort guests and serve healthy & delicious food. I also would like to be a science writer. I would like to review professional journals and share with the public (in plain English) new scientific discoveries and advances in medicine. But mostly, I have my dream job right now. Homeschooling my son, listening to him playing his violin beautifully, and struggling through difficult Latin translations right along with him. When he decides he doesn't want to homeschool anymore, I'll teach more yoga classes and further my education in the sciences. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needleroozer Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'd do volunteer work. I'm not noble -- I just love volunteer work. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Most all of the best work I have done was either volunteer or for very little pay. It was always about whether I liked what I was doing and not about the money. Don't get me wrong, I like the money (need it) but it's not the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMere Academy Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 A librarian, anywhere warm and right by the ocean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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