Maybe your 20s are supposed to be a time for confusion...

Wow. So I have not been fantastic at posting lately. Whoops!

Today I read a FB post by a friend who posted something about feeling stuck in her career, no way to move forward and no funds to pursue what she ultimately wants to do in life - her dreams. Apparently it's not just me who feels like pursuing what you want in life career-wise is also often done at the sacrifice of money. It made me feel a little better to know I'm not the only one.

Since I lost my last job and have moved to AZ it has been hard to find a job as a journalist that truly pays all of the bills and freelancing seems to be the way to go with a lot of publications so building up a good base of places to write for can take some time.

I guess the point is that it's not the specifics, it's not what I want to do or what my FB friend wants to do, it's about not feeling like the only person out there struggling to make the next move career-wise. In other aspects of my life I feel like things are moving forward but for a while now I've felt like my career is standing still and I'm standing on a road with a bunch of forks leading off of it and I don't know if I should continue the way I've been going or take one of those forks.

Life is full of possibilities. So cliche, but it really is. And I guess today knowing I wasn't alone in my feelings was nice. Perhaps your 20's are just a time to be confused and pursue different opportunities, take risks, etc. After all, it does kind of seem like the time when you make a lot of life-altering decisions. So maybe I just need to be at peace with being in my 20s and being confused.

One of my bosses once told me that your 30s are really the best time of your life because in so many words you're established and know what you are doing. You're more likely settled in your career, relationships, etc. and things probably become clearer at this point. You still have your whole life ahead of you but it's a clearer picture of what is to come.

I usually write about about other stuff, less my deeper feelings but I think this has been slightly therapeutic.

Until Next Time,

Nora