A dizzying list of all the jobs I’ve had in my life:
Working my way through undergraduate school: Cashier: McDonald’s Corporation (part time); Cashier: Mr. Pride Car Wash (part time); Research, CD’s, General Clerk: National Bank of Commerce (part time)
Post Graduation: Field Engineer: Hewlett-Packard Packard Corporation; Bench tech: Baptist Memorial Hospital; Docent, puppeteer: Lichterman Nature Center (volunteer); Cashier/cash officer: Walmart Corporation (part time)
Post Graduate School: Pre-trial Investigator/Clerk: Shelby County Government (Shelby County Jail); CASA: Shelby County Juvenile Court (volunteer); Office Clerk/Computer: Shelby County Deputy Reserves (volunteer); Computer Specialist/Database Build: Bethany Home (volunteer); Field Educator/Professional Puppeteer: Memphis Child Advocacy Center (volunteer)
Probation Officer: Probation Services, Inc (part time); Probation/Parole Officer: State of Tennessee; Cashier: Walgreens (part time); Pharmacy Cashier: Walgreens; Certified Pharmacy Technician: Walgreens; Night Counselor: Serenity House (part time); Level 1 Assembler: Baxter Healthcare; Level 4 Machine Operator: Baxter Healthcare
Yeah, enough jobs, already. I get it.
How many did I enjoy? Pretty much all the volunteer ones. Some of them were very challenging because for at least some of the volunteer jobs, young people’s life quality depended on my advocacy (CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocate).
Also, I loved teaching groups of children about the three different environments at the Lichterman Nature Center. And as a puppeteer, I chose and supplied the classical musical score for the background of the puppet shows that we, as the puppet group wrote and performed. We also built all of the puppets.
I volunteered for The Child Advocacy Center for six years and enjoyed every minute of it. I was awarded Volunteer Of The Year.
During most of this, I was what I enjoy most, a home maker and craftsman. I love sewing, quilting, crochet, etc. I love to cook. I love to manage a household and make sure everything is done properly.
I’m not motivated to “rise” in a corporation into management or any position that pays a ton of money. I don’t want to carry the stress and responsibility and whatever amount of money that it brings is not worth it. I live very simply and I don’t need much. In essence, I’m a hippie and it’s perpetually 1968.
Tears and Catharsis 