OK- in addition to the MANY flaws and privileges inherent in that article-- the things I would do for free don't actually pay (play with small animals, look at cats on the internet, watch tv) and even being paid for the things that I am passionate about (theatre) sometimes makes them feel like work to me.
I think the trick is finding something you enjoy more than you hate that matches your skill set and personality. I haven't found it yet. Or rather, I think I would be a super great librarian, but that is not a job growth area.
good point, Ginger.
That said, I would rather write than work, but I know I am a lazyass, and I would never be able to write fast enough or well enough to make enough money to live on. So it's nice to know that the skills I do have are enough to feed me & keep the dog in kibble and greenies.
I would (do) draw for free. Primarily because no one is going to pay me to do it.
To flex my big brains, on the other hand, apparently they're good with. Oh, okay!
I am unrelatedly reminded of a woman I saw yesterday who had a tramp stamp (deliberately chosen term) of "Eye Candy". Seriously?
I want to be a well-known and respected Goth Icon and fabulously wealthy eccentric. My problem is I don't have all the skills or time to turn my minor level of fame/infamy into something that makes real money.
I think you're doing pretty well, though. You've already got the first part down.
I think I had a nectarine today. But it could have been a peach. I'm never really sure of the difference. It was good.
Allyson, even my mom, queen of Suck It Up and Deal, was very much pissed about the service you're getting in re the car. Also, the waste of junking a car for a $50 part.(if you have to.)
I would do what I do for free. Or you couldn't pay me enough money in the world to do it. Depends on the day.
I think you're doing pretty well, though. You've already got the first part down.
Thank you, dearheart. It's just that I'm aware enough to know what I *could* do, but I don't have enough time/energy/motivation/skills to get my gothy empire established. For example: I really need to start looking into the details of small-batch manufacturing for clothing.
I'm fortunate, I actually am doing what I love, and would do most of the work I do for free, and I still think that article is full of shit.
If you can make things align, then yes, it is great. I'd rather work 100+ hour weeks in my current career, than 40 hour weeks at most other jobs, but I've also been unnaturally fortunate in being able to turn this into a career.
Oh, peaches! I need to get peaches for canning. But my farmers market also has a bulk canning tomatoes deal on now. So I need to be doing those. Actually, I really just need to hit it or I'm going to be missing the entire canning season. That's one of the things I hate about being gone for the summer.
