I've been in flux for most of this year regarding my career. In March I was forced to resign from my beloved job due to some bitches doing bitchy things. I have spent most of this year contemplating leaving the headache and migraine space and looking for some other kind of work, maybe event planning. I even applied for and was offered some jobs but nothing felt like it fit. I took some contracts planning events to keep money rolling in, but nothing really made me passionate. In the meantime, the Executive Director of Clusterbusters (for which I am the board president) was diagnosed with lung cancer and couldn't continue his role in the capacity needed so I assumed many of those duties as a volunteer. I've been studying to get my masters and am nearly done as well.
Recently I was offered a job in communications for a headache and migraine advocacy association. The job is kind-of a step back for me, but I think I want it. Communications is a new world for me, but it's what I'm getting my masters in, so like any time we start over, we may take a step back. I'm trying to figure out if I can take this role part-time, continue to pull in a few contracts annually, and finish my degree while supporting Clusterbusters through the rest of the ED's treatment/whatever we decide will be next for that org. It feels like a lot when you take into account my family obligations and you-know, just wanting to relax sometimes. I just really need something to be passionate about again, and I think advocacy could be it.
