Break the Cycle

I'm not sure about you out there, but I can personally say that ever since I started working in the "job market" at 15 I've worked nothing but BS jobs... serving, tossing pizzas, scooping ice cream, bottle service at nightclubs, answering phones.... hey, money is money right?

Well right now I'm at a point where I would really love more income, but there is a side of my brain that is saying, "dude, give up the crappy jobs and get working in your field of study!" Because really, isn't that why people go to college? To get a high-paying skilled career?

I finally have my two-year Associates degree specifically in Medical Sciences yet I am not working in the medical field... so I think the time is now. I've been pussyfooting around while looking at more BS jobs that I'm used to, but each time I look into it I hear myself thinking, "oh yay $4.65 per hour.. I hope people tip their servers as much as I normally do," but most of the time people don't tip their servers like I do... sighhh..

The fall semester is just over a month away and I don't have the kind of bankroll I was hoping for when I committed myself to working all summer long in order to work less during school.. I definitely don't have enough saved for sorority dues if I were offered a bid =( that much is kind of depressing.. on top of it we're moving into our new apartment one week before classes start which will cost more than what we pay now (granted, the extra space and new area are totally worth it)...

Something has got to give.. whether it's my fed-up-ness (totally not a word, but hopefully you catch my drift) with the jobs that I currently have, or a big break in the medical field, or perhaps biting the bullet and doing the last possible thing that can get me in the medical field... volunteer at a hospital. I just don't like that V word.. granted I know we all must serve our time to gain experience, but I'm committed to gaining experience AND getting paid for it.

Seriously, I'm nearly twenty-four mutha-truckin years old! Time to get seriously serious about my career field of choice. I'm pretty excited for school to start so I can at least join student-professional groups and clubs to build and expand my medical field network and connections.