Don't know what to do in life
Hi everyone
Basically my question is what to do with the next chapter of
My life
I had my child at 17 and she is now 4. I have spent these years caring for her at home.
There is no dad in the picture.
I recently moved out of my hometown to start a new life with my daughter and to escape the hustle of the city.
My daughter is due to start kindy next yr and I don't know what I want to do
I don't really have any work qualifications due to my life choices which I don't regret but it is making it a bit harder for me now.
Everyone around me seems to
Know what they want to do with their life and how to get there and I feel a bit lost.
I have spent the past 4 years being nothing but a stay at home mum to provide my child with the best that I have now forgotten what my work passion is.
I worked for a short time at a retail shop and completed my yr 10 cert ( when they still had them)
Is it too late to study a course?i feel like I'm running out of time
I'm not picky with work, I really need to get work although it's the good old saying " need experience to get work, need work to get experience )
Any suggestions??
5 Replies
It is never too late to study I am 15 years older than you and would eagerly enroll again tomorrow. If my hands werent currentlu full. There are a number of different options available including VET and HECS. What have you always craved to learn?
Jump in there mumma and have a ball. It might be worth doing some bridging courses first just to polish your skills and pick up anything you missed or is rusty ;) Goodluck
You've got so much time up your sleeves it's not funny! It's never too late to study. It's a great time to try some things out. Go and do some volunteer work/ work experience in different places. Rediscover what makes you tick then go get the qualifications.
By my calculations you are in very early 20's so you are still a baby you can change careers at least 10 times between now and retirement :)
Its never too late to get qualified in something. Think about what you like arts and crafts, child care, retail then look on tafe and uni websites to work out how to get to that job.
Your story is similar to mine. I had my first child at 20, then 2 years later had another. I've 100% dedicated the past 7 years to my kids. My youngest is off to school next year. I have no qualifications and only ever worked odd-jobs before my kids arrived. Last month I became a consultant for Jamberry (new direct sales company in Aus) and I'm loving it so far. Keeps me busy, while earning some extra money. I'm hoping to start studying next year once both kids are at school. It's NEVER too late to start studying! I know people much older than you who have gone back to study :) follow your heart!
Definitely not too late to start anything - actually it's probably better now than at 17. I did a psychology degree straight out of school before I fully understood anything about life and reality, and I never used it. I'm 35 now and still paying off that damn degree! But later I went on to do nursing when I was 25/26 then midwifery when I was 28. It really took me that long to find where I wanted to be. Before nursing I worked in photography, recruitment, retail and women's health (as a research assistant). It helped to do different things to find what I was passionate about. And to be honest, my career path is still changing all the time - but now it's just different aspects of midwifery that I work in. I think finishing your high school certificate would be a great start, maybe Tafe is a good option for that? If that doesn't appeal, just get your foot in the door in anything you can - maybe go back to retail and start from there. Once you're working you might find you have a passion for the business side of the job, or the sales side, or the cleaning, or the styling, or the fashion, or the customer service, or the banking... the list goes on! Something might grab your attention and you could start working your way towards a career path that you find interesting, rewarding, satisfying, and enjoyable. Good luck xo