Here's the deal

So, about me & this blog.  I am in the midst of changing careers; not jobs- careers.  Have you ever done that before?  I haven't!  Now don't get me wrong, I have changes jobs multiple times.  In fact, I have been accused of being a 'job hopper' in the past.  No fear of that now - I am changing careers.
After coming back from vacation, do you ever go into the vacation haze?  When you look at you career, or whatever it is that you spend the most of time out of your daily like, and think WTF!?  What am I doing and why can't I live in vacation land?  Am I actually making my life more enjoyable, less enjoyable or numb enough to get by?  Am I making the world a better place, worse place or am I adding to both side of the pendulum enough to even it out?  Am I simply gliding thru the gray?  Well, I had many of these epiphany moments and let them slide right on by.  Even worse, I always recognized that I WAS living in the gray.  After many years of contemplating the vacation haze I am now truly ready to take action.  Although I am not naive that living in vacation land is not real, for now my goal is to lean towards the whiter portion of the gray.
For the longest time I followed the yellow brick road.  Right after graduating college with the degree aimed at helping me achieve my dream job I moved to the DC area.  Once there I took a temporary job to help me get over the hump and pay the bills.  I figured I would continue looking for a more appealing job in my field of choice and it would all work out.  Well, my career of choice is working with marine mammals and my temporary field was in retail.  Mind the Gap.
And now over ten years later, upon reaching the wizard I realized not only that he isn't real but also that my wish is to actually enjoy the work I'm doing and find some fulfillment in doing it!  Either way you look at it, it's time for me to take control and carve my own path.
Now I'm taking steps to really try and make it happen.  I thought it would be fun, possibly therapeutic and interesting to chronicle my efforts during this transition.  At the least, I will be able to look back and have a record of what happened for when my memory fails.  At the most, maybe some of you out there will be able to relate on some level.
I'll let you know how it goes.

PS - here's my adorable pup - he will be helping me along the way.