I'm coming up on my 4th graduation anniversary, which is a drop in the bucket in terms of an adult career, but I often find myself thinking "wow, I don't love nursing as much as I thought I did." I stay in it because I don't have the time or money to go back to school for a degree/license in another field that affords me the same income as nursing does. It's not a matter of not liking my specialty either, I just don't love being a nurse. This year is a license renewal year for me, and I briefly (and not seriously) thought, "what if I just.... let it lapse?" ?
Anyone here ever considered hanging the proverbial cap at any point in this career to start anew with something else? My heart tells me I eventually need to in order to feel truly happy, but I'd be forfeiting 4 years of school, OTJ trainings, time and money spent on my degree and license, etc. Plus, I don't know what else I'd do. I decided on this career when I was 16...I don't even know what else I'm good at.
If money were no object and I could do it all over again, I'd go to culinary school. I love cooking, watching cooking shows, trying new recipes.