I am absolutely addicted to joining extracurricular activities on Loyola's campus. However, I sometimes feel as though the stress that comes from balancing multiple organizations, school work, my paid jobs, my unpaid jobs and a social life can be a bit overwhelming. I would never throw away my responsibilities or let down all of the people who count on me. I love all the groups that I have joined and gained membership, but I will admit that I have fantasized about an alternate life where I do not have do all of the daily and stress-inducing tasks that comes with being a busy college student who is trying to build her career.
Here are some of the jobs I've considered as backups, but would probably never do, when the stress starts getting to me:
1. Dropping out of college to pursue a career in selling detox teas on Instagram.
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Why not? I'm minoring in Social Media and I love tea. Think I can't survive off of free promotional tea samples from the same three companies? Probably couldn't, but daydream me is totally ready to prove you wrong and show you how you too can drop 10 lbs right now from this super yummy blueberry peppermint tea.
2. Selling improvised poems to tourists in the French Quarter.
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I saw a woman with the most beautiful antique typewriter who was selling poems on the street. I did not know that was a thing, but I want in. Roses are red, violets are blue, give me 6 bucks and I could maybe, possibly, probably, kinda, not really, get your crush to marry you (or ask for a restraining order.)
3. Professional fan-fic editor
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Editing Fan Fiction because have you ever even read fan fiction? I'm looking at you, writers of My Immortal. I could make you the next E.L. James.
4. Hold self-help/life-skills seminars in airport hotels across America
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People would pay me $400 to help them learn to better deal with criticism. People would just sit in a room with me for six hours while I yell and throw unnecessary shade at them in hopes of earning a certificate with a smiley face and a colorful boarder that they can show to future employers as proof that they are great at handling criticism. Yeah, I'm basically a saint (Okay, a Saints fan.)
5. Professional flower crown wearer at music festivals
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Are you having a music festival but there are not enough people wearing headbands/crowns made of fake flowers? It's okay. For $15/hr I can change that. I won't make the crowns. I won't sell them, but you can pay me to walk around and wear them for that Coachella vibe.
So now that I've typed that out, I've realized that I may not exactly have a stable career path outside of college at the moment. But, you can't help me from dreaming whenever I get to very busy day in my planner.