06/03: A day of rest
Today was pretty much a day of rest.
I seem to be set to move back to the UK. I don't know whether it'll be permanent but I'm also researching other avenues. One avenue is taking a course in the US in the medical field which will mean money and fairly quickly. Another avenue is taking a nursing course in the UK which is actually a paid course. I'm 43 so whether I'm too old, I don't know.
One thing is certain, doing the same as I've been doing is not an option. I should have leapt on the courses several years ago but didn't because I wanted my existing qualifications to work for me. Unfortunately they don't and never have. I regret spending years trying to make use of them. Clearly Gretchen is dead right when she says the medical courses are the only courses where work is guaranteed. I'd heard the same about computer courses some 20 years ago which is why I have a bunch of computer qualifications.
I checked into my green card and found that it's good as long as I don't stay out of the US for more than a year. I also found I can get US citizenship while abroad and a few other interesting things.
Currently I'm trying to decide what to take with me to Britain and what to sell and what just to dump or give away. It's tricky.
I'm at quite a crossroads in my life. One that I thought I'd passed some 5 years ago.
I've tried computer repairs and photography as income generators. Both work but so poorly that they can only be supplementary income generators. Even with a running Yellow Pages advert, only two calls have been received in about a month - for photography. With running internet adverts that have been running for years, no calls have ever been received for either service. Business cards and flyers get the same low interest rate. I clearly cannot go on flogging dead horses.
I seem to be set to move back to the UK. I don't know whether it'll be permanent but I'm also researching other avenues. One avenue is taking a course in the US in the medical field which will mean money and fairly quickly. Another avenue is taking a nursing course in the UK which is actually a paid course. I'm 43 so whether I'm too old, I don't know.
One thing is certain, doing the same as I've been doing is not an option. I should have leapt on the courses several years ago but didn't because I wanted my existing qualifications to work for me. Unfortunately they don't and never have. I regret spending years trying to make use of them. Clearly Gretchen is dead right when she says the medical courses are the only courses where work is guaranteed. I'd heard the same about computer courses some 20 years ago which is why I have a bunch of computer qualifications.
I checked into my green card and found that it's good as long as I don't stay out of the US for more than a year. I also found I can get US citizenship while abroad and a few other interesting things.
Currently I'm trying to decide what to take with me to Britain and what to sell and what just to dump or give away. It's tricky.
I'm at quite a crossroads in my life. One that I thought I'd passed some 5 years ago.
I've tried computer repairs and photography as income generators. Both work but so poorly that they can only be supplementary income generators. Even with a running Yellow Pages advert, only two calls have been received in about a month - for photography. With running internet adverts that have been running for years, no calls have ever been received for either service. Business cards and flyers get the same low interest rate. I clearly cannot go on flogging dead horses.
