This is a seasonal position. It's only for a very short period of time and while I get paid, it's not really a career. But it gives me the title of being a professional photographer. And I might be able to use this for something else down the road or to push my own photography career if I want one. It's a step but not the end of the journey, you know what I mean? But really. I was a shoe salesperson for several years and I'm just happy and thankful to have a new experience and do something else, even if it's briefly. It makes me feel better and I desperately need to do something else/new than what I've been doing.

I could easily go to the two shoe stores at the mall and convince them to hire me. But the problem is...I don't want to do that for the rest of my life. I need something different. I want to utilize my talents. I have taken so many art courses I could go back and easily finish and have a bachelor's in art. I won an art scholarship. I've won awards for artwork in competitions. I've had poems published in a journal and a scholarly article published. I'm an artist and a writer, but you don't exactly make money usually, being an artist or writer. However, I am sick of retail to the point where it's boring and suffocating. I want a more fulfilling and purposeful job at this point in my life.