When I was a kid, I suppose I went through the usual phases of ballerina, explorer and fireman (or person), but the job I remember really really wanting was to be a puppet designer and maker at Jim Henson's Creature Shop, and occasional personal assistant to Kermit the Frog.
I used to make my own puppets out of paper mache, felt, left over bits of material and wool, but somehow they were always lacking a certain something. I can now recognise that it was Jim that was lacking, and no matter how many times I practiced saying "Hi Ho", I was never going to get the voice quite right.Since then, I have grown up (in some ways), studied and had jobs that weren't really what I expected to be doing when I was small. I worked in retail and managed a shop for years where the closest I got to Kermit was selling stuffed toys in a range of native frogs. After a break from that where I travelled, I find myself in the wonderful world of administration.
Hmmmm.
I still dream of picking up Mr The Frog's morning coffee on my way into the office; and if I get to the US I would definitely like to sit on the bench in The University of Maryland, but realistically, it might not happen for a while.
In the meantime, I would love to hear about other people's dream jobs and if they are anything like what they ended up doing. Let me know what you dreamed of being- any thing from accountant to zoologist.
2 comments:
I always wanted to be an engineer at the Lego factory, inventing new lego stuff - that would've been pretty cool, and I'm pretty sure I would not have to sit through uni calculus to do that too....
I'd like to be paid to lie in sunbeams reading very good books whilst eating Smarties (magic calorie pimple fee Smarties). I feel it's only a matter of time before this career change comes to fruition.
Sigh...........
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