I've decided my ideal job doesn't really exist. Some jobs cover part of what I want, but there is no all inclusive dream job. But maybe that's reality for everyone... I'm just getting on the bus now, I realize ya'll have been riding a while.

I want a job that pays well, after all I do live in LA with two kids. I want some adventure and perhaps danger. I want to use science and creativity, organization and freedom. I want flexible, short hours. I'm thinking I'll go to Wonderland and help Alice find the white rabbit. I always wanted to travel...

I'm totally screwed.

I could teach which would cover all but the pay and the adventure (although teenagers are kinda scary). I could be an engineer but I'm thinking that's too much "sit-on-your-ass-in-front-of-a-computer" intensive. I could do something in construction, but I think the housing market is about to see a sharp decline. I could be an EMT but the pay and hours suck more than a baby elephant. I could go back to school for something, like an MS in Engineering, but this really doesn't solve the immediate problem. Plus, even if I got a Physics PhD, chances are I would have to move in order to get a good research position, and I can't leave LA because of my ex and the kids. I could do med school, but the hours and costs are prohibitive. Funeral director is too people intensive. Architect--too much school. And the local PD won't take me due to my "shady" past and the Sherriff's Dept makes you work in the jails for two years to pay your dues. I really don't want to work at home; I can barely get anything done here anyway. Enough with the negative right?

Positive:
Physics BS
Skills: Organization, fast learner, self-starter, smart, task oriented, focused...
I do a damn fine 10 page monthly newsletter.
I can learn any computer program easily (AutoCAD, Word, Excel, Quark, Photoshop, etc)
I'm friendly and outgoing. Not afraid of leadership positions or speaking in front of large groups.
I passed the CBEST. Easy. But I can pass almost any test.
Did I mention I was cocky and full of myself? Uh, I mean confident...
I know my tools and can fix most anything around the house (flooring, drywall, plumbing, electrical, woodworking, etc)
Never gotten any driving tickets.
I can bake, quilt, paint, draw, sculpt... I'm really quite creative despite being such a science geek.
I can ride/drive/fly/sail lots of things.
I planned an awesome wedding for 300 people.
I have a high pain threshold and long endurance.
I was a jury foreperson.
I've worked as: a toy store clerk, a drafter (mech. and electrical), a shipper, a Quality control tech, a tool-crib girl, a stock-room person, a physics tutor, a teacher's aide, a secretary, a researcher, a file clerk, an office manager, a librarian's assistant...

I guess that's about it. Let me know if you have any job ideas... I keep hoping there's something out there I haven't heard of and would just be perfect.