transitions, coming soon to a blog near you

I know that it’s ridiculous to try to figure out what you want to do when you “grow up,” but because my indenturtude Americorps term is nearing it’s final hours, I have been thinking about it.

Of course, I know what I WANT to do. I want to make art and write and make magazines and books and zines and all that… but as us annoying grown ups know, there’s want and need. It’s nice to have money to pay the rent, it’s nice to have fancy luxuries like health insurance and other benefits. And, it’s nice to be able to depend on these things as just being There. I need a place to live and because of my health, I need medical insurance.

Right now, I do have the health insurance, but the money is supertight. Which is fine. Part of the reason I wanted to do Americorps is because I was going to learn new things, plus I really embraced the idea of service to the community in a way that I wouldn’t have been able to do without the support of my Americorps program. So, as I think I’ve written here before, the payment goes so far beyond money. I’ve learned so much. I’ve encountered so many people, and hopefully helped them. Wait, no, I KNOW I’ve helped them. They say so.

BUT. My transition is coming up and I have to decide what to do next.

I think that beyond the art and writing and zines and little curiosities, I’d like to get more involved in tenant rights. There, I said it out loud. Well, wrote it out loud, anyway. The amount of turmoil that people have to go through in dealing with their landlords and rental situations is just appalling. I hear about it every day at my current job, and want to be able to do so much more to help them. My current position only lets me go so far, though…

Dear universe, please help me find a job in tenant rights. Thank you, love Kerrie.