New career?

I'm kinda the kid in the family who's all responsible and whatnot. Not that my adult brothers are irresponsible, exactly, but they're more nomadic, have less traditional jobs, no health insurance, etc. So I'm the boring, dependable one. Ok.

Inspired by my recent, construction-affected, commuting time, I've started considering new careers. I was talking to a Swell friend about her counseling work, and she said, "You would be really good at this." I brushed it off, but I think I might really love it. I mean, I could not. I could hate it, be overwhelmed, take it home with me, tire of listening to other people's problems, whatevs. But in a life where my job is sort of my focus right now, I wish it was more interesting. Could this be a new me?

I mentioned it to Dad the other day, joking about a new idea for what I wanna be when I grow up. I wonder if he was thinking, oh no, the one kid we didn't have to worry about financially is going to quit her job and go back to grad school to ultimately make way less money. Great.

I don't know if I'll have the guts to mess with this. But it could be really exciting. Thinking.....