I NEED A NEW CAREER...

I know why I'm stressed all the time.... Working in a law firm is not for the faint of heart. I have more than my share of work without question. I have been here at this job for 6 years now. I like the work and I just adore my boss. Lucky for me I like most of the girls I work with. That helps. But sometimes the stress has me rethink my employment choice. When I started there I knew nothing about anything, I didn't even know how to type. He my boss) hired me anyway. I have made every mistake there is to make (and then some). I have learned everything there by myself with very little help and made myself look totally incompetent in the process. But at least I'm learning, that counts. To this day I still have a hard time making heads or tails of things and I feel so stupid. I know a lot of this stuff is not my job and that's why I don't know it (no one is bothering to teach me), but I don't appreciate the fact that when I don't know something, that is somehow my fault. Does this even make sense? I have a high IQ and I really should have gone to college, but my parents were not very encouraging when it came to having to pay for it so they discouraged any thoughts of further education. Thanks folks!

So here I sit making very little but expected to work double time. I demanded a raise last year and I got it. I know that I can't compete in the paralegal market without a degree. But here's the thing. I don't WANT this as my career. I would love to teach art classes or be a principal of a school or help in the community somehow. I want to be a productive part of society. I just love being around the attorneys and listening to them. They are so smart and I have learned so much, I just feel like I am wasting my life there.

Do all of you feel fulfilled with your jobs or are you just doing the 9-5?

P.S. Babygirl is on the upswing, thanks for the good karma...