My Dream Job...

My husband, Ash, Bean and I like to play a game at dinner and we do it quite frequently. It opens up the lines of communication and sometimes leads us into some interesting conversation.

Over winter break my husband's parents came for a visit and one night at the dinner table, Ash asked if we could play. The game is simple. All you need to do is come up with a question, like, "What is your favorite color?". You go around the table in order and answer one at a time. The person sitting to the right of the person who asked the 1st question asks the 2nd question and so on. See, simple...but sometimes the questions aren't so simple. Sometimes they are difficult and very thought provoking. Sometimes they leave me thinking about them for days...like the one my father in law asked.

If you had the knowledge to be anything you wanted to be, what occupation would you choose? Uh huh! Told you...not always so simple!

It is funny though that an answer popped into my head pretty quickly. It was an answer that I really wasn't expecting either but I have been thinking about it ever since.

I write about some things on this blog that are so called "personal" but I haven't shared a lot of the nitty gritty. Some may come in time but some I may always keep to myself. My answer has a lot to do with the nitty gritty. I won't give the details but I will say that I have medical records in several doctor's offices of lots of different specialties and hospitals as well. I am blessed to some how always come out on the healthy side with not much more than scars and memories.

So when my father in law asked that question, I eagerly waited for my turn to answer. Ash answered first and said she wanted to be a teacher. I came immediately after her and the words "medical / pharmaceutical researcher" just rolled off of my tongue.

I am THAT person who reads every single word on the drug information that is handed over to me with a newly filled prescription. I am THAT person who researches every one of the diagnoses handed over to me or a family member. I am THAT person who is thankful for all of the medical / pharmaceutical researchers who have worked long hours to help find cures and palliatives for those in need. I am THAT person who may not be here writing on this blog today without them.

That is why for a question that was difficult, thought provoking for days and I could have had thousands of answers to...it actually was quite simple.

Now, it is your turn. If you had the knowledge to be anything you wanted to be, what occupation would you choose?