u/curlyfry754

I currently in comms for a non profit and literally love it. Honestly though, I kind of tripped into it - my bachelors was in poli sci/international studies with a few general minors (one being comms). My jobs have had very little to do with my undergrad degree. I'm only in my second job post-grad.

I've always wanted to get a masters degree or something exceeding my bachelors. I'm finally in a financial position to do so. Science (ecology, climate science, sustainability) has always been a passion of mine but not what I had the capacity for in college. After falling into comms work, I kind of expected any masters degree to be an mpa or maybe do law school and science would just stay a hobby. However, my new organization is a climate justice organization (I'm a comms manager though so I focus entirely on comms, marketing, social media, art/design, outreach/events, and occasionally grant writing, not the 'hard science' aspect of our organization).

Am I crazy to consider going back to school for a degree where its only current professional relevance would be to this one organization?

Hoping to hear from some comms professionals who have a 'nonstandard' higher degree for our field. What do you do? Was it worth it? Did you have to sacrifice one for the other? If not, what do you do now?

I light the candle in my money bowl when I work from home and this morning it wouldn't light even though there's still plenty of candle and wick. I got out my big lighter and finally got the tiniest little flame going, so on a whim I decided to pull out the bay leaves that I wrote my goals on and buried under the candle and rice.

When I wrote these, I was working a temp job for minimum wage and no benefits, with just enough money to pay my rent and eat, so forget about saving or any fun money. My goals were to find a fulfilling salaried job with full benefits (done!), max out my retirement account (ahead of schedule for 2027!) and guilt-free disposable income (also done!).

I'm watching the last of the tiny flame fizzle out as I write this. I worked my ass off over the last four years to get here and this is just a really reflective moment of gratitude. Onto bigger and better things!

Hi everyone! This group has been helpful to me before, so I'm hoping y'all can assist once more!

I am spending far too much time with my face in front of a screen. I am fortunate that my job only has me in front of a computer 3 to 4 ish days a week, but I'm so tired by the time I get home on most days after work, I cook dinner, do some chores, and sit in front of a screen for entertainment. I feel like my brain is melting!

I'm here to look for your screen time replacement hobbies! Specifically something mindless or minimal energy, yet stimulating/interesting enough to keep me engaged. Reading is my go-to replacement, but I need a bit of a rotation or I'll get bored. These would be primarily evening and post-sunset hobbies.

In my free time when I have energy, I love art and crafting (crochet, knitting, embroidery, sewing, beading, painting, up cycling). I like to cook and bake. I'm an avid outdoors person - hiking, gardening, kayaking, etc. I like to write, but I'm also a writer by trade so sometimes that just feels like work. I'm learning my fourth language, and taking lessons to pick back up the instrument I played as a kid. I like to stargaze and sometimes I'll do research for fun. I also do yoga and meditation.

I think my end goal would be to have evenings of quiet and stillness, but it's really hard to go from highly stimulating TV and phone -filled evenings to no engagement cold turkey. Would love to hear your thoughts!