Almost fifteen years ago, when I found out I was pregnant with my daughter, my husband and I talked and made the decision for me to stay home to raise her. With him being on active duty; going on field ops, deployments, and having frequent 24-hour duties, we wanted to make sure there was at least one parent always at home. Two and half years after my daughter was born, before I was even able to consider going back to work, we found out I was pregnant with my son. So, I continued to stay home, and I wouldn’t change a single thing! I loved being here for them, taking care of them, I’d always wanted to be a mother, and they made my dreams come true!
They are older now though; one a teenager and one a preteen, and they don’t need me as much. On top of that, like most people in the US right now, we are starting to feel the financial strain of this economy. So, I’ve decided that I am going to go back to work. In fact, I’m going to pursue what I’ve wanted to do for a while now and strive to become a Pharmacy Technician.
These last few weeks, I’ve done extensive research on everything I need to do in order to achieve this. I do have to take a PTCB (Pharmacy Technician Certification Board) approved course, and then pass the exam. Once I pass the exam, because I’m in California, I need to apply for a license to be able to work as a Certified Pharmacy Technician, or a CPhT.
I am currently looking into financing for the course, which averages about 4 months or so, and I am very excited about it. Like I said, it’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time now.
Now, how is this going to affect my Author career? Short answer: it’s not. Not really at least because I am not going to stop publishing. I love writing too much, and I’ve come too far to just quit now. However, I won’t be publishing as often as I have been because I will be working full-time and just won’t have the time to devote to writing. So, instead of 5-6 books a year, I will probably only be able to get 2-3 books out. But that still remains to be seen because I don’t know what my schedule is going to be like.
This is a big decision, but one I feel really confident and good about. I will still be doing something I love (writing), while also getting to experience something I’ve wanted to do for a long time! It’s like the best of both worlds, right?
Guess that’s all I got for now! Until next time, happy reading!
Amanda K. Mann 