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Last night of my vacation... crying crying crying crying

Sounds yummy. I'm sure Stream would comment, except he's playing Fable 3 right now.

I love making veggie stock!

Sounds like the social services here in England, my girlfriend's commenting a lot about price cuts yet people are expected to give the same level of care.

You can say that again. People want all these social benefits, but heaven forbid they have to pay for them at all. Just make sure to give us all of that, at the same level it's always been, but charge less for it. And the thing is, they have to know how ridiculous it is to expect social services and benefits to be kept at the same level, yet cutting money and personnel to help with them.

It's infuriating to look at how people act about them from the outside. I can't imagine how it is to be stuck in the middle of it right now. What would you want to do if you do start looking for a new career path?

I've been debating that for some time now. I thought about teaching, but I don't want to teach at the primary or high school level. I'd rather teach at the college level, but I'd need a Master's Degree to get anything decent.

I've also been thinking about pursuing becoming a paralegal for the time being, but I'm not sure if the field of law is where I want to go. I don't want to become a lawyer. And really, my only reason for thinking about becoming a paralegal is because I can get certified in a short amount of time, and I'll make much better money doing it than what I make now. Not exactly noble reasons.

Most other things I'm interested in require me either going for a different BA, or going for a Master's in the field of psychology. All require a lot more time and money.

Nothing wrong with doing a job for a while because it'll pay well. Paralegal-ing would be a good interim if you do decide to work towards a different BA or a masters. I've talked to a few people that have done paralegal work who didn't expect it to be something they were interested in, but really got something out of the experience. So even if your main goal is money, I'd think it would still be a worthwhile job to do for a while or on a more permanent basis, if you like the work. With the law as varied as it is, I'm sure there's some area you'd be interested in that you could work with. Even something you're not that interested in can still prove fascinating when you actually get into the work (like my internship working with political asylum applicants was after my first year).

That being said, the legal economy right now is terrible. So this might be more practical once the economy turns around. XD Either way, I hope that you're able to find a job you enjoy (or at least don't mind) doing. This one seems to just be causing more and more frustrations based on the stories you've been telling.