What could you have been? What couldn’t you have been?

[Bobmcbob]

I was sitting watching a coast guards rescue TV show with DH and was remarking how rubbish I would be at that (I’m very sea sick, not calm in the face of trauma, etc.). I also think I’d be no good in the armed forces or police!

I’m very happy with my career and love what I do (civil service), but I also harbour secret thoughts that I would’ve been good at being a costume designer (almost pursued but felt I had to choose between science and textiles/art A levels), step aerobics teacher (but I look like a tomato during exercise), inventor or actress (I have absolutely no evidence of my ability in either these last 2 jobs! 😂). Probably these secret thoughts are only in a Bridget Jones ‘I have sneaking suspicion I am an excellent cook’ way though!

Anyone else harbour secret dreams that they would’ve been an awesome tightrope Walker or a crap whatever?!

Yes! Could’ve been (on a good day I can convince myself of almost anything) circus acrobat with Cirque du Soleil, or Inventor of a marvellous Thing. Or a vet. Or champion three day eventer.

Couldn’t have been a doctor - far too lazy. A teacher - far too terrified of teenagers.

I reckon I could've been a dancer or a musician. Such things were always discouraged in favour of solid career choices. Turns out, said solid career choices weren't a good fit for me & I'm now a cleaner having to teach myself all the musical stuff I could've learned when I was younger in my free time.