DIYdilettante

2011: 52 weeks, 52 careers

In order to solve my quarter-life crisis (read: unemployment), I recently started a list of all the jobs I have, at one time or another, considered as my possible career. Over the next year, I will document 52 of my varied interests and give other wannabe marine biologists or Olympic bobsledders pertinent information about how to pursue their dreams.

Week 1: How to be an Olympic bobsledder    Week 2: How to be a codebreaker

Week 3: How to be a sherpa                        Week 4: How to be an architect

Week 5: How to be an NFL wide receiver      Week 6: How to be an acupuncturist

Week 7: How to be a wedding planner          Week 8: How to be a Hollywood actress

Week 9: How to be a fashion designer         Week 10: How to be a butterfly biologist

Week 11: How to be an Irish writer               Week 12: How to be a perfumer

Week 13: How to be a whale watcher           Week 14: How to be an opera singer

Week 15: How to be a poet                         Week 16: How to be a flamenco dancer

Week 17: How to be a princess                   Week 18: How to be a spy

Week 19: How to be a mom                        Week 20: How to be a fortune teller

Week 21: How to be a master gardener        Week 22: How to be a dog walker

Week 23: How to be a raw food chef            Week 24: How to be a comedian

Week 25: How to be a rock star                   Week 26: How to be a detective

Week 27: How to be a sailor                        Week 28: How to be a supermodel

Week 29: How to be a farmer                      Week 30: How to be a librarian

Week 31: How to be a magician                  Week 32: How to be an artisan

Week 33: How to be a world traveler            Week 34: How to be a pilot

Week 35: How to be a cake decorator          Week 36: How to be a teacher

Week 37: How to be a gemologist               Week 38: How to be a yogi

Week 39: How to be a cartographer            Week 40: How to be a Dartmouth tour guide

Week 41: How to be a Nobel prize winner    Week 42: How to be an advertiser

Week 43: How to be a novelist                   Week 44: How to be a witch

Week 45: How to be a concert pianist         Week 46: How to be a doctor

Week 47: How to be in retail                       Week 48: How to be a beer brewer

Week 49: How to be a photographer            Week 50: How to be a hero

Week 51: How to be a ski bum                   Week 52: How to be a translator