Thursday, October 22, 2009

Life After Internship...

It's really coming, the end. SO strange! What do you do when you don't have school to tell you what's next? Sorry if this post is wordy, I've just had a lot on my mind lately, and I'm curious as to what you all will think about it. Honestly, I need some advice. Maybe I should have taken that lame class in college, "Career and Life Planning," because right now I have no clue what I'm going to do!

I've loved my internship, and have definitely become more comfortable with going into people's homes. I'm thinking I may start my own business very similar to Music To Grow On. I'll be living in the Bay Area/Silicon Valley (Lance got a great job there, so we'll be there for at least 5 years). It's definitely a wealthy area... so how much do I charge per clinical hour? I know music therapists there that charge around 80 and hour. I would not feel comfortable with that considering how new I'll be. But I like the sound of 80 and hour, it has a nice ring to it, ya know?

And if I do start my own business... I don't know, what do I have to do? Paperwork? A name? I am not creative like that. Not a clue! I would not ever hire other people, too much management. Just me. Unless one of you wants to join me and we can be partners in crime!

Another thing is... I don't really want to work full time. Maybe it's the 45-50 hour work weeks I'm pulling to finish early, but it makes for a long day, and I do want to have kids some day. So maybe just like 15 clients? I don't know. Are any of you having these same thoughts? What are you planning on doing after your internship? Any ideas/advice for me? Yes, I have 4 weeks left, and I'm trying to figure out my life. After internship. Heaven help me, no one is there to tell me what to do next!