Originally Posted by
stablemom
Everyone has valid and very good advised. I know I will be staying in my job, you are all right. Very very hard to give up a great salary, benefits and fairly secure job. But I am so disappointed in it. I have lost my sparkle for this job. Maybe it's just the weather and I will feel better when the warm sunny days are back, it might honestly be that and I should look into this aspect. But I think I will still do some research and even but an ad somewhere for quilt and rug repairs and see what happens. Even a few jobs once in a while will be some extra income and will make me feel better I think. Thanks everyone!
Another viewpoint: I remember when I was about your age I went through the whole boredom thing too. I felt very agitated about not doing anything about it but I didn't feel I could leave the benefits and retirement system I was under. I've since noticed a number of people I know going through this same spell of boredom with whatever job they were in. It is very hard to start your own business and there are a lot of pits to fall in so take all the excellent advice here and think long and hard about doing that.
In the meantime, your plan about part-time work outside the regular job is good. It will not only let you see what working for others(as your own business) is like and may help you with the regular job boredom which hopefully, will pass.
It took quite a while for my boredom to pass. I tried some Zen thinking about being at work, left it all at the door each night and tried to put more of my energies and interest into my personal life. Sometimes your personal life can be the background to your working life. Try to reverse that.
Good luck.