OK, so here is the issue I've been wrestling with for the past year, and I don't know how much longer I can continue this internal debate without going crazy. I LOVE being a stripper. It is such a great job for me in so many ways and I'm not ready to give it up yet. I have made that decision at least. However, I am 25 yrs old and have my B.A., and have not been working during the day for a year and a half. I feel as though I'm growing out of touch with the regular working world and I know I'm putting myself at a disadvantage for the future without building a solid resume. Problem is, I had taken a job out of college and nearly burned myself out working 7 days a week between work/stripping. Regular day jobs simply don't pay enough for me to cut down on dancing any less than 1-2 days a week. I'm trying to save up as much money as I can while I'm still young enough.
Anyway, the other problem is that I live in a fairly rural area. Good jobs are hard to find and when they do present themselves it generally requires a commute of 45-60+ min. one-way. I'm not eager to make this kind of commute for crappy pay, yet I always feel that if I don't "go for it" I might not get a better opportunity. I would like to move, but in regards to certain family obligations that would require a whole new thread to explain, I'm basically staying put where I am.
I know that no one can give me an answer, so I guess I'm just venting and trying to make some sense of my whole situation. What would you do? Just bite the bullet, get a day job, and struggle to get by? Just because it might give me good career opportunities in the future? Or strip, save more money, and hope that when my dancing career comes to an end (which it WILL, certainly, maybe sooner than later), I will be able to secure something reasonably lucrative? It's all just a big gamble I know, but I want to make the smartest decision. We all pretty much face this issue in some degree or another, so I'm just wondering what everyone else here thinks. I'm so lost right now.