Becoming a grownup?

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Summertime is almost over and it's time for me to start getting real. Like getting a real job. Like those pretty ladies in the photo. For the record, I really like being a nanny. It's pretty stress free, at least with the family I currently work for (I have worked for them on/off for four years now), it's fun (today work involved going to an amusement park!) and it pays well. And I adore my girls. They are totally awesome. But it's not a "real" job. I don't get benefits, my hours aren't consistent, there is no mobility, and it can get tedious being what is essentially a servant.

But! I have plans! I've been religiously searching Craigslist for jobs, any jobs that sound remotely interesting, and applying for said jobs. My goal is to apply for at least a dozen a week, so far I have applied for seven this week. The ones that interest me the most are marketing, public relations, part time receptionist work, nonprofits...anything that sounds like it will give me experience and help me establish myself, someway, somehow. Oh, and I have an interview! It's only for an entry level position, but it could be something. Maybe?

There is also law school. Something I have thought about for years and years, something my family really wants, and something I'm pretty positive I'll be good at. I like to argue and I like using facts to win arguments. Plus I'm right a lot of the time about many things (mainly facts pertaining to pop culture and it's history? Don't ask me why).  But trust me on that. Plus, you know, I like being right. Anyway, I've made the decision to at least take the LSAT and apply, I'm still deciding between applying for next fall or fall 2013. Because school stresses me out. Plus I worry about burn out; I don't want to apply, get into law school, and then realize I hate it. I know that it would let down a lot of people, as well as myself. At the same time, I am of the mind that one can return to school at any time. My grandpa didn't go to law school until way later in life, after he'd already had one career. So there's that.

So, I have lots of thinking to do. Right now, though, I will keep applying for anything and everything, because I need to get into the "real" job market, to do something challenging, and to, I don't know grow? As like a person?

Any help or advice you have would be much appreciated.