Career quandry

If it wasn't obvious from my lack of talking about the work life for ages, I'll make it clearer now--my job has been somewhat less than satisfying for quite a while now. I'm lucky if I speak to my boss for a total of 30 minutes in a week. I've had fewer and fewer work assignments coming in. Because I have so much free time, I spend ages surfing online and reading things that I hope will be useful but don't tend to feed into my work or even in conversation. The gals I work with are nice, but I often feel quite isolated and like I don't click with them. The pay is fine, though I should be paid more for what I'm capable of, though I should actually be paid less for the work done lately because my boss only reads through my work when she's in the mood. I'm not learning anything and there certainly aren't any mentor prospects on the horizon. The perks are great and I love going to the theatre, but I'm so bored!!! I feel like I'm treading water, which is pretty bad. I've looked at having a cookie stall at a number of different markets, but the insurance costs plus the massive charge for having a food stall have basically trumped any gains that would be gotten, and have overshadowed the effort it would take to do a massive bake-up every Friday night. It just hasn't panned out the way I would've hoped. I've pondered offering up my baking services to a local cafe or bakery but have shied away from the cold approach. And most of the cafes in our area aren't all that great, they have food that's often less than decent and they charge way too much for it. Well, I was looking up the website for our favorite Balmain cafe so I could send the link to some friends who were meeting us for brunch. Instead of finding a website, I found a job ad--they're looking for a waitress/barista/chef. Hmm...this place has the most decent food, geat prices, and absolutely the best customer service of anywhere I've been in Sydney. Possibly of anywhere I've been in Australia. It was sort of like the universe opened a door, so after I paid on Sunday, I mentioned the ad online and asked if we could have a chat. The owner (who's always working at his cafe) gave me his cell phone number and told me to give him a call. I called on Monday and we set some time to meet after work tonight. The glass of wine I had during the conversation was probably helpful to take away some of the fear and anxiety I had. I mean, it's a huge step for me to take in following this dream and it's nerve-wracking. We did the initial superficial chat, how's your day, what do you do (or in my case what did you do before you opened your cafe), what's for dinner, etc. Then he told me about how he worked at a cafe for 18 months, starting with one day a week, then three, then full-time and eventually he decided to bite the bullet and open his own place. He's expanding into the bistro next door and has master plans for expansion. Then he asked what my position was, whereupon I launched into my self-professed obsession with baked goods, particularly cookies and scones, and everything else on outwards. My goods are made with love and therefore much better (to which he responded, "Exactly! All of our food is made with love,"--well that's probably not verbatim, but it was along those lines). So he said he'd hire me on as a one day per week Sunday person, but he'd really like to have me come on full-time and take on cafe management. Wages? He'll pay me basically what I'm being paid now, which is actually pretty amazing for a job that I have no experience for. He said he'll train me and subsidize other training (he has a good relationship with the local pastry/dessert extraordinaire...who knows what could come of that). The hours would be longer than I work now and I probably wouldn't have a vacation for a good while, but it could be the beginning of something really fantastic. What to do? Jump off the cliff? Do a complete job change and see what comes of it? That's probably the best thing to do. We're only planning on being here for another year, so this would be the perfect time for it. There's no way I'd get paid this much to do the same thing back in the states, particularly as someone who has no experience. My current job isn't really an avenue I want to go down permanently--fundraising isn't really my thing. I find it useful in that one day I'd like to run a non-profit organization and it's quite useful to have a good knowledge of fundraising. But I don't want to be a "fundraiser". I love the arts and particularly theatre, but I don't see myself staying there. International development is my interest and none of those doors have opened to me, so this must be the path I'm supposed to go down. It's so scary, though! It's a big leap of faith and there's a chance I might not like it at all. I mean, maybe I don't like making toast and roasted mushrooms! Coffee would probably be fun, but...who knows. I have to try, though, right? There's not a lot holding me back. There hasn't been any loyalty built into my current job. I'd lose out on superannuation (like 401K) for a while, but in the long run it's not that much. Do I seem to be questioning it? Because it seems like I'm leaning towards taking the job...I have until Monday to make a decision. But I think I already know what my decision is. You have to take a risk, right?