4th Time Around..

Well. Well. Well. Friday I got a hair up my butt & went crazy white lady. I decided to head up to SWIC & sign up for a couple classes. And naturally, I was on anxiety overload all weekend. Why anxiety over a couple classes? Let's see..Just a recap of my "college" experiences. I went to McKendree University right after high school. I was majoring in Social Work (the profession I have wanted to go into since I was 9 years old) Unfortunately, it didn't work out to say the least. It was a bad time in my life & I had negative people persuading me to do things other than my homework. After McK, I moved back home & went to SWIC. Not knowing what I was doing there, except to keep my parents off my back. Then, I found out I was pregnant with Lukey. I freaked! And was so scared I was never going to graduate or have a decent job to support my baby. I decided to go to Hickey College. Where I did receive my diploma in Administrative Assistant. Which..you might wonder why I'm not a assistant somewhere? Well, I realized sitting behind a desk for the next 30 years is not exactly what I would call a "dream" job. So, here we are..4th time around the college route. I have been reevaluating my life lately. I started "for once" really planning for the future. All I could think about was when I am done raising "babies" and they are all in school full time. What am I going to do? I have always wanted to make a difference in peoples' lives. What better way to do that than be a social worker? So Friday, I just decided to go for it. I have put it off long enough, and if I keep putting it off I'm never going to accomplish my dreams. I'm so fortunate that Travis can support us while I focus on school. So. That's my life plan for the moment. Associates from SWIC, then Bachelor's in Social Work, who knows..I might even attempt a Master's. It's possible. It's amazing how much that little boy of mine motivates me to strive to be the best person I can possibly be. Today was my first day. At the moment it's still really exciting to be back at school. By next week I will be counting the days to Christmas break lol. Keeping my fingers crossed I do not fail myself & I achieve my life long dream.