Hot for Teacher

Took Thursday & Friday off this weekend to give myself a nice little vacation. My vacation days at work are limited due to my appendectomy last year & my gallbladder removal in March, so I am taking what I can get. I've done a lot of little chores, like running scans on the computer, organizing DVDs, entertaining my brother for the day. A vacation or a few day-trips would have been great, but we are so broke, extra gas money isn't even a option for us, so having a few quiet days at the house to myself while Adam runs errands is going to have to be enough of a vacation for me.

Some interesting news for all of you. In the fall, I'm heading back to college for a graduate degree. A M.B.E, to be exact, which is a Master's in Business Education. That's right, I'm finally starting classes to move towards high school business teacher certification. Those of you who've been around for a few years probably remember this has been a dream of mine since about 2003, and I've had a few false starts along the way. I'm hopeful this time it will stick. I've got financial aid lined up, registered for my first semester of classes, & am almost ready for the fall other than nerves.

Because this time I will be doing school full-time and working full-time. Yes, I will still be sticking with my job, super-long commute & all. I don't have a choice. Adam is still without a job & we are struggling financially. He is also starting college, and it will take a bit more for him to get back in the groove of school, so he will only be able to work part-time. Financial aid isn't going to be enough for us to live entirely off of, so I have to suck it up & stick it out for a year & a half. This is going to be the SUCK, especially since I don't have any free time now as it is, but I've realized that I've been putting this off for too long and I'm going to have to sacrifice a bit to get the job I truly want. We are going to have a lot of student loan debt, but my plan is to have only that debt & the house payment when I graduate school in 2 years, so we should be in good shape if we can just make it to that point.

Being back in school is a scary concept for me too. It's been 7 years. School is one of those things I've never had trouble with, but I am older now and the memory is not like it used to be. I will have a lot less time for studying, and there are a lot more responsibilities to juggle, like work & house & family. So while this is going to be exciting, I am also a bit terrified.


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