Back to School? ..at my age?
Well Journal, I did it. Yesterday I registered for a class. Unbelievable....I actually went through with it. I don't know what I am getting myself into, but I guess I'll soon find out. Do I still have the brain power to absorb new concepts? Do I have the stamina to study? Do I have the willpower to get to class every week? Can I handle being "the old lady" in a class of kids young enough to be my grandchildren? Am I afraid? You betcha! I haven't stuck my neck out like this for a very long time.
For years the need to finish my degree has been rolling around in the back of my mind. To leave that task unfinished has been a sore point for me for the last several decades, especially as I am the only sibling not to have completed a degree. What can I say? It was the 70's and protesting the war seemed to be the most important thing to do. Little did I know the incompletes would have such an impact on my life. I have had a lot of incompletes since then and I regret most of them. I can't go back so going forward is my only hope.
I have had this reoccurring dream that I am walking slowly with a cane across a stage in cap and gown to get my diploma at the age of 80. Guess I better get started because it might take me that long.
I am such a dope - finshing my degree would have been so much easier 20 or 30 years ago. I had to wait until I was old and sick before I had the guts to take this on. I must be suffering from heat stroke.
Hang with me Journal. I am going to need you.
Madge
For years the need to finish my degree has been rolling around in the back of my mind. To leave that task unfinished has been a sore point for me for the last several decades, especially as I am the only sibling not to have completed a degree. What can I say? It was the 70's and protesting the war seemed to be the most important thing to do. Little did I know the incompletes would have such an impact on my life. I have had a lot of incompletes since then and I regret most of them. I can't go back so going forward is my only hope.
I have had this reoccurring dream that I am walking slowly with a cane across a stage in cap and gown to get my diploma at the age of 80. Guess I better get started because it might take me that long.
I am such a dope - finshing my degree would have been so much easier 20 or 30 years ago. I had to wait until I was old and sick before I had the guts to take this on. I must be suffering from heat stroke.
Hang with me Journal. I am going to need you.
Madge
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