When I announced to Hubby and the kids in our family group chat that I had been accepted into my choice university, my daughter replied, “Who would have known you would be a teenage mom turned scholar.” That girl get on my nerves real bad! LOL!
Today was an amazing day though. Along with my acceptance, I also got confirmation that all of my credits from my previous college has been accepted at my new university. They accepted every single credit! And the credits I earned from my previous college was for all of the hard classes! I struggled with some of those classes — Managerial Accounting I & II, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Business Law, American Politics, etc. Those classes were rough but I did it. Earning that Associate of Applied Science degree in Management wasn’t light work the way I thought it would be. So now it seems since I got through all of the hard classes, these future classes I am about to take are more focused on my major itself — Graphic Design & Media Arts w/ concentration in Web Design. I am looking at the major courses I need to take and so easy peasy! I already know and do this stuff since I am a self-taught web designer & developer. Of course I will learn so much more and gain even more knowledge, but I will NOT be struggling — that’s for sure. And the tuition cost is so much less too because of all the credits applied. I am saving time and money. I could not be more happy and excited.
I had all these hopes and dreams when I was younger. I had my life all planned out but then I got pregnant at the age of 16 and became a teen mom. Despite that, I still had an amazing support system. I struggled but the struggle would have been so much worse had I not had supportive family, friends and other loved ones. Fast forward to me then getting married. I was still young, in my early 20’s. However, I did want a family and wanted to be a stay-at-home Mom and Wife. So that is what I became and have been for the past 22(ish) years.
I can’t even say the reason I put a lot of my goals on hold was because of my family. I was still able to do whatever I wanted because Hubby and my kids always cheered me on. I just was more focused on taking care of my family rather than myself. Now here I am, all these years later with all 3 of my children grown and out of the house. It took me a good little while to adapt to being an empty nester, but I love it now! LOL! With that said, I now have the time to focus on myself and my goals. I have so many goals and passions I am pursuing. Getting back into school and earning my Associate’s degree was a huge accomplishment for me. Once I earn my Bachelor’s degree I will feel even more accomplished. Slowly but surely I am marking things off my bucket list.
