My other life

Sometimes I envision another life for myself. I'm going back to school this year to pursue a degree or two. When I was talking to the admissions counselor she asked me what I wanted to enroll in. That's the question that has been plaguing me for some time now. What do I want to be when I grow up? The question seemed simpler when I was a teenager and had unlimited choices. Now? I don't know. I'd love to be a doctor or maybe even a lawyer. Not the lawyer in the courtroom, but the type that fights behind the scenes. Those options just aren't there for me anymore. I could still be anything I want to be, but now there are other people in the equation. To be a doctor or a lawyer would require so many long days that I'd miss out on the girls growing up. It's not something I'm willing to lose. So while I really can be anything I want, what I want has changed.

I'm starting with an associates degree in psychology for now. That will get me through the next two years and leave me with a degree that I can utilize to transfer to a local school. Two years? Wow that's all it will be before my baby is in kindergarten. My baby! I'll be able to pursue the next degrees during the day while my ladies are at school. It sounds a bit scary, but so worth it!