November 10th, 2009
Returning to School?
So, naturally, being the firm believer in education that I am, I’m considering returning to school so that I can transition into the right career for me. I’m so conflicted, though, since I’m a broke-a$$ joke as it is – what, with my low-level editorial job and all – and shelling out thousands of dollars for tuition and other school-related expenses would be a major setback. I want to live a grown-up life with my husband – I’d like us to travel, buy a house, have children in the near future, etc. All of these grown-up things require grown-up money, unfortunately, so as much as I’d like to be a student again… I feel like my time has passed. And it sucks because I was at my most content, my most self-fulfilled, my most intellectually challenged and stimulated as a student… despite the fact that grad school was so incredibly overwhelming and definitely beat the hell out of me with all of the harrowing demands on my intellect, my resilience, my writing skills, and my time management skills, it was an experience that made me better.
Being a perpetual student should be a lucrative endeavour. Life would be grand. So grand.
