Imagining Your Future

In my early twenties I imagined my future: successful businesswoman, happily married, world traveler, no kids..... Things don't always turn out like you imagine. Luckily for me they turned out way better!

• Happily married? Check! I was fortunate to have a wonderful partner in Scott Whitmire for seven happy years.
• Successful businesswoman?  Not exactly what I imagined, but I had an exciting 25 year career at a software company where I was privileged to make some great friends and had multiple opportunites to learn and grow in different jobs.
• World traveler? Hmmm. Been to Mexico, Germany and Turks and Caicos Islands so I say that definitely counts as a start.
• No kids? Was I ever wrong there, definitely changed my mind and Scott and I had a handsome, sweet son named Kyle.

Did I ever imagine that I'd decide to change careers and go back to school at almost 50? NOPE! But here I am! I've taken a few evening classes part time at night the past year, and have been accepted into the ADN (Assoc Degree of Nursing) program. I start school as a full time student 8/15/11 and made the difficult decision to leave my job in order to do so. 

Am I crazy to leave a good job in this economy? Many would say yes. Part of me is terrified to leave the security and benefits that employment offers, and part is pretty excited to be stepping out into a new endeavor. But, as they say "nothing ventured, nothing gained".

I'm sure I can count on it to be challenging, and hopefully a lot of fun as well! I thought a blog would be a great way to document my journey and provide a little insight to what it's like to be an "older student".