…and then she jumped.

 I pinched my nose closed, squeezed my eyes shut tight, sucked in a deep breath and then took the biggest leap of my life!  
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I am now, officially, a college student!  

I know!  Scary, right??  Well, it’s scary for me!  I haven’t been in school in nearly 30 years!  

I can honestly say that, for me, this is scarier than getting married, having a baby, making an investment and even scarier than teaching my kids how to drive!!

It’s scary for several reasons:  1. Did I mention I haven’t been in school in nearly 30 years?; 2. My brain suffers from CSR (can’t remember shi…stuff); 3. I already have such a busy schedule, "what am I thinking??"; 4. I will be in classes for nearly 6 hours on Mondays and for 8 hours on Wednesdays – when will I take my nap??; 5. Thinking of school gives me flash-back-tummy-aches.

But…I did it anyhow.  I took the plunge.  My first day of classes is just 2 weeks away.  I’ll be an Allied Health student studying for the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program.  It’s supposed to be a two year course that ends with an Associate degree but, because I was such a slacker as a High School student, I have tons of prerequisites to get through before I can start my core subjects.  Besides, there’s a two year waiting list to get into the program.  So…yeah.

Math was, and possibly still is, my nemesis.  It’s the one class that scares me the most.  Since I failed Algebra so horribly in High School, I’m starting out with Pre-Algebra as a refresher course to get me back into the whole "numbers with letters" frame of mind.  Then there’s all the medical classes – which I’m just as excited about as I am scared.  

Oh my!

I’m actually pretty good at treading water but I can’t help but wonder if I’m getting in over my head.  I need to float for a bit and take some deep breaths.  

Until next time…