Hmmm... School for me was a mail education program (Thompson Education Direct 7 years ago). I took a paralegal class. I figured it was quick and easy and it would get me on my feet because I had just had my son and was a single mother. I did it all until they wanted me to pay them an extra 900 to re-write my final paper. I didn't have it so I didn't do it.

After that it was another mail education program. This time it was for bridal consulting. I tried to get into the business, but no one ever hired me. Now I live in an area where people don't really want to pay out for those services.

Then it was a couple of quarters at a community college for Addiction Counseling. That failed because my son became ill and my roommate needed my car because her car was on the fritz.

From there it was off to online classes through the University of Phoenix. I actually received my associates degree in psychology in 2008. I was excited and ready to go for my bachelors degree but found that Ohio will not let their counselors have online degrees to be licensed. I tried brick and mortar school but when they told me I had to take 6 quarters of a foreign language and I was 5 years older than my teacher, I couldn't take it... plus, I had other stressors, I quit.

I tried to go back to university of phoenix for my bachelors in business while my boyfriend does his associates in business through them but they wanted more money than was covered in my financial aid. I quit.

Now I am in cosmetology school. I called them about 5 days before the start of class and got in. I am in my second quarter. My first quarter I finished out with a 4.0. I've been wanting to do this for 10 years with no support and I am finally there. I am finally excited about doing something for the rest of my life.

Although I cannot help but look at other things and think... "Hmm....What if..." But I am making myself stick with what I am doing and I am going to try to do it well and hopefully I will own my own salon in a few years.