My about me page on here used to state that I was a perpetual student. I started school at the age of 4, and graduated from college with my A.A. degree in 1998. I attended a few more years after that to take some electives so that I could decide what I wanted to do when I grew up. Well, I’m 31, and I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. I’m working on it though.

My problem is that I look at any job and think, heck, I could do that! Real estate agent? I’d be perfect at that job. I’m a people person, I’m motivated by sales (read: money) and I love real estate and looking at homes. Computer geek? Hey, I could do that too. In fact, that’s what I do right now. Teacher? Of course I could do that. Butcher, baker, candlestick maker? I’d be great at any of those positions.

The problem is that most decent paying jobs require you to have a 4 year degree or some sort. All in all, a lot of employers don’t care if your degree is in Art History, or Business Management, as long as you’ve got one. And I don’t have one. I see a couple of problems with this:

• I want all of my children to get a degree. I have a hard time seeing myself telling THEM to do it, when I didn’t do it.
• While the job I have now is extremely flexible and pays well, I absolutely do not want to do it for the rest of my life. In fact, I don’t even want to be doing it 5 years from now.
• A four year degree is good backup in case things change. I could lose my job, the company could close, we could decide to move to another state. With a degree, I’ve got a lot more options.

In other words, I really want to get that degree, if only to prove to myself that I can. I’ve been in touch with two colleges in my area. One, coincidently, is the small college I was accepted to back in 1993, and didn’t attend. The other is a big state university. The smaller school offers a plethora of online courses and Bachelors degrees, and they’re mailing me some information. After I get it, I can request an appointment with an adviser and find out how many classes I’d need to take to get that diploma. I’ve got a phone interview with someone from the School of Social Work at the big university on Monday.

I’ve also passed on what information I’ve found so far to my husband. He is literally just a few classes away from his own degree. When I met him, he was working full time AND attending college, and he was promoted the next year. The new job, while a huge blessing, prevented him from furthering his education. I’ve told him about the online classes offered and we’re both seriously looking into this.

Am I too old to be referred to as a hot college co-ed?