School....for me!

So I have been looking at going back to school for myself. I know crazy, huh? I mean I have 5 children - 1 of which is still home - a business to run and headed into the busy season - I'm Cub Master - and just all the everyday things of running a home and keeping a family going. But here is the cool thing I found out. At BYU-I where my husband works I can go to school for free. They have basic classes you HAVE to take no matter your major they call Foundation Classes. A lot of them are offered as on-line courses. So over the next few years or so I can take up to three classes per semester as a non-traditional student. And I can take most on-line.

I am plan on taking just one class at a time this first year and see how the family life handles it. I have no deadline of when I want to be done with my degree. But by going this route I never have to leave my home for classes until my youngest is in School full time. This also allows me to get the basic classes done without having to declare (or decide) on a major right this moment.

I really do not know what I will major in. I could do business/communications degree so I am open to a lot of different jobs if needed. Plus starting and running my own company could be a plus for this one.

Education degree so I could teach and have the same schedule as my kids. My dream job would be a elementary school librarian. How fun would that be to read children lit. to know what to recommend to kids - and reading time to classes each day.

I am good with numbers so I could get a degree in accounting and work from my home doing that if need be. I just do not know.

If I could do any degree without thinking about long term back up plan if something happened to my husband - I would study photography. I have always been drawn to black and white photography.

I guess there is quite a long time before I have to decide. For now I am just excited to be working on getting accepted in school for the Spring Semester. Taking baby steps over a long period of time to accomplish the goal of graduating from college - with any degree - will be great! So hopefully it works out and by mid-summer I will have my first college class of this adventure done!