I use a white board to track my reading and assignments for my class.
I recently started my third semester for my Masters in Library and Information Science. It was scary to think about going back to school after 30 years since earning my Bachelors. Could I keep up? Could I still write? How was this going to work all online?
What I discovered was that yes, I could keep up (not gonna lie, there have been some late nights). My first paper I submitted the professor assured me I was going to do great in the program. Since then I have earned straight A's, learned how to use Zoom, learned to make animated videos, and learned how to research online. It has been a rewarding experience.
I have made friends with some amazing people all over the country, discovered a greater confidence in my abilities, and decided I have made the right decision for my career. I always thought that I would be a teacher some day, yet this just seemed like a better fit. I love books and reading and learning. And I can work with children and teens and help them learn in a library. So it melds that dream to teach with my love of books.
My life has definitely taken a path I never expected. I never expected to have cancer. I never expected to be a widow at 49. I never expected to be earning a masters in my 50s. But isn't that how life is. Robert used to have a saying he loved to share: "life is what happens when you are planning something else." Or as Robert Burns so succinctly put it, "the best laid plans o' mice and men."
I may be living my life in a different way than I ever expected, but I am living it. I am trying to experience it more fully. In fact, last year I chose LIVE as my word of the year. And since 2020 was basically a giant crap pile of a year, I am hitting the do-over button and choosing it again. Stay tuned for my post on why I chose that word, and how I plan to LIVE in 2021.
All set for my first day of school.
