tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903859885976304891.post8646415290450998015..comments2013-05-16T20:39:40.469-06:00Comments on Touch of the Goddess: Have a go at it!Sharon Rawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17737437259420212462noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903859885976304891.post-60814477850309614212010-02-16T21:16:31.657-07:002010-02-16T21:16:31.657-07:00At the age of 45, a dear friend got tired of heari...At the age of 45, a dear friend got tired of hearing me say "When I retire, I'm going to go back to school." She politely - but firmly - got me to take the tests -- even though I knew I couldn't do school AND hold down a full-time job. <br /><br />Not only did I do that, but I excelled at it, maintaining a 3.8 GPA and managing the advertising department of a local retail operation. I graduated (5 years later) summa cum laude in English. <br /><br />Now at 51, I'm a graduate student at UNM working on an MFA in Creative Fiction (but this story's true!) and teaching freshman composition for a paycheck, health care, and free tuition. <br /><br />It can be done. Don't put it off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903859885976304891.post-11875355442897175322010-02-16T15:26:07.031-07:002010-02-16T15:26:07.031-07:00I am trying to apply some of these things to my &#...I am trying to apply some of these things to my 'time off' ;)pastrywitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143587662242345203noreply@blogger.com