Never Regret but Reflect

I was chatting with Lynne over in Scotland the other morning on Facebook and the question came up, how is school going? My answer to Lynne was that I had decided to end this college experience for a number of reasons.

With my current schedule working full time, getting to work hours before anyone else and feeling it by the time I get home around 6 PM or later, I was asking too much of this 64 year old body and mind. Also after examining the course material I realized that to succeed and not just do the bare minimum required many more hours of attention than I had to give. Add to that the college math which involves areas like algebra, geometry and equations I have never even seen before meant not only doing the work but learning a whole new math that this brain was not ready to tackle.

Said all that to say that I am not sorry for being unsuccessful but sure wish someone had explained more fully what I was really getting into so I could have made a better judgement call. No one likes to admit they are not capable of doing a task and where this is concerned I am happier ending it now than down the road after adding torment to my already stressful life. A really good lesson was in fact learned.

Times are changing - Ready or not

This may come as a surprise to a lot of you but this "old" man is going to begin college courses week after next. I have wanted to do this for a very long time and a couple of weeks ago I made the decision to further my education with a college course at home after being out of school for 44 years.

I used to be able to say that I really enjoyed my job a lot but so much has changed in the industry I work in and it is affecting the employees I am with on a daily basis to the point that my stress level is way too high. I can only see this situation getting more severe as time rolls by so I want to be prepared to stay productive and to do that I need to shift gears and enter a different area all together.

All three of my daughters are either in the health field or training to be there. Just try to get a doctors appointment and they are usually booked ahead weeks or in some cases months so I decided to concentrate on the area concerning medical records and information technology that is becoming a desperately needed field to keep offices operating efficiently.

I know it will be a change for me but I am ready and I also know that certain aspects of my life will have to change in order to do my best. One area, sadly, will be blogging. I don't intend to stop blogging but once my books arrive and I start my study habits I will not have the hours a day I usually spend checking and posting blogs. So my friends, this does not mean I am disappearing but my daily comments may be less frequent but I will do all I can to stay in touch.

Being 64 doesn't bother me as I have extremely good health and have no plans for retirement any time soon.I am looking forward to this new adventure and will keep you posted on my progress.