I have been seaching for the last 2 days for a good online college I can apply to that also offers financial aid; and I am happy to say that I have started the admissions/enrollment process at Virginia College.
Since I am a single mother I felt so torn between the lifestyle I have now, the lifestyle I want and the lifestyle I need to have to get to where I want; I currently am working full time, mainly 3rd shift for a security company that requires me to be in a sedentary position 99% of the time, these 2 things alone makes me feel a strong dislike for my job because when I get off of work at 6am, I am so tired by the time I fall asleep it feels like I have to wake back up to tend to my 9 month old. Then I feel terrible when my baby is crying and pulling on her crib bars for me to wake up and play but all I want to do is sleep. This is the main reason why I know going to a college campus is completely out of the question for me. Like most mothers I value the time I get to spend with my daughter and if I could I would stay at home with her ALL day but since this is the real world, of course, at this point of my life that option is unavailable.
I can't help but to think of and plan for my future. I want to give my little one everything I wished for as a child but knew I will never have. And furthermore I need to do what I can not only for her but for myself. I love to learn and not even jokingly I love school and not having these things in my life I feel like my "book" smarts are lacking while my "street" smarts are flourishing(my description of "street" smarts when pertaining to myself is simply knowledge about life and living that you can not learn in school) and I feel as if something is missing. If you are a person that thrives off of knowledge and loves to reasearch and discover as much about the world and life in general then you can understand where I am coming from.
When evaluating my situation I decided that online courses are definetely the best option for me. Not losing time with my baby, going at my own pace, not having a set schedule, being able to go to school in my own home, and obtaining an education and therefore a better job and future, without sacrificing my current job akes online classes seem like a treasure chest full of gold and jewels(corny, I know).
I will post some links that have helped and inspired me to take this step & I hope you will do the same. It may be hard at first but it will get easier and when it does you will reap the benefits of your hard work. Never take the path of least resistance!!.
