1st Day starting my journey in College!

Today is the first day of this exciting journey for me!  I am enrolled at Ashford University in Journalism and Mass Communication for a B. A. degree aiming which will direct me towards a job in Copy Editing or Writing or a media-related position.  It took me a LONG time to get here because of the roadblocks life has handed me.  Growing up in a restrictive religion we were highly discouraged from pursuing a further education.  That was my primary roadblock.  The others had to do with being a stay at home mom supporting my spouse in his work and interests, and the necessity of being that stay at home mom taking care of my first daughter who has a developmental delay disability.  After my divorce, the roadblocks continued.  One day recently I was told the best advice I've received by my best friend Dawn who said this: "Another four years are going to pass whether you enroll in college or not."  I made that decision that day I was not going to let another year pass regardless of how old I am or any other roadblock put in front of me.  So here I begin...

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  1. UnknownSeptember 29, 2014 at 1:24 PM

    Wow! Congratulations for taking the plunge and entering college. It's nice that you're finally pursuing tertiary education, despite having been rendered unable to do so in the past. I'm sure that move would take you to your full potential and empowerment. I hope your new adventure in college life will be fun filled, as well as rewarding. Thanks for sharing! More power to you and your blog!

    Deborah Williams @ Choice Career College

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  2. UnknownSeptember 29, 2014 at 8:10 PM

    Thanks Deborah! I appreciate the positive feedback. If you know anyone else who would benefit by my journey, please share my blog! My goal is to be able to inspire others who are trying to do the same. I am also on Twitter as @LadyTi88, if you'd like to "follow"
    Thanks again!
    Tina Marie

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