My first class....LIT1...DONE!!!

My first term started with being enrolled in 3 classes at WGU, LIT1 (Legal Issues for Business Organizations), (LWC1) Fundamental of Business Law and Ethics, and BNC1 (Organizational Behavior and Leadership.  The first class that I completed was LIT1.  There were 2tasks which were challenging but not hard.  Once the material was read and comprehended, it simply took some time to apply my new knowledge to these 2 tasks. 

The 2 tasks took me roughly 2 days of about 4 hours of writing each day (including some revision time).  I submitted both tasks and received "4's" on both of them on the first attempt.  I was a little nervous as this was my first time to write for a class (using APA citation) in about 7 years.  But I did it and was able to complete the class. 

Completing the class quickly gave me more time to focus on my other 2 classes.  I found that if I focus primarily on 1 class at a time, I am able to accomplish more.  Now don't get me wrong, I don't neglect the other class, I simply place more focus on the one that I want to finish first.  I set a goal of completing the next 2 classes (LWC1 and BNC1) by the end of February. 

This was a pretty intense goal since I had A LOT of things going on in my personal life at this time.  We were in the process of closing on our house and moved into military base housing and transferring our daughter to her new school all while dealing with the emotional toll of moving kids. 

All in all, February was a high stress and busy month for this mom!  Can't wait to see if I reached my goal? Read on...... :)

Back to the beginning

So here is a quick synopsis of who I am and what I've done....I first received my A.A in Criminal Justice and began working at a Juvenile Detention Center.  I then married my husband (who was in the military) and had to quit my job and relocate.  I decided to continue my education, received a B.S. in Psychology and soon after graduating had to relocate again (due to the military).  I became a probation officer in our new location and it seemed that my degree was paying off.  3 years later we got orders and I had to quit my job again and move.  We are now at this current location and have been for the going on 4 years.  All during this time, we had 2 children.  Working was always in my plans however when you are forced to continuously move and resign from jobs it makes it a little more difficult to land jobs at each new place we go.  We are in a city where there are jobs, but not well paying jobs.  I have been looking for a job for about 3 of the 4 years we have been here.  Every job I find does not pay enough to cover daycare and the ones in my previous field (law enforcement) have unofficially stated that "no one will hire you to spend thousands of dollars in their academy to only loose you 3 or 4 years later", which I can appreciate but it puts me in a difficult situation.

So in short, I have been a stay at home mom now for going on 4 years and I have greatly enjoyed it!  However, it is time for mommy to get back to work.....

After a lot of thinking and soul searching, I decided to make a career change (to something more portable and military life friendly).  I have decided to go into the accounting field.  Now anyone that knows me knows how much I enjoy numbers, finances and saving!

I also decided to get another bachelors degree, in accounting.  Since I can't afford to put my littlest one in daycare full time when not working, I looked into online schooling and found an AWESOME school called Western Governors University (WGU).  www.wgu.edu I started classes on February 1st and will be logging my experiences and challenges with school, life and family in this blog.  I hope that you follow along and that I can be of information or even encouragement to others on the same journey or contemplating this journey.