Why this blog!

Hi, and welcome to my first attempt at blogging. After making the decision to finally go to college at 43, I sat down to do what I do best. Research!

It didn't take long for me to discover that if you are 43 years old and returning to, or in my case, just beginning, college there was a dearth of information. Where were the horror stories, the success stories, the statistics? Where were the adults full of fear and trepidation at the idea of taking college algebra or writing an essay? Where were the "Everything you will ever need to know websites"?

It was always my intent to chronicle my journey through higher education, just not in a public forum. But after having found next to nothing on the web for non-traditional students I decided to create a blog instead of just keeping a personal journal. The only problem? What did I know about blogging? Nothing! REASEARCH! I found a great site that had step by step instructions on setting up a blog, watched most of the 118 videos (seriously!) and Viola! This blog!

The exact direction of this site is currently not clear to me but my main goal is to just share my experiences and adventures with you as I start college after a 26 year hiatus. Eventually, I would like this to be a place for all nontrads to find helpful information on a variety of topics.

Check back often as this site, like my life, is a non-traditional work in progress.