Back to School

Those are definitely not words I would have thought I would be typing a week ago! I have been toying with the idea of going back to school to formalize my Human Resources experience for quite some time. I even began the process of applying for and being accepted into an MBA in HR program. As I work my debt snowball more and more, however, it was becoming apparent that I still don't have enough wiggle room to fully fund tuition every semester.

Queue in my girlfriend Toni, who was thinking about taking a Certificate course in Human Resources Management. We did a little bit of research, and before we knew it, we were both enrolled in a course within 4 days of first talking about the idea. I was able to fully fund the course with the money I'd begun saving for the Master's program, and the course will even count toward some of my grad credits once I make the plunge!

So here I am, super excited and nervous since it's been quite some time since I've been in school and have never actually taken an online class before! True to my new ways, I will be cozying up in a chair at the public library while everyone else is studying away at the local Starbucks. But really, can Starbucks beat the quiet comfort of the smell of old books?