And so it begins....

After deciding that I was in the wrong career, I started coming up with a plan to move in the right direction. At first, I thought I would give myself 2 years to get money saved up and prepare myself for entering school full-time again. Unfortunately, I am a very anxious person and I don't wait for anything. After a few days of deliberation I decided I would give myself 3 months to prepare for my journey into teaching. Yeah I know, I sound crazy (which I might be), but I was determined to make it happen. I wrote the details over and over and over again in numerous notebooks. How would I pay for school, how would I get my substitute license, how would I support my family on $82 a day, what if my plan doesn't go the way I intend, what if, what if, what if. The list is endless. I knew I either had to go all in or not at all. In April, I started writing down all my expenses and figuring out how much I needed to live on in order to be comfortable if I quit my job. After writing it out a few hundred times (literally) I finally determined that it was feasible after all. Throughout May I gathered all my forms and transcripts that I needed to submit my license for substitute teaching. I needed transcripts, fingerprints, a notarized form, and $161. Kind of a pain in the butt, but it was worth it to me. By the middle of June I had finally submitted my paperwork. The secretary at the front desk told me it would be 8 - 10 weeks before I would here anything. That seemed like an eternity. In the meantime, I gathered all my stuff for my graduate school submission. Transcripts, 3 letters of recommendation, my philosophy of education 4 page essay, 3 forms, an online applications, a pre professional skills test, a resume, and the FAFSA. It seemed like a lot of work, but I was so determined, nothing would hold me back. Now it's the first day of August and I already feel so accomplished. I have my substitute teaching license for K-12 and my interview is on August 28th (which I heard is a breeze). My last step is to turn in my grad school applications, which I'm not too worried about since I am an alumni. Anyway, my last day with the State of Nevada is August 7th and I am counting down the minutes. More time to spend with my daughter, more time to pursue my passion, and more me time. What could be better. Let's just hope my plan unravels the way I'm picturing it to. Fingers crossed!