Comments on: Use it or lose it: your brain, that is

By: Carnie

Carnie — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:17:12 +0000

@Barbara, I am inspired that you have kept up the pursuit of your goal all these years. Like you, I was really nervous the first time I walked through the college halls after so many years away, but was pleasantly surprised by how many middle-agers were there along with me.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us!

By: Carnie

Carnie — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:13:37 +0000

@Lia, I am so happy to have found Midlife Bloggers. I have been greatly encouraged by reading stories of other women who have been where I am. It is wonderful to read that finishing your degree was a great experience for you. Thank you.

By: Carnie

Carnie — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:07:50 +0000

@Duchess, I loved reading “43 is young!”, ha. I appreciate your encouragement.

By: Carnie

Carnie — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:06:43 +0000

@Laura, I’m glad you had the courage to take off some time to write for yourself. I hope it brings you great joy along with the satisfaction.

~ Carnie

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:10:33 +0000

Congratulations and good luck! I’m an yet another hiatus from my pursuit of a degree – I’ve been chipping away in spurts for thirty years. I started back again three years ago after a LONG break and it didn’t hit me until I had parked and was walking into the building just how long it had been. Thank goodness some of my kids’ friends saw me and said hi and there were a couple of other “old” ladies in my class. It got easier day by day.
My current hiatus is due to lack of funds – we’re paying for three kids to get through college right now. But I’m not giving up! I’ll be back!
I hope you can get it done in one fell swoop!!

By: Lia

Lia — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:37:48 +0000

Carnie, I returned to college to complete my degree when I was your age. It was one of the best experiences of my life. Ignore any negative voices in your head (and really, really tune out anyone else’s negative voice). You have made wise choices, particularly in having a second plan. Just do what you love and you’ll do well. Good luck. (I’ll be following your blog to see how it goes!)

By: Duchess

Duchess — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:17:43 +0000

Oh, go for it and good for you. Either Plan A or B sounds sensible and you’ll be using your brain. You are exactly right — at whatever age you are (and 43 is young!) you have to try.

We look forward to hearing how you get on.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:05:13 +0000

Congratulations on such a big step. I love that you have planned it out w/ a fallback. I recently made a big change, leaving a job to stay home for a little bit to write. It is scary but I find satisfaction in listening to myself and honoring my own needs.
No one else is going to do it for us!
Please let us know how this goes!