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Well, I did it. I bit the proverbial bullet and signed up for grad school. I never imagined I would want or need a Master’s degree, but when you are unemployed, wierd ideas creep into your head. (All of you jobless people know what I mean!)
I never actually thought I’d be unemployed. I always liked the thought of having enough money to stay home, but I knew that was just a dream. I’m staying at home now, and although we make ends meet and I enjoy watching my 18-month old drive trucks around and squish crackers into the carpet, this “dream” is far from the stay-at-home-dream I once had. In my previous dream, I would buy and airplane, fly wherever and whenever I wanted, hang out at the airport with the old guys and corporate pilots, maybe even BE a corporate pilot (in which my customers were on-call, not ME!), go out on lavish dates with my husband and go shopping. In my current dream, I wake up at 6 am, play trucks, watch “Handy Manny,” drink coffee, make breakfast, wash little hands, give baths, wash my floor, wash the dishes, eat again, check email, drink more coffee, wash more dishes, play outside, go to the store, make dinner, wash little hands, talk to my husband, put little man to sleep, and then switch to a glass of wine (which seems to make more sense than coffee at that time of night), and then check my email/blog before finally going to bed to start all over again. In all of this, I can’t help but think………when is it MY TURN???
So in order for me to not go completely insane (and illiterate) I’ve decided to go back to school. Since my situation (being in England with no JAR ratings and with a little guy on my hands!) doesn’t allow for flexibility as far as a career goes, I can’t do much else. At first, it was going to cost too much money to go back to school. Then I figured out the military gives us a nice chunk of change, to compensate wives like me, I suppose…which then makes it CHEAPER than if I were in the states. THEN I figured out a payment plan, and we actually CAN afford it! The best part is- NO LOANS!!! And of course, I’m applying for every scholarship I can find.
So in the next few years, I’m going to be completing a Master of Science in Aeronautical Science, with a dual specialization in Aviation Management and Aviation Safety. A mouthful, if I do say so. As a pilot, it seems unnecessary. As a human that might all of the sudden get into a car accidet and get medically disqualified from flying, it makes all the sense in the world. And in a very unstable industry, it seems that fewer complanies want pilots, and more companies want good MANAGERS! Wierd, huh?
My goal remains the same- chief pilot for Southwest Airlines. A Master’s degree in Management will only help. And if I end up somewhere else, so be it.
So wish me luck on my Master’s Degree! I might just need it after two years of parenting!
