OK, I managed to get a grant to cover the cost of the classes so then looked into getting my books. Retail pricing is obscene, but we are allowed to use an older edition as long as it is no more than 2 editions back from the current, i.e. if Medical Terminology is 11th edition, 10th or 9th is ok.
That's what I did, after checking at Half Price books and online, the textbooks for the first 2 classes were located at a substantial reduction in cost from new books. In fact it only cost me $20 for both text books. It didn't occur to me that I would also need pens, highlighters, notebooks, etc until the weekend before classes started so some last minute scurrrying took place!
Surprisingly I found that Office Depot had the best prices for the basics, notebooks, pens, highlighters - see above for my list! So another $20+ bucks later I had everything I thought could possibly need. I sat down, got out a satchel and assembled my GoBag.
Did I mention that I have some back issues? Well when I loaded both textbooks, 2 notebooks, pens, highlighters, assorted pocket stuff as I decided I didn't want to carry my purse, an issue arose. Way Way too heavy. Who would have thought that 2 textbooks would be THAT bad, certainly not me.
Ok, time to punt. Decided that I would just carry one textbook and have to swap out every other day. That at least made the still surprising weight more manageable. I know you are thinking, "What a wimp!", but honestly the 2 textbooks weigh around 20+ pounds. I guess when you are dealing with insurance documents they have to be dense - LOL.
Prepped to start, the alarm set, bed at an actual reasonable hour, ready to go.
Oh, Iknow, the back thing can be excruciating, can't it? I tell you what, I've seen some back-to-schoolers using small version of the rolling bags we take on airplanes. The first time I saw one of those, I was like hey! She's smart! Now, I confess I never got one for myself, but...just sayin'.
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