that was such a great post! thank you very much for sharing it, and I would say YES definitely think about going to school. There are many options out there and you don't have to necessarily know what you want to do with the rest of your life even to start. I think having both short and long term goals that you want to work on will help a LOT toward staying sober. I think it makes your life more rich and full of OTHER things besides drinking. I think when we have been drinking for so long it's easy to forget (or maybe hard to learn in the first place) that there is so much more to life than being hammered all the time. This dream and many others can surely come true for you Chiynita. keep sharing your thoughts and ideas! they are truly inspirational :bounce