Late in my teaching career, I decided to earn my terminal degree and begin a new career as an instructional designer. It was not easy returning to school after a lifetime of being an instructor, but the decision to earn my EdD in my fifties is one that I will never regret. I know many adults consider the possibility of returning to school and probably have several legitimate excuses why the dream is just not feasible. I know I had many of the same excuses and many fears about entering the classroom again and then beginning a new career. To ease the fears and combat the excuses, I started writing about my experiences in hopes of encouraging others to take that first step. Since I graduated just a few years ago, my memories of those first few days in class and the years that follow are still fresh. I continue to add a little bit each week and will eventually make it public in hopes that others will gain new insight about returning to school and beginning a new career at any age.