I finally finished my 10-Class Challenge this last semester through Lifelong Learning and I had a ball!
To recap, these are the classes I ended up taking:
Our pies--ready to bake |
To recap, these are the classes I ended up taking:
- Read Like a Writer (posts here, here, and here)
- Landscape Photography Today (posts here, here, and here)
- A Savory and Sweet EGG-travaganza (post here)
- Furniture Refinishing (posts here, here, here, and here)
- The Secrets of Screenwriting (posts here, here, here, and here)
- The Art of Hand Lettering (posts here, here, and here)
- Bulb Forcing (post here)
- Perfect Pie Crusts (post here)
- Acupressure for Everyday Aches and Pains (post here)
- Holiday Wreath Making (post here)
Lifelong Learning's spring semester is starting January 14 (that's next week), and I want to encourage you to take a class (or two or ten), and here are my top 10 reasons to do so:
1. There's flexibility: Some classes meet several times, while many classes meet only once. You will find something that fits your schedule.
2. Do it for your brain: Lifelong learning leads to a healthier and more plastic brain. Because a brain is a terrible thing to waste.
Feed your brain at Red Butte Gardent |
3. For bragging rights: Imagine sitting with your friends and you get to bring up that you're growing medicinal mushrooms and you are a backup to the Olympic archery team because you took Beginning Archery.
4. To recharge: I would be Draggy McDraggerston after work as I headed to my classes, but when you actually are in class talking about something so different from what you normally do, you get excited and energized.
5. For quality time: If you take a class with a friend, you are spending time with your friend (obviously). And in this busy world, time with friends can be rare! I was blessed to have several friends and family members take classes with me.
Hanging with my friends |
6. It's challenging: You will feel a little like you're in school again, but you're not getting graded. And the teachers are really nice.
7. It's the best bang for your buck: There are fees for these classes, but you come away with all this knowledge and supplies and resources and usually a finished project (see #3).
8. A new path: It might springboard you into a new career or hobby. I am currently writing a screenplay with my husband, so who knows?!?
Future florist? Who knows! |
9. Status booster: When you tell people that you're taking Cooking Korean Food or Beginning Banjo, I guarantee they will say, "Whoa! You are so cool. And interesting. Like the Most Interesting Man in the World!" Seriously--that happened to me during the challenge!
10. Resolution Time: It's a new year! Haven't you resolved to try something new this year? Something different? Something weird? You will find all of that in a Lifelong Learning class.
Let's do some impossible things this year, friends! |
You may think that I'm getting paid to say this, but I'm not.
I took tons of Lifelong Learning classes before I got chosen for the 10-Class Challenge and I'll continue taking them now that I'm done. I'm happier learning and growing and this is a great way to keep learning and growing!
So the offer is still open: does anyone want to take a class with me this semester?
Congratulations! I need to take another class this spring. It really is so much fun...
ReplyDeletemaybe I'll see you there????
We should just take a class together again! I'm thinking about the chocolate class taught by Vanessa Chang and the Indian class.
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