Not too long ago my fiance said "what a time to get my life together" as they saw how close they were to a degree after some struggling. They're getting grants to finish their associates degree, they know at least roughly where they want to go next and after that.
So they helped me apply for grants. I'm 26. I haven't gone to school since 2016. I have MOST of an associates in elementary education that I realized was a skewed idea of what I wanted. (I like learning rather than teaching.)
Now I'm signed up for three classes in the fall that a grant pays for. I have the next two years vaguely planned out to get into mechanical drafting. I'm first getting a certificate in CAD because it's only six classes. Then next fall I'll start on a certificate in mechanical drafting which isn't many more classes. And that following spring I might be able to finish since I have core classes from the degree I dropped.
It's been 8 years since I started college. But I finally found something that interests me in just my normal life as I make 3D models for craft projects and concept layouts for buildings.
What a time to get my life together, indeed.