Thinking...... I think.

I'm probably the last person in the world to give career advice seeing how mine went for crap, but I can see from the photo you have something worth fighting for. Jut take a deep breath and let everything balance in your head. Then go the route that just feels right.

i don't want to sound like a complete downer, but i work at a university and i see most of our graduates struggling to find jobs in their area and the rest taking jobs as managers at walmart and mcdonalds. (or some other equally glamourous gig). honestly, if you have a job in this economic climate you'd be fucking nuts to quit to go to school. if you get laid off, then by all means hit the books, but as long as you have a paycheck coming in, you should keep working. your little pixie looks like she's got maybe 5-6 years before she hits teenagerhood and doesn't want anything to do with you, so you might want to enjoy the next few years while she still wants to hang with you and wait to go back to school. that said: it really depends on what degree you are thinking about getting. the cost of a degree is outpacing the earning potential. partly it's the degrees people are choosing, partly it's the economy and the current job market. a generic business degree isn't worth the ink and paper it's printed with. you'd have more luck with a hard science like chemistry/biology or a practical business field like accounting(beancounters can always find jobs). a history degree with a minor in technical writing or communications can get you a job in all sorts of strange places you woulnd't expect(gov't, non-profits, tv, etc.) the ability to communicate professionally and see a global perspective and the long term consequences of decisions are skills most business degrees totally fail on, so history and english majors are finding their skillsets in need all over. as much as most people loathe having to write, going with a minor in technical or business communication/writing would be a HUGE selling point when you go looking for a professional job. if you have any questions or wanna chat about school or whatever, let me know.