Who remembers getting the  “night before the first day of school jitters”? During K-12, I remember spending the night before the first day of school choosing my “first day of school outfit” and making sure I had all my new school supplies in order. Being a nerd and someone who loves to learn, I was definitely always excited for the first day of school, which brings me to share why I’m so excited today!

Today  is my first day attending a Photoshop class through San Diego Continuing Education. I’ll be taking a series of  courses on the next 3 Monday evenings to learn Photoshop. I’ve played around with Photoshop before and have watched a few tutorials online but always resort to editing photos on Powerpoint or Paint. I want to leave the class with more advanced photo editing skills. This will help with my ability to be more creative in both my own and my clients’ branding strategy.

I’ll be able to do magic like this!

Continuing Education is open to everyone. Their mission is  to provide ongoing learning opportunities, preparing diverse individuals for career advancement, a college education, or enriched lives through good health and personal fulfillment. I’m amazed at the abundance of free classes they offer on so many topics! As someone who runs a marketing business where so much of what I do has an emphasis on educating others, I definitely seize any opportunity where I can continue to grow my own knowledge. I know it will only help me when I teach others.

I’ll keep you guys posted on my Photoshop progress. I also have a list of other things I want to learn which includes video editing and html.  I leave you with a quote that I find so appropriate for this occasion.

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.  ~John Dewey