>> is that an outdoor path and a gazebo? >> reporter: but her whole life, she felt distracted in class. she eventually let the dream go. she started cleaning houses. life was a constant juggling act, and with two kids, it was even more overwhelming. >> i kept dropping the ball all the time. it was so hard to remember that the library books need to be handed back a certain day, they had to have their tennis shoes that day. >> were things like that falling through the cracks, bonnie? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: a lot? >> yes. i would really try hard to pull it all together, but when you're...