need 04 license

need 04 license
seattle wa, im 44yo, i have all the experience, but not the l&i hours.
so.. i guess i gotta start over. i need to get a job and work 2 years minimum
as some kind of service plumber trainee,
ima look at, oneil, southwest, and rush.
i had some old 2000 dollar fine from l&i, im gonna have to clear that, get the stupid trainee card again. and get this ish going. but i know i have to do this, i realise now all this messing around, when i like plumbing, is just silly. id wanna just do my own handyman, with a focus on plumbing repair etc. biznas, but in wa state, you cant even legally change out a water heater, without an 04.
anyways, thats my shitty chud life, i have no choice, and im pretty sure this is what i wanna do, and what im good at etc, sux gotta start over, but, whatever such is life, any thoughts, ideas, suggestions?