She's re-enrolled in divinity school since resigning from the council, a former Detroit city councilwoman who pleaded guilty to accepting bribes has said.

Monica Conyers, wife of U. S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, said, "I like it. It gives me peace. With all this craziness, I should have fallen down, plopped over and killed myself. But I don't give up like that."

The Detroit News reported on Friday that she is appealing her 37-month sentence handed down last month on federal bribery charges for accepting money to buy her council vote on a city contract.

Conyers hasn't named the divinity school, saying she's afraid the media would descend on it.

She has no ambitions of becoming a pastor but would like to become a counselor, she reportedly says.

The newspaper further said that she also faces a federal lawsuit accusing her of retaliation, filed by a Detroit substance abuse center worker who claims he lost his job one day after leading an unsuccessful recall effort against Conyers.

Conyers wants the city to file motions to dismiss the case.

She also said, "I'm tired of everyone just piling on trying to get the city to settle and get a settlement and the city rolling over." (With Inputs from Agencies)