April 12, 2011

You did WHAT??

So, after reflecting on my life, the events in it, my current age, and the probable age I will be when I can finally actually go to nursing school (let alone when I finish, Yikes!), I have changed my major. Yup. I no longer plan to be a nurse.

I am not comfortable being away to school 4-5 nights a week while I work days full-time, and have kids still at home. That means I will not be going to school like that until Nate graduates at least, and he will start High School next fall (oh my, where has the time gone!!). So, 4 more years of school.... Ugh. No thanks!! Since I have been taking business classes, medical transcription, and various other classes I decided to re-evaluate what I should be doing with all of this knowledge. It's got to be worth more than just personal enrichment, right? Why yes, as a matter of fact it is! I am nearly done with 4 Certificate Programs, and well on my way to an associate's degree as an Administrative Assistant. Well, hot dog! I can work with that!

Re-evaluating has given me new focus, and an end in sight, two things I desperately need right now. I am taking a lot of classes this summer and fall term, and leaving me with only 5 BUS classes needed to complete my degree, and  a few other specialty classes to complete two of the certificates. Non-clinical Pharmacology is one of those, so I really hope it's offered for winter term (not available at all for summer or fall).

I *should* be able to graduate after winter term next year, or in the summer at the latest :) Nothing like graduating College when your son graduates from High School, right? Oh my, he's about to be a Senior...... Woo-Hoo RJ!!!