You guys, I so have to apologize. I actually forgot that I had this blog! I feel terrible because SO MUCH stuff has been going on in the months since my last post at the beginning of the year. Let me try to break it down...
January-March 2016
I moved into a new home and continued to work at the nursing home, happily. The work was hard, the pay was low, but as you know, I had an ultimate goal in mind.
April-May 2016
I found out that I was pregnant on the day that Prince died, so I immediately informed my job. so that I could be put on light duty. They wouldn't do it because they were losing staff left and right, and were already short. I had a miscarriage, very likely due to the stress and heavy lifting at my job. I quit, heartbroken and disgusted. One week after my D&C, I got a call for an interview at a hospital that I used to work at. (Remember the ram in the bush)
June-Present
I began working at the hospital that I had been trying to get back into for EIGHT years! My director is amazing and everyone has welcomed me back with open arms-I can't even believe that so many people remembered me. In any case, I came back to the hospital with a new frame of mind. I wanted to be engaged in my job and not just be there to dredge through my 12 hour shift and collect a check. Both of my parents were stand out employees at their jobs, and I'm sure that some of what made them so trickled down into my genetic makeup. Soon I'll write a post about getting engaged in your career. Anyway, I love it, and although some changes are taking place that I do not like (there's a story behind that, too), I'm taking it in stride because it's not affecting my job or how I do it.
In saving the best news for last, I FINALLY enrolled in school again. I met with an academic advisor and got all of my BS straight, so that I could continue on with my prerequisites. Right now, I'm enrolled in Composition & Literature as well as Sociology. I have a test to take call the TEAS before I can officially be considered a "nursing student", and before I can take that test, I have to take my biology class. In any case, it's time for work, so wish me luck on my journey towards my RN, and I promise not to forget this blog again, shame on me.
