IN NEED of some nursing advice - DECISION MAKING

[BabyNurse_PJN]

Hi, I'm new to this site but joined and decided to share with you my delimma. My husband is about to take on a new job with a police dpt near Tulsa, Oklahoma. For the past year I have not been working and have my LPN degree. I was a highrisk pregnancy which prevented me from working. I am weighing in 2 options as of right now. The 1st is I can return to school for a year and get my RN degree OR I can work as an LPN opposite my husband's shift (still not sure what his shift will be)

Here are some of the pros and cons with my decision making:

RN pros:

Getting my RN degree-one of my long-term goals

Getting paid more

Doing what I WANT to do in nursing

Sign-on bonuses with places hiring RN's

Living oppurtunity is there-my grandma is giving us her house to live in, rent-free

RN cons:

Babysitter? Depending on my school shift and Matt's work shift.. not crazy about my 5 month old being in someone else's care.

We would be living rent-free at my grandma's home which is currently unoccupied, only, it's HER house and I want us to have OUR own house. It's a small home and 4 of us would be squeezed between 2 bdrms.

Schedules and time would be of the essence and centered SOLELY on school-LPN school was hard enough-RN school will be harder and more stressful/time consuming.

LPN pros:

I can work practically whatever shift I want, which would be opposite Matt's. Giving me more time with the family.

We can rent our own place-nice place.

LPN cons:

I don't want to stay an LPN.

I can't work where I want to work, not as many options as an LPN

The pay is less

So there it is. HELP ME. What should I do.. I have thrown each option to and fro and still have not decided FOR SURE what I want to do. I am pretty sure that going back to school would be the smarter and more reasonable thing to do. Just need some advice and viewpoints.. I'll appreciate all that come my way

[nursemedic78]

Note: you're out of your mind if you're listing "rent-free" as a con! :)

It sounds to me as though you already know the answer, you just aren't ready to own it yet. LPN to RN is only a year and when you're done you can go get your own house, etc.

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Any goal worth reaching is worth the sacrifice today.

Ten years from now (and ten years will pass sooner or later) are you going to be content being the LPN and not having your long-term goal met?