BSN student questioning my career in nursing

[NursePick]

I have one year left until I graduate with my BSN and I am questioning my place in this field. I am in my mid 30s, married with 2 kids, and I have own my own business which I started in order to pay for nursing school. My business has grown exponentially though and has left me wondering sometimes why I'm doing both. I'm running myself completely ragged managing all of the above, but I keep telling myself not to give up...I've come to far! But because of all of my other responsibilities, I have not excelled like most of the other students. Their lives revolve around nursing and nursing school. I don't even know what type of nursing I want to practice and graduation is right around the corner. The other students have become so passively competitive that I'm really not even friends with anyone anymore. I have already gotten off on the wrong foot with my professor on the first day of this semester because I have a vacation planned with my husband and requested a makeup for the clinical I am going to miss. I haven't had a vacation or been away with my husband in 6 years - I emailed her the days of my absence last semester before the schedule was made and she said ok if I find someone to switch with. This morning I got an email from her denying my request and reminding me that this is a professional program and my choices effect other people as well. Well there's a $3,000 trip down the drain.

Does life get better after nursing school? Is this a representation of my nursing career? I would love to hear some stories from you guys on your experience in RN school and transitions afterwards. Did you ever second guess your decision to pursue nursing?

[Episteme]

You go girl!

I think your story is a real saga that could encourage a lot of people who will be coming up behind you.