I was a year away from finishing my Social Work degree, when I had a 3 month premature baby. He spent two months in the NICU, and spending so much time there, and learning so much about caring for him, made up my mind that I wanted to get into Nursing. I was, however, close to finishing my degree and couldn't start over at that point in my life. I always said that I'd go back. Six years later, I got laid off due to the economy and cutbacks, and it opened the perfect opportunity for me to return to school. I start in January and I know it will be more than everything I imagined.