RN-04

I'm sorry, I was out of town for a few days and the motel Internet connection was too slow to use! I am not sure what my problem is...maybe I am spoiled as I stayed home to raise my kids and have not had to go to a job for 24 years. Maybe it's that the stress of nursing jobs and the responsibility overwhelms me. Maybe the real job is nothing like the fantasy I imagined over the years. I don't like the feeling of being the "new guy" that does not know much. Maybe I just need more of a break. The last year of school both my kids moved away from home, we had two close family members that were hospice patients and died within 4 months of each other, and other intense problems to deal with. It was so crazy I am not sure how I made it through school. I am just now realizing that the kids are actually gone--if that makes since. Maybe this is my mid-life crisis--death of parents, kids moving out, feeling old!!! My husband has had the same job for 30 years so he has 6 weeks vacation that I would not have.... I would rather stay home I think...I just feel guilty for not working. We could get by without the money but I could be saving for retirement....I am mixed up. And why should I get to stay home...thousands of people work that hate it! My plan now is to take 2 more months and get in better physical shape...a 12 hour day on my feet would probably kill me! I never have been very fit, but the last 4 years in school with all the time sitting and being on the computer has me short of breath with very little activity. Oh well the person that wanted an update is probably sorry they ask! I am trying to possess it all myself, I will let you know what happens...

After many years of thinking I wanted to be a nurse, I went to nursing school in my forties. Just graduated this summer and thought I would take some time off. Now I feel like I "should" start looking for a job, but deep down I don't want too. I don't want the stress of today's nursing jobs. Not sure I want ANY job. Has anyone known of someone who graduated from nursing school, then never worked as a nurse?

Wow, congratulations. I can't believe you had to wait a whole month...that must have been hard!