jenobeba

Hi everyone, In late August I will be taking my last class (Pharmacology) needed before entering nursing school. It has taken me forever to get here. I always wanted to be in the medical field but was to lazy and didn't really believe in myself as much. I went as far as to say I was not college material. I took a short cut and decided to be a Medical Assistant. I worked in that for a few years and left it for a job in the corporate world that paid more money. Being a single mother of two little boys I just wanted to afford them a better life. That career move did not last (thankfully). I was fired after two years. You cant imagine the sheer terror of not having a job and having to maintain a home and my sanity. I decided to give college a try. I told myself this is the only life I will get so I need to do what I really want, and so I enrolled in community college in 2010 and up till now been taking all the prerequisites for nursing. I see others that have gotten their Bachelors and I don't even have my Associates yet, but that wont get me down. I don't care how long it takes me as long as I become a nurse and get to fulfill my dream. Has anyone else experienced life in the process of becoming your dream? I would really appreciate if you would share.

Hi Everyone, I need to make a decision about work and school, well mostly about work. I started a 15 month LPN program last night. Which is in the evening from 6 PM to 9 PM. Monday - Thursday and clinicals on Saturdays. Here is my dilemma I work per diem for the Department of Education as a Paraprofessional. The hours are so convenient 8:30 to 3 PM I work the days I want. But its not a stable job, as I pick and choose where I want to work and when But If they don't call I don't have work and I don't love it. The other one is I started working for an agency during the summer that gets me jobs in a hospital I've been dying to get into. but the pay through the agency sucks. but it's convenient because its close to home and school and a little more stable do to month long assignments. Ok here is the one that is driving me nuts!!! I just got a job offer in a state mental hospital. Its a years training on the job the benefits and pay are awesome. I just don't know why I am not that excited about it. They will pay for my education in nursing and its a state job in a hospital I tell myself. It's in the morning 7 AM to 4 PM so it does not interfere with my school hours. But I am scared of taking on too much and being overwhelmed with a new demanding job and school. I need some clarity. what would you do?