words of encouragement???

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Hello y'all. This is kind of off topic, but I thought I would post it anyway. I turned 27 in November and I'm completely starting over in life...switching careers and going into nursing, trying to make new friends(the one's I choose from my younger days turned out to be duds), recently ditched by a guy that I really liked...oh, and I moved back home with my parents to start nursing school. I'm kind of overwhelmed with feeling "old" and not settled yet in life. Is anyone else going through the same thing??? Has anyone gone through this??? I was just looking for some words of encouragement!!

thanks in advance,

Hushpupgrl

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change is often difficult but i hope that you will find your right niche in life

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I'd like to be 27 again. ;)

Be grateful you can go home. Things will fall into place as you start on this new path.

:)

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Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

I did somewhat the same thing. Started nursing school 3x and finally finished 13 days before I turned 30. Moving back home is not an admission of failure it's a declaration that you need a little reinforcement to start this new path. Good luck.

PS my DD is STILL in college though she lives in her own house (1 1/2 blocks away) she eats and studies here -sleeps there.

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Specializes in LTC, MDS, Education.

Well.... moving back in with parents is a big change. But I lived with them during nursing school and it was great! My mom always had my uniforms ready, and food on the table...Looking back I don't know how I would have done it!!! Now, 33 years later, I still feel the same way. Daddy passed away 20 years ago, and I have had my ups and downs in this profession, for sure. Am now back living with my mom who is now 84, and I'm trying to make her life a little easier now. Things aren't always easy, but all in all, I consider myself blessed! Good luck to you and keep posting for support! :)

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Specializes in basic pt care...geri and med-surg.

well i just turned 23 in November and i feel somewhat of the same...i am STILL living at home...2nd semester of Nursing School starts on Jan 19...(sidebar: im so anxious and excited!) half of my good friends moved away and the other half, the not-so-great ones are turning dudish also...and i am healing a broken heart! but i just remind myself that i am BETTER than all those ppl and that! I AM A NURSING STUDENT & I AM GOING PLACES IN LIFE...so what if you are 27! YOU are a NURSING STUDENT with LOTS to OFFER! WHO IS GOING PLACES LIKE ME!!! KISS THE PAST GOODBYE and MOVE ON TO GREATEST!!! change sucks and i have my low days too but thats when i put on good enpowering music and song outloud and remind myself where i am going...you are starting to settle in life and you aren't old!!! WE both have great careers ahead of us and lifes to settle into when the time is right...it sounds like you are on the right path...you are not old! GOOD LUCK & GOD BLESS...theres a reason and purpose for everything that happens in life...be proud of where you are going in life!

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I have not started over yet, but I am going to in 2010. My husband and I have moved out at hs graduation, gotten married, and climbed the corporate ladder and made a successful life together THAT WE HATE! Go figure!! His dream is to be a state trooper and mine a nurse. We have been putting our dreams on hold (including having children) because it is going to be so hard to start over. It feels like we are going all the way back to square one, including me staying at home for 6+ months while he is in the academy. But, we finally made the decision that this will be our last year where we are now, and we are going to save as much money as possible so we can afford to put me through nursing school on one salary which will not be alot at first (definately less than we are used to). I too have some really rotten friends in my life, so I am starting over there, too. I feel ya, but look at it this way. In a few years think about how much happier we are going to be with our new lives than we are right now.

Just remember, no one ever said life would be easy, just worthwhile.

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Specializes in ER,ICU,L+D,OR.

sounds like a positive change to me. Good Luck to ya.

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Tell yourself that this is only temporary and things will get better in the long run! :)

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Specializes in Stepdown, ECF, Agency.

You are strong, courageous, and intelligent for diving into this!

I started nursing school at 37, and am now an RN, so you will do great at 27. Know that there will likely be many dark times when you will doubt your choice, but just keep moving, and remember why you chose to do this. You are so, so needed, and things can only get better for you from here on out. I and many of us, I am sure, are sending you our prayers and best wishes.

Go get em!!!

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Even if you don't see it---27 is still very young. You still have a lifetime to learn and experience anything you put your mind too! And from what Im told...30's are the new 20's!:D

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My husband and I moved back in with my parents four years ago. It was so hard but it turned out to be the best decision we made. We lived with them for six months, my husband found a good job, and a year later we bought our own house. I'm now in nursing school, going for my BSN, and I know for a fact that we would not be where we are today had it not been for my parents. It takes a strong, honest person to do what you're doing. Be proud of yourself and know that great things are in hold for your future. PS, I'm 27 and am in my first year of pre-nursing. It's not too late. The next 3-5 years are going to pass no matter what. You can either let them pass doing what you have been doing, or you can make them count. Good luck and kudos for making a bold move!:yeah:

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