So here it is! My first post as a registered nurse with a bachelor's degree. What. A. Frickin. Ride. I have literally been in college for a billion years (maybe not THAT literal). BUT, 9 years is a very long time to get your undergrad. It's been the most stressful and most rewarding time of my life. Years of failures, nursing school, sleepless nights, and mental breakdowns led to sitting in a room in some sort of cubicle thing at a computer for a little over an hour. 76 questions. Only 9 select all that apply. That monumental moment felt like 10 minutes at best, and I was out of there. Sent out into the world to wait a grueling FORTY-EIGHT hours for results! When I got home I did the Pearson "trick" and tried to re-register and when it didn't let me, I cried. I cried knowing that the trick works every time, and I cried knowing that I'll never have to stress THAT intensely ever again. I cried over the countless hours that I spent crying over the past 9 years. And then after 48 hours and an unofficial pass from Pearson, I cried again. Y'all, nursing school is the single hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life. I lost touch with friends, I didn't have time to call my family, I hardly had time for Preston. It was just tough. I commend every person who has ever trekked down that path with me. I am done for good! If anyone mentions grad school to me I will shut my ears off, smile, and nod politely all while probably saying a few choice words about you in my head. I'm not being mean, it's just not a good time for jokes right now.
I've never been happier to have my life back, to get to keep my dream job, and all from one simple screen shot from my phone.
