That might not be too far off though. Last week I took the state exam to be certified as a Nurses Aide. Now that I'm on the state registry I'm elligble to apply for CNA positions, which are rather abundant around here. I applied for a bunch on Monday and have already had two interviews and have been offered a job contingent on passing a background/reference check and a TB test. I'm sure there will be a drug test in there somewhere, which should be fun. Last time I had to take one I technically didn't pass it because I take benzodiazopenes occasionally for anxiety, but a note from my doctor got that cleared up. I only want to work 15-20 hours a week, maybe more when I'm not in school. It's at a private duty/home health type place, so I should be able to have some decent flexibility. So that's neat!
All in all things have been going really great around here. I didn't get accepted into UNCC's BSN program, which I expected as it is crazy hard to get into, but I'm still working towards becoming an RN via an associates degree at the college here in Concord (CCHS). I'm not in their program yet, but if all goes well I'm hoping to get in for the fall semester. I've also been accepted into a Masters of Public Health program at Des Moines University (DMU - it's an online prgram), which I've been trying to do for a couple years, so I'm actually working on an associates and a masters degree at the same time. Yeah, thats how I roll. It's like going backwards and forwards all at once.
Of course it's going to take me a while to chip away at the Masters degree because I'll only be taking one, MAYBE two classes every trimester so that I don't overload myself. Because I already have all my liberals and co-reqs done for the nursing program at CCHS, most of my semesters are only going to consist of 5 or 6 credits, so I should be able to take one 3 credit graduate class too. Plus, DMU works on trimesters, so I'll be able to get in a class or two when I'm not in session at CCHS. Joe and I decided that we'd sit down prior to each tri/semester and go over my options to make sure I'm not taking on too much.
It sounds crazy and confusing and too busy, but it's not. I'll probably be taking 6-9 credits a semester and working about 15-20 hours a week. This is doable. It's not like I'm raising a gaggle of kids and working 2 jobs while I go to nursing school (that was my mom), nor do I have a daughter that will follow me around bugging me and not letting me study or sleep(that was me). However, HayZeus could be a problem....he likes to "help" with my homework:
I did not help him pose for these, by the way. He got that pen in his paws on his own. Crazy cat.
So I guess that's the skinny around here. Things are well - I've been feeling absolutely fantastic, Joe is still enjoying his job, and we're both digging the weather down here. We are planning a trip to Michigan at the end of June/beginning of July, so we're looking forward to that. In the meantime, we love visitors! :)
