A Much Needed Break. Sort of....

It's been awhile since I've written anything on this blog. A LONG while. And of course, it's understandable. That is why I gave this blog its name, right?

Tomorrow, it will be 10 weeks since I had my first day of class in the LVN program at East L.A. Occupational Center. I can't say that it hasn't been a challenge, (it REALLY has) especially the adjustment period, which, right now is really just an extension of the re-adjustment we-as in my family & all those living in the house-have all had to experience. And I know it's not going to get any better.....but that's expected.

I am at the Glendale Public Library at the moment, trying to snag a few moments to write this down just to put in my two cents because the year will be over before we know it (Christmas is in 6 weeks people. Crazy, huh?!)

Anyway...right now we are in our 10tgh week of Level 1, which will end at the start of winter break (if you can call it that....I'll be studying ALL vacation long. Ugh. I might find some time to enjoy it with the help of Isaiah & Audrey though. :) So far, we have had 6 major exams, and 3 more to go near the end of this level. I am supposed to be studying for the 1st of the last 3, which is over Geriatrics on Wednesday. We will be having a quiz over the subject tomorrow, which is when we return to class.

Oh yeah, btw, I've had all my Mondays OFF this whole time (THANK GOD).

However, I am dreading the start of clinicals which commences the week after Thanksgiving.
I am SO grateful to my Auntie Evelyn for providing me with the financial necessity to buy my uniforms. I'll post pics up once we get them in! Thank goodness I didn't have to buy new nursing shoes too b/c that would've been another expense. Ugh. I hate to keep mentioning the negatives, but this course sucks the MONEY right out of you!! And on top of that we have kids to provide for....all I keep telling Cyrus is "sacrifice a little now, great rewards in the future"....well, not exactly in those words. I just came up with that right now. Heh. But I feel llike I must always remind him that the "end" (of this program) is so very near. After we're done with this level, we've got 8 more months to go. 8 LONG months of HELL, I've heard, but God! It will be SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....did I mention REALLY?

WORTH IT!!

And I am personally counting down the days.

So what if I'm a little crazy by the end of next year?!
(No one's really "normal"....sorry to burst the perfect little bubble you've been living in)


So what if my kids look a little dirty & their clothes are all ratty?
(They're still alive, right?)

And, yeah, I owe people like, a gazillion dollars in time & money....

But after a month or so of reviewing, then I take my NCLEX-PN....
I can proudly say that I will be a Licensed Vocational Nurse! Woohoo!!

And then I go straight back into school. Cuz what I really want to get is my license as REGISTERED NURSE. It's just 1 more year for that (more or less....) but my plan is to maybe work at the same time & take classes. God-willing, it will all work out!

Okay, back to studying! I've pretty much "wasted" these past 2 hours on the computer since I got here.

Now, for two more GOLDEN, UNDISRUPTED hours of not having to bother with someone walking up the stairs & cracking their head, turning on the computer to play a game online, getting juice, wiping snotty noses, washing dirty dishes, feeding dogs, cleaning up after the dogs accidentally sh*t all over the carpet......okay, you get the picture.

;P