Halfway There!

Today is a day to celebrate!

I am officially finished with both Peds and OB (successfully complete!), and that means that I am halfway through my BSN program.

Hooray!

Notice the new countdown widget in the right margin :)

It also means that I am on Spring Break.

Hooray!

Although Spring only describes the time of year and not necessarily the weather in Colorado in March.

Plus, we are in the throes of March Madness, which is always exciting!

(And J. is only beating me by one point in our bracket challenge.)

AND

My very best friend Linsey celebrated the birth of her second child today.

Happy Birthday Trace Asher Bishop!

Hooray!

For spring break we are going home for some family time.  First to the mountains to be with J.'s family, then south to the plains to be with my most favorite family ever and ever!  In honor of going home, enjoy a little ditty by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros called...HOME!

I Like My Life!

I saw this web video featured on TV and loved it so much I just thought I would share.  Wouldn't it be nice if we could all be this positive, and start out our days like this every day?

Happy Monday everybody!

Welcome to 28

So yesterday was my birthday.  My mom and dad were able to come up for a visit and took me out to dinner for my birthday.  My mom also brought my favorite banana birthday cake! I was overwhelmed with awesome birthday blessings from friends and family - I am so lucky!

If you asked me if this is where I expected to be at 28 years old, I would have said no.  Now I know that 28 is not old, by any means, but up until now I always imagined having accomplished more by this point.  Like, being a doctor.  Or a wife.  Or a mom.  And attending my ten year high school reunion (this summer) with my husband and kids and career in tow.  Funny how things work out.

Now, if you ask me if what I imagined is where I would want to be right now, of course not.  I realize that things don't always happen according to plan.  I also know that I am exactly where I am meant to be.  So here I am, still in school, having fun in my tiny apartment in the city with the best "roomies" ever!

I do know that I am not a big fan of the night shift.  It's not the actual hours that I mind so much, but all of the kids are sleeping for the largest part of my shift.  Not only do I miss the patient interaction, but I hate sneaking into a dark room every four hours and trying my hardest not to wake someone up to get vitals and an assessment.

FYI, sick nine month olds are generally not too happy about being woken up with a thermometer in the armpit.

Since pediatric nursing is not something I was too sure about, I am a little disappointed to not be able to have that clinical experience during the day, for some more patient interaction.

I did, however, quickly rule out the possibility of enjoying a job in the pediatric intensive care unit after a trip through there one night.  Those kiddos are so sick and hooked up to so many machines - I could feel my heart breaking as I watched them sleep.

At least we only have two more weeks of this block (and two more weeks until spring break!).  In two weeks, I will be officially halfway through nursing school.  

Then the countdown to December 16th begins.

And with a little luck, I will have a BSN and an RN license in my hand before I turn 29.