Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The times they are a changing

Well, life is about to get a little bit more hectic at the Powell house! Last week (on the last possible day for registration) I decided to go back to school to become a nurse. Since I have been going to school for ever and have completed my Associate's Degree, I have all of the prerequisites except for the anatomy and physiology courses and a nutrition course. So I had to make a quick decision since those classes have to be taken over 2 semesters, and the nursing program starts each fall: Do I hurry and start today (a week late) or hold off and add another year to the time it will take to complete the program? Of course, the faster the better, so I decided to jump right in! It was a bit chaotic last week, but I am finally almost caught up to where I should be. I took my first test today and got an 86%. Not bad for last minute cramming! Even though I have only been out of school for a year and a half, it is SO weird to go back. I walked the campus today, and the kids there all looked SO YOUNG! I'm not that old!! I feel like I've been out of it forever! Oh well, I guess that's ok. Assuming I go straight through the program with no stops, I will be finished with my RN in 3 years. I'm so excited!

2 comments:

Jaime said...

Thats cool, good luck with the studying!

Britt O. said...

YAY Katie! I've been thinking about going to graduate school lately. But I think I'll wait until Sam is done first. That will be such a useful degree! Hope all goes well balancing life as a mom and student!