Hello there!

Okay, I've been meaning to start blogging for some time now. Mainly, so I can blab about things without having all my Facebook friends block me from live feed, since I suspect many have already done so. I realize nursing school isn't all that interesting to everyone, but I find it fascinating - mostly because it has become my world in the past year or so.

A bit about me: I'm 30-something, and a 4th semester nursing student. As a child, I wanted to be a nurse - this didn't exactly happen in the usual fashion or in an ordinary sense. Circumstances beyond my control left me unemployed on June 23, 2009. Since the economy took a huge dive, I had no luck in finding another position in my field and, long story short, school became the best choice. So, here I am!

Fast forward to January, 2010: First day of nursing school.

Fast forward to January, 2011: First week of 4th semester of nursing school! The past year of my life has been the most rewarding/proudest/scariest to date. Prior to starting school, I had zero experience in patient care, although I was fairly well-versed in diagnoses and medical terminology from my "past life" as a life insurance underwriter. I'd like to think it helped a bit in the beginning, but now I'm pretty much learning day by day.