I was talking to the VP of Operations at the hospital I work at (she was the Exec. VP at the other hospital before we merged with this one).

Anywho! I told her I decided to go back this Fall for my Masters degree, and she recommended instead that I look into the School of Nursing program we have. She said there's more opportunity for me, and that I can make a lot more.

So, I checked into it, and she's right. It's a HUGE difference! I can either work as a Nurse, Nurse Manager, in Nursing Administration, etc. There's a HUGE market, and with my Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management, I'd be highly marketable. And when I say huge difference in pay, I mean upwards of $30k+!

I'm meeting tomorrow with the Director of the School of Nursing. We're going to go over my transcript to see what credits would transfer and get me past that, as well as the application and whatnot.

I think it's a smart choice, because I can always go for my Masters later too. Not to mention, we do get tuition reimbursement from the hospital, and that would almost cover the entire cost. So, I probably wouldn't have that much out of pocket and could eliminate more student loans.

Anywho! Thought I'd share that tid bit of my life with you LOL!

Aquilah

I took it all down before, and now I'm lost on what to put on it! At one point I had my stash... Then I had my HG items... Then I went back to my stash... Or something like that LOL!

I'm about ready to turn it into a little "shrine" to Dita Von Teese... I seriously don't know what to put on my profile!

Aquilah

Have you ever felt trapped in a situation you've basically created? Not that there isn't a way out, but that it affects countless others if you make what you feel is the right decision for you? And it doesn't affect the others involved in the best way... That's what makes the conflict!

And at the same time, has the whole situation made you feel so completely alone? There's people there for you, and there's people you know who would be there for you if they knew, but you still feel alone? Completely and utterly alone?

Yeah, it all sucks! Doesn't it? But, what are you really going to do? What can you truly do about it?

Aquilah

But goals! I figure those might be easier to reach, and the "let down" won't be as hard because at least I'll be able to track how far I made it.

So, here's what I'm striving to accomplish before December 31, 2008!

(1) Save more money
(2) Limit my MU spending to only $50 a month
(3) Spend more time with my family
(4) Find a better job within the company
(5) Go back to church - Finish converting to Catholicism

It's a small list for now, but I'm sure I'll add to it over time. I don't think it'll be hard to limit myself in spending money on MU. I haven't been as into it as I was, and I'm currently on more of a B&B trip... So, wish me luck!

Aquilah

As much as possible, everything I do has to end with a 0 or 5. I have to finishing cuddling with John at a time that ends with either number. I have to start cooking a dish (meaning it's in the oven or on the stove) at a time ending in 0 or 5. I round all numbers up to 0 or 5... AND! I have to end my post count for the evening (or whenever I log out) ending with a 0 or 5.

I asked John, and he said I'm not OCD and don't have OCD-like tendencies, but that I'm very particular. But the more and more I notice, the more I realize I'm like this. It doesn't affect my life in a negative way at all, and I don't truly obsess over it. So, maybe I really am just that particular?

Aquilah