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I was planning to blog about everything on my mind in this blog. I have since changed my mind. I am having a mild "stalker" problem and don't think I need to add fuel to the fire by blogging my personal life on a site that can be traced so easily back to me.

I will continue to blog about my student experiences here. My goal is to let others get a glimpse of how I will balance work, class, and family. I hope the posts will make your day a little brighter and maybe help other students out in their quest for education. That being said...

Final exams are this week. I am super busy studying. This is also my last week before actual nursing classes begin for the summer. My last week to work, my last week to spend time with the kids, my last week of anything for the next 18 months. At least that is what they tell me. Hopefully I will be able to continue somewhat of a life because I need to keep working. My new schedule will be:

Monday: classes am and pm
Tuesday and Wednesday: clinical all day (12 hours)
Thursday: Math class for the first 4 weeks, and then off. I plan on spending "quality time" with the kids on this day. They have already been advised not to make plans.
Friday: Class in the am. The kids have karate on Friday afternoons, so I will be there.
Saturday and Sunday: The continuation of my current retail career.

I was mostly a stay home mom for the past 15 years. Even to the point of homeschooling the kids. I just started working for the holiday season and they asked me to stay on. I love my job, and I love the people. I am so grateful and thankful for employment. There were a few weeks where I wasn't getting alot of hours. I am now working about 33 hours a week, but I don't believe I can keep that up. At least not during the first semester. I was told that the first semester is super tough because the instructors are weeding out all of the students that aren't really committed. I heard there is psychological torture involved. Hmmm, can it be worse than living with a house full of teenage boys?

Anyway, I told my supervisor I would work 12 hours a day on the weekends if he would like. Then I would let him know about any additional days after I get adjusted to the new schedule. I will keep you posted on how I handle that.

I am excited to start classes. I have all of my books, and just got my scrubs. Woo Hoo! For those of you who haven't bought scrubs yet be advised that they run very large. I would normally grab for a large shirt at Old Navy, or Target but I am in a small size for the scrubs. I am now deluding myself that I can eat all the brownies I want because I'm "small".

Have a blessed day!