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I passed ( Read more... )

Aaaaand practical exam tomorrow too, because I failed this one. There were three things the examiner pointed out that I "did wrong" that I absolutely, positively did correctly. I did miss parts though, and so I have to be retaught and retested tomorrow ( Read more... )

Been thinking about moving. A ton. I plan on moving away from Oregon for my first nursing job. This will be the job that qualifies me for student loan repayment. I will stay two years and have 60% of my loan forgiven. Loan forgiveness is the main goal, and I back up from there. Priority funding goes to people who work at ( Read more... )

My mom came out of surgery ok and will be in the ICU for a day or two before going down to the med/surg floor.

Last Thursday ( Read more... )

My mom was supposed to go in for an aortic valve replacement this morning, but the surgery was postponed because of the weather. They stayed at a hotel close to the hospital to make sure they'd be able to get there if it stormed. The doctor was iced in his driveway, said he could walk to get there, but the support staff couldn't get in. She might ( Read more... )

I booked an appointment to get my next tattoo. I will be heading to the Bay Area after this term, which ends at the end of the month. I'm stoked!

I need this.

The coworker that lent me the car actually has a borrowed truck at her house. She is going to come with me tomorrow to load all the rest of the furniture in one go and take it to the charity ( Read more... )

I got the word from Linfield - I made it into their accelerated BSN program. Orientation starts June 21. I've been busy getting paperwork in order, especially financial aid. I'm going to graduate with more than twice the debt I did as a teacher ( Read more... )