In the last 14 months...

I’ve become another one of those lovely people that makes a blog and then never updates it! Here’s a post that will bring you up-to-speed on everything that’s happened in the last 14 months! Ok, not really at all…but if you’re interested in my most recent ramblings, read on J

The last time I blogged was back in May…of 2011! I had just graduated from Heartland Community College with a 2 year degree, and was stressed to the max. (There were several factors involved, but we won’t go into all that…) To sum it up for you, I was ready to quit school (indefinitely) and move back home. So, the day after I walked across the stage at HCC, I moved back home for the summer. At that point, I had been accepted into the nursing program at ISU (which is exactly what I wanted), but had no intentions of actually moving back to Illinois and going back to school. My parents, among others, knew I would move back to Illinois and go to school, but I did NOT know that yet J

My summer at home was awesome, and it was exactly what I needed. I learned so much during those couple of months, and decided to move back to Illinois J In late July {2011}, I applied for several CNA jobs in Illinois; I got hired at Apostolic Christian Restmor and started in the beginning of August. I was looking for a full-time job, and they hired me at 24-30 hours a week. Initially, I wasn’t too thrilled about that because I desperately needed more hours. However, Restmor was offering more hours than the other places that called, so I took the job. The Lord had that all worked out, too, because I got full-time hours the very first week! Those hours continued until I started school again in January, which allowed me to gain valuable work experience and save money.

Last fall flew by! I was working full-time, enrolled in one online class, and was busy with weekend trips home and to Indiana. If you don’t why I was going to Indiana, I’ll gladly fill you in J (In the future, I’ll have to blog about my very first trip to Indiana…)

In January {2012}, I started nursing school at Mennonite College of Nursing @ ISU. I was completely petrified. You’ve all heard the horror stories about nursing school—no sleep, no social life, nothing but homework, everyone fails. Basically, it’s like torture that you’re paying a lot of money for! And some of it’s true—nursing school has a way of taking over your life! Now that 1^st semester is over, I can say this: It was the most challenging semester of school I’ve ever had, and I absolutely loved it! It was a lot of work, a lot of studying, a lot of late nights and a lot of early mornings, but at the end of the day: it’s manageable…and fun J

I’ve now lived in Illinois for 3 whole years, which just seems crazy. I still miss living in Wisconsin, and part of me always will—it’s where I grew up, and my family is still here.  Maybe I’ll live here again someday?

One more thing—Please pray for me! I start school again in less than a month, and am still waiting to hear back about 2 more scholarships for the fall semester. I’m trusting God with the outcome—of how tuition will get paid, and with everything else.