A good fit

Have you ever had a pair of jeans that made you smile when you slipped them on? Having no need to wiggle, lay on the bed, or say the Lord's prayer before they would zip. That is how I feel about school. Lecture material is covered and I am like "Oh, that makes sense." I can appreciate this considering I spent two years lost in course material in my former program. I'm not sure if this is because of previous exposure to some of the material or if this means this is where I am supposed to be. I will go with the latter. However what I will attest to is my lack of APA formatting knowledge. As funny as it is, I got the impression that it is taken extremely seriously in my programs. (Who ever heard of losing points for putting two spaces after a punctuation mark?!) I guess this means I will have to actually finish a paper more that 2 hours before it is due, lol.

I am still excited which is amazing after a long 3 days of orientation. I came home and put on my official "add name of school here" lab coat with my official "add name of school here" stethoscope and for a moment looked very official. I proceeded to quickly remove all aforementioned apparel before someone actually got the wrong idea that I knew anything or was proficient in any area of medicine! My husband did say I looked cute though, and that is all that matters right?

On another note, the hubby and I have decided it would be a good option for me to pursue the Air Force scholarship. So, I called my recruiter back and I am set to meet next week to get the paperwork back in order. I am really excited about this because I have been reading a lot of posts about women on bases looking for midwives, not to mention they pay all my tuition and fees and military never looks bad on the resume. If you want more info on these scholarships let me know, I will post a link.

Did I mention that I am excited?

First Day of School

So, today was my first day of school. It was a little anti-climatic. I mean don't get me wrong, I am still extremely excited, but orientation was SOOOOOOOO boring. I have been reading up on all these ways to be successful in nursing school and a common thread is sitting in the front row. So, I figured I would start out right and I sat in the front. However, there were the most obnoxious people sitting behind me. When I say obnoxious, I mean the "If you say another word I am going to gouge out your eyes and make you eat them" type. Have you ever had those people who are extra corny, interrupt the presenters, and make comments non-stop? Well I had two right behind me. Ugggh!
I did meet quite a few nice women and all the people in my specialty seem really passionate and dedicated. I think our class is going to be one of the best yet. Oh, yeah and I love my advisors, they are so laid back and down to earth. I can't wait to get started.
On a sad note, as I was waiting in line to explain why the community college I took my prerequisites at hadn't sent my transcripts in, a girl basically got asked to leave the program and REAPPLY next fall when she could prove she had taken her prerequisites. I wanted to cry for her. I'm just glad my grades got posted and if need be, I will drive up the school and get the transcript myself!
We got our schedules too, as soon as they are finalized I will post them. The only thing I was not feeling was the fact that we would be doing assessment on eachother, I don't want to see myself half naked and I certainly don't want my classmates to see me. Hmmm, I wonder if I can get out of that one.

I'm all ready, all set!

I'm going to nursing school, I'm going to nursing school!!!!! I realize that this may sound odd considering classes start on the 20th of August, but I was conditionally admitted pending the completion of Anatomy and Physiology, Nutrition, and Developmental Psychology. I got my final grades today from Psych and Nutrition, and I got an A and a B respectively. Yea!!!!!! So again, happy getting in dance.

On another note, I got a couple of my course syallabi...I guess its time to get reading. I am so ridiculously excited!

Tax Free Weekend

I used to dread school clothes shopping, I'm still not really that excited but I know it must be done. So, since I am starting a new program and it is tax free weekend I am giving my fashion diva cousin free creative reign (within reason of course) and my american express card to tear it up in Atlanta.

I will take a few breaths of air to finish my nutrition coursework by Sunday night, and then Monday it is time to study for the exam. I have to get a 70% to pass the class, which shouldn't be too difficult right? Then, it will be count down until school begins. I feel like a kid at Christmas, August 20th can't come soon enough! I hope this enthusiasm doesn't wane, if it ever does, I definitely have my tuition bills as motivation, lol!