It is
finished. On April 26th, I
officially received my Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. It feels good. I have been a lazy bum for the last few
weeks. I’ve worked 36 hours a week, but
that’s about it. No housework. No projects.
I’m on season 5 of Grey’s Anatomy on Netflix. I’m rotten.
In the
past few years, I have become very goal-oriented. I have always been a list maker, but there
have never been big things on my list.
But now I finish with one thing, rest a while, and I start feeling the need
to define the next big thing. So here
goes….
Last
June through December, I worked out and dieted and lost 15 pounds. I wagered $150 on my weight loss, and I
won. I have decided to do that again. This time I have signed up with both
HealthyWage and DietBetter at the same time.
I have until November 6th to lose ten percent of my body
weight, so the race is on. I plan to run
at least three miles three times each week, and limit calories to 1150 a day
except on Sundays. Dietbetter has
monthly goals as well as a grand prize, so that should keep me steady.
On the
work front, I am about to start studying for the CCRN exam. That is a national certification for critical
care nurses. It is kind of a big deal. A few of my coworkers and I are going to meet
together on the nights we work to study during our downtime. In exchange for me signing a contract to
agree to sit for the exam within 10 months, my department is going to supply an
online study program that costs $500 if you purchase it independently. I think it is a good move. I will be moving forward career-wise, and it
doesn’t require additional time away from my family. People keep asking me when I am going to get
my Master’s, but I can’t even bring myself to think about that yet.
On the
home front, we have planned our annual beach vacation with my parents for early
August. I am going to paint two
bathrooms and do some landscaping in the next few months. Also, we are going to start inviting people
over. I feel like I’ve been in a hole
for the past year. I have been
overwhelmed with work and school, and our driveway got in such bad shape that
nobody could drive up it. But now school
is finished, there is no overtime on the horizon, and the driveway is
fixed. The kids have two more weeks of
school, and then we’re all free. We will
be poor due to the lack of overtime, but hopefully that won’t stop us from
enjoying ourselves this Summer!
