I received my letter of acceptance into the College of Nursing, BSN program at the University of Kentucky two weeks ago. What a ride this has been so far getting through pre-requisites while working a full-time, very stressful job and not only getting through, but being on the Dean’s List both semesters. I wanted to share with others my journey over the next three years as a 42 year old mother who is finally doing what she wanted to do when she was 18.
I am so very excited to start this adventure and to have you join me. I know that there will be full days ahead and there will be things I do not want to do along the way, but I know this is what I am supposed to be doing and the path I am to take.
I am taking two summer classes now. These will end on July 31 and then I get 4 glorious weeks without classes 
I chose to take Nutrition so that I could get it out of the way rather than take it through the school year. I am still going to have to work, although not at my current job, and so anything I can do to make my schedule easier as I go through classes, the better. I know that I will have a clinical/lecture class and a lecture class in the fall for Nursing. I have signed up to take Spanish 102 (what a hoot it is to learn foreign languages as an adult – more on that another time) and I need to review Spanish 101 as I took it almost a year ago and have forgotten a lot of it. If I take another class, it will probably be an Art History class. You see, I was an Art History major first and since I have almost all of my General Education classes out of the way and ony have 7 more classes to go in Art History, I will try to finish that major as well. It isn’t me trying to overachieve, I just really love the art classes and if I can manage it, they will be a nice “break” from the science type classes. I may not be able to manage it and if not, I will go back and finish it later.
That’s my introduction. Bathwater is calling as it is time to get ready to start another beautiful day. I hope to share things with you that will be useful if you are an adult wanting to go back to school. You really should jump in – the water is fine!
Sarah
Congratulations on being accepted to nursing school, and having the guts to follow your dream. I will be interested in following your story. We’re kind of backwards… I became a nurse when I was 19, but it wasn’t really where my heart was, so now I’m following a different path.
Best wishes for a successful journey! I’ll be looking forward to seeing your graduation picture!
Thanks so much! I am very excited. I got married at 19 and started having children right away. There were situations with my ex that kept me from finishing school at that time. It took me forever to get to the point of knowing what I wanted to do and it came back to where I started in the first place right out of high school.
I don’t think many people truly know what they want at 19 – so I am sure you are not alone. Do you do your farm full time? I have been reading your blog. I am going to get chickens again very soon as I so miss the eggs. I wanted to do it earlier in the spring, but just did not get it done with a vacation and some other things going on here. I will keep coming back to your blog. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for the encouragement!