Stress, they say it can be a good thing.

They say stress can be a good thing and can make someone acheive something. For example, work deadlines. In my case? Everything... Though I have decided if it's good or bad quite yet :-\

Today after stopping by my college to try and sell my books (they only took one back by the way), filling out a book loan app & getting my student ID, I became very anxious about everything I must accomplish now until February. You might well be thinking "February? You've got ages!" but alas, it's not that simple.

My to do list:
-Become competent in Algebra; both elementary & college
-Get high enough scores on my accuplacer to be put into Topics in Applied Mathematics
-Take NLN PAX once in July to see how I rank.
-Get my license
-C or better in A&P I
-C or better in A&P II
-Retake NLN in hopes my grades will be higher (January/early February)
-Complete application for nursing program.

All that plus a daughter & husband to take care of. And to top it all off... Were finally at the top of the housing list and have no money for a security deposit.

But I must take this day by day. I must continue learning the math I need and I really need some driving practice. And some chemistry review wouldn't kill me.

I know I want this & I want it bad enough. I can do this, I can do this. Now it's a matter of can I prove I can do this?


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I'd like the future now please :)

Wouldn't we all just love to have our futures in our hands today? All the hard college work, tears and frusterations have finally bear fruit and the future is here!! Well... It's not going to happen unfortunately :(

The past few days ive contemplated Certified Professional Midwife vs. Certified Nurse Midwife trying to really figure out which one I'd like to do. I started thinking I could be a CPM and start my hands on training right this second and it excited me! But, I think my original plan of becoming a CNM is the most wise choice.

But often I sit and wonder... Am I smart enough to gain my masters in nursing? And then pass the CNM licensing exam? Can I really do this? Can I even get into the nursing program? I'm really aiming to get into the Fall 2011 start program, but with everything I have to accomplish & acheive the impossible... I'm worried. I've decided I'll apply to four schools, with GBCC being my number one choice. I'll apply to GBCC, NHTI, MCC and LRCC. I'm really going to try to get good marks on my NLN... My advisor says that applicants with scores 90 and up get admitted into the program... I'm barely pulling a 65 in Math and a 55 in Science :(

At the moment I'm taking Algebra II as a PLATO class, hoping to gain some knowlege and get into the required math class, without a pre-req. We'll see. It would make my Fall schedule easier (and cheaper!) and I'd only be on campus two days a week, instead of four. I have until August to retake the accuplacer, though I think I'll first take it in July to see if I need to improve.

The semester ends on Thursday and I'm amazed I've survived, hahaha. My GPA is 3.53 & Im very happy about it. That is a solid GPA!

Another thing I've been worrying about is getting my license... I need it by mid August at the latest. I think I'll pass the written exam, but I wouldn't pass the driving test yet. I need soooo much more practice.

Well that's the latest on my journey :)


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