Anticipation

I haven't always known what I wanted to do with my life. When I was younger I wanted to work an array of different jobs. Vet, dog groomer, orthodontist, teacher, business person, restaurant owner, and plenty of other random occupations were on my mind. I just knew at one point that I was going to be a dog groomer. I’m not sure what in the world made me think that. For one I’m not too fond of animals, especially if they are wet. Second of all I’m sure dog groomers don’t bring home a fortune.

I think I was about 12 when I realized what I really wanted to be. Do you know how you can tell if a career is for sure for you? Number one it’s an actual career meaning you can grow in your work. Secondly you can read or listen to information on the subject without becoming bored or being forced to.

I was about 12 years old, and I was staying the night with one of my older cousins so I could babysit her children while she went to work the next day. She casually changed the television to the Discovery Health Channel where A Baby Story was playing. If you have never watched A Baby Story or any of the other shows of that nature that Discovery Health offered, it is a show discussing the birth process and the effect it has on families. After changing the channel and watching the show for a few minutes she looked at me and said “Oh! I’m sorry. You probably don’t want to watch this, do you?” Even I found my own answer strange when I said “No, I don’t mind, I like this show.”

It all started right there. I would read any kind of health related article about pregnancy and labor. If I was watching television it was on the Discovery Health Channel. It just seemed natural that I would go to school and become a RN and then eventually a Nurse Practitioner. Every since then it has been my goal to get into nursing school. Although I’m now unsure of the exact department I want to work in, since I’ve gained experience from working with elderly people at the nursing home. No matter which department I work in I know that being a nurse is the right career plan for me.

So what am I anticipating you ask? Well the day has finally come. My applications are turned in at two different nursing schools, and I am anxiously awaiting my letter(s) of acceptance. Applying to nursing school is the most tedious nerve racking process. First you complete 64 hours of credit, then you take an entrance exam, fill out applications, and finally play the waiting game.

Apparently people are starting to receive their acceptance letters. Well not this girl. I’m still waiting, and waiting, and waiting…

Hopefully I will know something next week, if I don’t die from the anticipation before then.