I May Have Lost My Mind!!

I have been known to be a little reckless in my life, doing things on a whim without thinking through the consequences. Take for example the many parties I threw in high school while my parents were out of town (at my grandmother's funeral no less), or perhaps the many instances of deciding who should drive home from college fraternity parties based on who could walk the straightest line, and even the puppy I got while in my senior year of college when I had no job, an apartment that didn't allow pets and parents that had specifically said "NO DOG SUSAN" (God rest her precious soul!!) What can I say, when I get an idea in my head I won't let it go until I see it through, whether or not it's a particularly good idea!!
So last week I got it in my head that I wanted my RN. Being an LPN was always meant to be a stepping stone and a brief one at that. But circumstances like Karl's duty stations and my pregnancy slowed the process a little. I started working a few weeks ago and thought that maybe I would just work and then go back to school when we move again in 2011 . . . but then I got to thinking more, and by then I'm sure we'll want another kid and I won't want to work or be in school while I'm pregnant or have a newborn, which delayed my prospects further. So I thought "what's keeping me from doing it now?" Next thing I know I am at the education center on Fort Campbell registering for the two pre-requisites I needed to complete my packet for admissions to the local RN program that begins this fall. 7 credit hours, Anatomy and Physiology I and General Psychology. It was too easy, seriously too easy . . . they should stop you and ask how busy your life is already before allowing you to sign up for classes!!! Perhaps ask if you have kids, other responsibilities, a job even?! Oh wait, kid, check, job, check, FRG leader, check, wife, check, crazy, check check!!! I walked out of the Education Center a little stunned at what I had just done, WHAT DID I DO!!!!
Now, I start school on Monday . . . 830a-1250p twice a week and an online course, on top of being mommy, wife-y and working two days a week. Piece of cake! hahahahaha!!!

Seriously though, I am excited, I do want my RN and life is only going to get more complicated from here. . . so there's no time like the present!! Work can be cut back to once a week, school always came pretty easy to me (at least these classes should -- I'm pretty confident in my A&P knowledge and how hard can psych really be??) I may be a little distant for the next 8 weeks (did I mention the classes are accelerated from traditional 16 weeks classes to 8 weeks -- wohoo!!) but I will try to keep blogging from time to time and make appearances at playgroup, but first and foremost I don't want my most important job to suffer any, and that's being a great mommy, so before I have time for any of that other stuff there will be time for my Hailey bug!!

Wish me luck!!!