So it's been forever since I last updated.
Not a lot has happened, and yet a lot has changed.
So here is a brief history of my life since february:
Feburary - I worked hard and finished editing my thesis and sent it in for submission.
March - I began looking for a job. I applied to: most private christian schools in the county, Brevard Community College, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Scripps Institute in Miami, some cancer institute (Moffit?) in Tampa, Midwest Research Institute in Palm Bay, Wuestoff Medical Center, UCF, and FIT. Meanwhile, my committee reviewed my thesis and basically said "boo you suck. this paper SUCKS." I ended up getting interviews with: Brevard Community College, Covenant Christian High School, and Midwest Research Insititute.
April - I made the second interview process with Covenant Christian High School and Midwest Research Institute. I thought my interview with Midwest Research Institute went well (one of the senior scientists said my answers were the best he had ever heard and that he had made his decision on hiring me). I got a part-time job with Target. I started editing my thesis again. I went to visit my family in Jackson.
May - I had a thrid interview with Midwest Research Institute. I quit Target to focus on my thesis, and because I also believed that I would be working at Midwest Research Institute soon. I started spending all my spare time looking for a house. Adam and I found a house and decided to buy our first house (AHHHHHHH!)! We went to Birmingham to and Texas.
June - Adam and I bought our house! Midwest Research Institute said "thank you NO." I interviewed with several public high schools in the county.
July - I found out that I am obviously not qualified to teach high school through more interviews with public and private high schools. I sent in a several more job applications to different companys around the area (a pathology lab, some biotech company near NASA, water companies, another hospital, Midwest Research Institute), although I never heard back from any of the companies. I decided that I have just enough education to get me absolutely nowhere in life. While working on my thesis, I finally was able to step back enough to see that parts of it really do suck and need work. And, I decided to change careers even though I don't technically have a career.
August - No looking back! I started taking my prerequisites (nutrition, psychology, Anatomy and Physiology I and II) at Brevard Community College. I applied to and got accepted to UCF and have everything ready to apply for the Accelerated-Nursing Program in November. I started volunteering at the local hospital. I started playing my violin again with the Melbourne Community Orchestra. I'm one of its youngest members! =)
September - My parents finally came to visit us!! They helped us with some house and yard projects, improving the overall look of our house. While they were here we went shark fishing off the Cape, dancing at the Melbourne community center, attended a lecture on how to raise healthy trees, watched the sun rise, bar-singing at Meg O Malley's, and window shopping (literally) at Vero Beach. Fun was had by all and we look forward to their next visit.
Now -
Life was... well... for a while there, rough. I struggled and cried a lot. I've been humbled and felt like a failure in every area of my life. I had a plan for my life and was ready to put my plans into action. I figured I would graduate with my master's in May, have no problem finding a job (because everyone would think "wow. she has her master's. she must be good! I'll hire her!"), start working and climbing the corporate ladder at a $50K job as an Associate Scientist at some research company, work for a couple of years before having my kids at age 28. I still don't think there's anything wrong with that plan. But I guess (I mean, I trust) that God has a better plan. I'm just learning to let Him work it out while I go along for the ride. So, life is working out... not the way I planned, but where's the fun in that?
So not much else is going on here. Even though I'm ready for this semester to end, it's been good and I'm glad I took the plunge and started classes towards a career in nursing. I'm stoked about nursing school. Now we all just need to pray that I'll get into the program because if I don't.....
One day at a time.
