Thankful Thursday | my first time in scrubs!

This week I am thankful:

that I got to order scrubs

Yesterday I went to the uniform store and got fitted for student uniform scrubs.

(!!!!!!)

And I have never in my life been so excited to wear shapeless clothes. Ha.

Because of all the obstacles I faced to get here, I feel extra giddy about every step that’s getting me closer to my dream. 🙂

I’m really doing this, you guys!

for this gap in my own schooling

Some of my fellow fall 2023 nursing students just finished a full semester, AND they’re taking microbiology or anatomy and physiology 2 over the summer.

I am feeling so thankful that I got to be off from school this last semester, and also that I don’t have to take classes this summer. It’s been wonderful to be free to be available for Lisey and all her moving stuff and to have time to help Zoe finish up her last semester of high school.

Plus, it’s nice not to be taking any classes while I navigate all the nursing school prep stuff, like the medical tests, the CPR certification, the uniform ordering, and so on.

This time off from school is letting me take care of a lot of important things so that I can jump into school this fall with a nice clean slate.

(And hopefully with lots of energy for studying!)

for 22 years of memories with Lisey

This week I was thinking over fun times with her in the past and I thought, “I could be sad that those times are over. OR I could be thankful that they happened!”

I have over two decades of memories from living with Lisey, and when I think of it that way, I feel wealthy in time-with-Lisey currency.

Even though she will be living in Hawaii now, that doesn’t take away all the memories I have of her. Those are stored in my heart forever.

I was also thinking…I left home when I got married at 19. So my parents didn’t even get this many years of having me at home.

And there are also people who experience the heartbreak of losing their children before they reach Lisey’s age. Twenty-two years would feel like an amazing gift to them, and it can also feel like that to me. 🙂

that Lisey’s flights went well

She successfully made it to Las Vegas and then Hawaii!

Her baggage all made the weight limits!

She texted me on her layover and said, “I already met a new friend.” Because another girl who is also moving to Hawaii was waiting for the flight. Yay! 

And she FaceTimed me when she landed. I got to see the palm trees over her head. 🙂

for the cat. Because of course.

for the last time of getting a kid ready to graduate

I filled out the paperwork to get Zoe officially graduated and it feels good to be closing the door on the homeschooling chapter of my life.

It’s working out great that I am finishing that role just in time to start my full-time nursing student role.

for mulberry season

I was very excited this week to see that the mulberry trees on my usual walking path now have ripe fruit!

My fingers are stained with mulberry juice every day now. 😉

What are you thankful for this week?