Thankful Thursday | I love your support!

This week, I am thankful:

that by next Thankful Thursday, I will be done, done, done with my semester

My final is next Wednesday, and all that’s left after that is a virtual convocation over Zoom. So I will consider my semester done on Wednesday!

that I don’t really have to study for today’s exam

Today we have our proctored ATI exam, which is basically a practice test for the NCLEX. Unlike our regular school exams, this one is not testing us directly on our lecture material.

So we can’t really study for it.

And honestly, that’s a relief. I’ll just go in, do my best based on the knowledge I already have in my brain, and see how it goes.

that I’m done with pediatric clinicals!

I do love children, but I’m glad to be done with the drive to the city. Also: I was placed in a long-term care unit that’s mostly neuro/psych, and it’s clear to me that that’s not the kind of place I want to work.

I like being on a floor where patients come and go a little faster, like on the floor where I have my regular tech job.

So, I’m not ruling out pediatrics, but if I do go that route, it’ll be a different type of pediatric unit.

that I have plenty of time to study for the final

I’ll have to do my remediation exercise for the things I get wrong today (we have to write three bullet points of correct info for each question we get wrong), but aside from that, all that stands between me and the final is a short presentation on Tuesday. Yay!

So, I’m gonna squeeze in a quick Christmas symphony concert this weekend.

that I’m not navigating a divorce like I was last year

Last year I was dealing with court dates, endless legal paperwork requests, and a deposition. My goodness, that was a lot on top of nursing school.

I’m grateful that at least it got finished at the end of the first semester since the first semester is not as hard as subsequent semesters.

that there are still pops of color outside

The world has gotten more wintery-looking of late, but there are still some colorful sights to be had.

You might have seen the lovely red leaves at the beginning of yesterday’s post, but here are some other colorful sights. 🙂

for my hospital job

There are so many things I love about it, like…I love my co-workers. And my patients!

 

I also like that I get to move around so much; I am way happier that way than if I was assigned to a desk all day.

that you guys are so kindly supportive of my nursing school journey

Recently, someone who read an interview with me gave me feedback along the lines of, “All you talked about was your divorce and nursing school.” and as I wrote this post, I was thinking that boy, it IS true that my Thankful Thursday posts especially often have a lot to do with nursing school.

But that is because my posts just follow what’s going on in my life at the moment and right now, I eat, breathe, and sleep nursing school (which seems to be the only way to do well in such a program!).

My brain will have space for other things on my break, and most especially once I graduate. 🙂

But in the meantime, I appreciate you guys giving me so much support while I am consumed with nursing school!

What are you thankful for this week?