Two days ago, I received an email from UNC School of Nursing - our graduation date is finally official!
What? you ask. You mean you didn't know your actual graduation date?
Okay, maybe you didn't ask that. But I always thought it a bit strange that I didn't know what day I would be awarded my degree. So you should think it strange too.
Ladies and Gents, I will graduate with my Bachelor of Science in Nursing on:
July 24, 2011
That will be a mere 14.5 months after starting this crazy, exciting, and rewarding career change. Wow. The Accelerated BSN is no exaggeration.
I haven't shared much (if any) about school here, and I have mixed feelings about that. On the one hand, I actually can't share all that much about what I do and see because of all the papers I've autographed saying I won't. And with good reason - patient privacy and confidentiality being a huge piece of that.
But not sharing about this journey (here or otherwise), has come to feel like a bit of a barrier in trying to explain to family and friends what my life has been like for the last 8 months. I struggle with how to explain succinctly and accurately what an amazing and challenging experience this has been. So, when one of you thoughtfully asks:
What have you been up to?
How's life?
Why haven't I seen you in months?
How's life?
Why haven't I seen you in months?
I apologize for the unsatisfying answer I know most of you have heard on more than a few occasions:
School.
So, that said, I look forward to graduating on July 24, 2011 - and also getting back to strengthening connections and friendships.
And taking a vacation.
1 comments:
congrats! i hope it's all worth it! you know if you were enjoying not having connections with friends and some family you and matt could always get pregnant! that usually does the trick with severing all ties.
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