I won’t graduate for another year and a half, but I’m already mourning
the loss of education. I find myself dreaming of which courses,
certificates, degrees, and careers I will study for when I
finish. The world is my oyster…I could do a Master’s degree,
then PhD….or perhaps Med school Me? A Doctor?

One idea, a little more fun, would be to study natural medicing
(homeopathic, naturopathic, herbology, Chinese, etc.) and then work on
a Master’s degree and PhD in Nursing, with my research focusing on
integrating these into nursing.

But more and more, my brain keeps going back to books, and poetry, and
drama. I never would have imagined ten years ago, but I am
thinking about spending time working on an English degree.
Perhaps by correspondence.

Anyway, I should really work on getting my degree in nursing, and then
getting comfortable in my career before moving on. I just hate
the idea of not learning. That’s one of the reasons I chose
nursing. When you become a nurse, you sign up for a lifetime of
learning, and relearning.

As an aside to this, I have been watching the third season of ER…and
more and more, I am craving the adrenaline and excitment of emergency
nursing.

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In all other news, time marches on….

Time marches on…is my favorite phrase. It represents two things
for me. First, it says that no matter what is happening in your
life, time will advance. Not even the greatest tragedy can stop
time. Not even the end of the universe. I’m no physics
expert, but I believe…that time, even after the end of it all, will
still be marching on.

It also represents a lull in my life. If life is a series of
meaninful events, than the phrase “Time Marches on” represents the time
between these events. It is my way of glossing over the mundane.

And right now, time is definitely marching on…

That’s not to say life is boring or dull…it’s just that nothing is
happening. I wake up, I go to work, I come home, I watch tv, I
spend weekends with R.

Soon, I will be moving in with R.; something I am extremely excited
about because I was convinced I would never be loved by anyone, so it
seems odd that it has come this far. Self-Esteem issues?
Nah, there was just too many romantic tragedies, so I was convinced the
world was against me in that department.

I also figured I’d be galavanting around the globe, using my nursing
skills in many countries and situations…I figured I wouldn’t have
time in my life for settling down. But let me tell you, the idea
is working for me!

I did almost quit my job last week, but my boss (who is, by far, the
most amazing, impressive boss I have had to date) talked me out of it,
and we decided to cut back my hours so that I could look for another
job. He was very supportive of my new desire to seek out a career
in my field.

Anyway, like I say, time marches on, and hopefully I have something
happy happen to me soon. So that just for a moment, time will
feel like it stops, just for me.

Pyrsos