This week I realized how disorganized I am :) Trying to find all of the items I needed for my Professional Portfolio was quite the project. I guess when the semester is over I have one more thing to add to my list....organizing all of my important documents!!
As I work on my Professional Portfolio and think of the future of nursing I had many thoughts go through my mind. What do I want my future of nursing to be??? This is a question I have asked myself many times throughout my professional life. When I first started as a nurse I sure I had a timeline in mind for completing things such as my BSN. Well, I think I'm completing it a little later than I had expected. But I don't regret it. In the last 9 years I have accomplished a lot in my nursing career, as well as my personal life. When people have asked me why now...why not 5 years ago? My answer is...I wasn't ready 5 years ago. I had a 2 year old, and had just suffered a miscarriage. I was not focused on growing my resume, I was focused on my personal life...which was and still is more important to me. I love being a nurse, but one of the things I love most about being a nurse is the flexibility it gives me to also be a mom and wife. A mom who has time to help in the classroom, a mom who can read books in the afternoon, a mom who feels like she is able to be primarily at home, and a mom who can raise her own children. I know that this life isn't for everyone, but I love that nursing gives me that flexibility. I love my job, and my job fills a different need for me. When I am at work I thrive on the mental stimulation I can experience, I have so many friends I work with and in many ways these are the people that understand me the most. So, I guess I have found a balance between work and school, and this balance shifts on a regular basis depending on my needs at the time. Finishing my BSN fits in my life right now, and I am so glad that I took on this adventure.
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