Life Plan

Ok... I totally don't have a life plan. I used to. It involved working in radio until either a) my mouth fell off, or went into a paralysis state or b) I retired and could draw from my multi-million dollar pension. Somehow... both of those options are off the table. Bummer for me.

So here's what I've come up with.

I've been running to and fro from school to Michigan Works, to Unemployment, to FIA, to wherever. At this point I don't even know how on earth I had time to squeeze in a job to begin with. lol. Anyway this is officially my second day that I am actually feeling unemployed because this is the second day I don't have to run anywhere. So I've had 24hrs to sit and contemplate what to do with my life as I know it. So.... I am definitely going to nursing school.

I went and talked to Kirtland and they told me that I could enter the nursing program next year. I just need 4 classes to finish the pre-req's for nursing. So theoretically if all goes according to plan I'll be an LPN by June '09 and my RN by 2010. Which frankly seems soooooooo far away. But Jeanne showed me a pay stub of hers to make me feel better. lol. And she told me what the starting pay was for RN's. Soooo as of now..... that's the plan. Although... it's always subject to change. I'm a woman, I can change my mind at the drop of a hat. It's what I do.

I thought about Radiology, or Nuclear Med, etc etc. but I need something fairly quick, and I need something that has a wee bit of job security. And with the nursing shortage.... that's a bit more secure. AND I won't have to leave the area. I mean that's really the biggest thing. I refuse to move from this area, simply because I am NOT going to take the boy away from his father. I personally have no qualms living further away or in the city, but I am not going to do that to the boy. Right now, he has the freedom of seeing his dad every day if he wants and I'm ok with that.

Anyway back to school... The biggest issue right now is waiting to hear from Michigan Works. It sounds like I won't be able to get in there until October to learn about this displaced worker retraining program. They tell me I'll qualify which is great, and would be completely awesome... but classes start next week, and school wants $300 bucks to get started. Which I think Financial Aid will cover, but again... that's a waiting game for 2 more weeks. Sooooo... whatever. I'm not going to stress about it. I am just going to dip into the savings, and hope I get the money back.

So... I've done enough rambling for now. Just thought I'd update you on the life plan. Because... I know you were dying to know. lol.

Oh and just in case you were wondering... I think the car situation is taken care of. Now... I just need to pay for it! lol. Maybe... just maybe... things are looking up.

But I won't really feel like things are looking up until I get my first unemployment check, and actually have one of my dreams come true... someone paying me to sit on my behind! How cool is that??? I wonder if I could just turn this into a productive career? Maybe I could be a research analyst... like... I could eat bon bons of different brands all day and chart my feelings on each brand.

See... there I go... changing my mind again!