Thankful Thursday | days without studying!

This week, I am thankful:

for the obvious: being done with school!

I am so very grateful I had the chance to go to nursing school, of course. But I am equally grateful that it’s done.

I made my online school account back in the fall of 2020, started prereqs in the spring of 2021, and now here I am. I have been thinking hard about medical science topics for a long time.

Of course, that will go on, but at least I won’t have to pass regular exams about these topics after the NCLEX. 😉

that I am not nervous about the NCLEX

Somewhere around 23420985 graduates of my school have said the NCLEX is easier than the exams my school throws at us.

And I have always gotten way more than a passing grade on the school exams, so I am very confident I will be able to pass the NCLEX.

This is a perk of going to a school with a reputation for being very hard. Ha.

that so many of my schoolmates also passed

I breathed such big sighs of relief as the, “I passed!” texts rolled in. You will be happy to know that my two young study buddies passed! And I’m like a proud mama about it. 🙂

We agreed we will still get together for dinner, just without the PowerPoints now.

Also: both of them will be working at my hospital, one even on my same floor. So we will not become strangers.

that my criminal record is still clean (ha)

I had to go get fingerprinted and background-checked again to be eligible to sit for the NCLEX.

And I forgot that afterward you get a letter in the mail from the state department of correction, so for a second I was like, “OH NO DID I ACCIDENTALLY COMMIT A CRIME?” when I saw the letter.

As turns out, I have not taken up a life of crime; the letter was just telling me my record is clean. Heh.

I think I had this same momentary freak-out when I got background checked for my tech job too.

that I’m allll registered for the NCLEX

I did my background check, applied to the board of nursing, and paid for my NCLEX test.

So now I just have to wait for all of those entities to communicate with each other so I can get approved for a testing date.

for the rain we have gotten this week

Days full of rain are not my favorite as a rule, but we have been short of rain here for a while.

So, I am grateful for the slow, soaking rain we’ve been getting.

I visited my mossy trail after the gym yesterday and I am pleased to say that the mosses are looking much greener and happier now. 🙂

that next year will be a little less weird

This year, I spent Easter and my birthday at the hospital for clinical, and I spent Mother’s Day studying with my two pals. But next year, I probably will not spend every special day working nursing shifts!

Zoe brought me some flowers and a card and a cute Snoopy before my study session though. 🙂

We discovered his ears will stay up, so we are keeping them that way.

for the encouragement from all of YOU

I couldn’t respond to every single comment, but I read them all, and I want you to know I am so grateful for you all cheering me on.

And it really made me smile to see how many of you commented for the first time ever, just to encourage me. Thank you!

that I can get rid of so many things now!

I donated my uniforms to my school’s uniform closet.

And I finally got rid of all my IV practice supplies because I am done, done, done with competency testing now.

Also, I found out my school will accept my care plan book, so I’ll bring that with me today when we go to decorate the gym for pinning.

What are you thankful for this week?