Learned'd VIII: Less Bewbs, Same Nonsense

[sx moneypit]

Mornin' folks!

[Nicodomeus]

morning sir!

[Nicodomeus]

if you got time for a read, read this hahaha

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthr ... ?t=2627978

[float_6969]

Wow, they're a bit douchey over there. Those guys are Subaru nut swingers, aren't they?

[Dattebayo]

I wonder how they expect everyone to "know the driving habits of the previous owner" all the time. A warranty is a warranty, right? Seriously, who just backs the dealer mindlessly like that?

[Dattebayo]

In other news, I hate FireFox updates. Now it looks and works kinda like a bastard child of Chrome and KitKat Android.

And I just found out about Fanta Zero. Finally, somebody did something like this right.

[Kompresshun]

Yeah I switched to Firefox to get away from Chrome's BS and now FF works almost exactly the same. I'll give it a shot, but I am a little skeptical. It already feels like it bogs a lot more.

Fanta Zero rocks. Sunkist Ten isn't bad either though.

[Dattebayo]

Got a kick out of this.

[MinisterofDOOM]

Got a kick out of this.

"Mammal robot!"

[float_6969]

Got a kick out of this.

That's a good morning wakeup read, thanks for that! LOL

[nissangirl74]

Got a kick out of this.

Bwahaha! Mornin' guys, Long time no see. How is everyone?

[sx moneypit]

Hiya Becky!!

[nissangirl74]

How goes it Ben?

[sx moneypit]

How goes it Ben?

Workin' like a dog right now!A/C season and it is 88 degrees with about 50% humidity.

What have you been up to?

[nissangirl74]

Just finished Block 1 of Nursing school. Absolutely the hardest thing I have every done. I passed with a solid B and I am grateful for it. I have a two week break and then SUMMER SCHOOL. Taking two classes for the Bachelor's program and tutoring two Microbiology classes. All of this over-achiever crap is going to get me into trouble... Right now I'm just trying to get caught up with everything that I have slacked on since you know, January.

[sx moneypit]

You sure have a lot of s*** to juggle around.You should be proud of yourself!

[frapjap]

Congrats Becky! Nothing easy about taking on as much as you do, its damned impressive. Keep up the good work (but maybe dial it down a notch to regain some sanity!).

[MinisterofDOOM]

I'm impressed with anyone who can devote that much attention to school. Especially on top of raising a family. I've hired moms who have 3+ kids and we're their 2nd or 3rd job on top of school and I'm just blown away. I couldn't even do school and one job with no family. Moms are @#$%ing hardcore.

Also, I'm jealous of people who enjoy school. It saps my soul and leaves me with no desire for anything. I LOVE learning, and love being around people who love learning, but something about school is unbearable to me. I don't have nightmares about monsters or killers or dying. I have nightmares about being back in school.

[float_6969]

I'm impressed with anyone who can devote that much attention to school. Especially on top of raising a family. I've hired moms who have 3+ kids and we're their 2nd or 3rd job on top of school and I'm just blown away. I couldn't even do school and one job with no family. Moms are @#$%ing hardcore.

Also, I'm jealous of people who enjoy school. It saps my soul and leaves me with no desire for anything. I LOVE learning, and love being around people who love learning, but something about school is unbearable to me. I don't have nightmares about monsters or killers or dying. I have nightmares about being back in school.

THIS!

[Kompresshun]

I'm impressed with anyone who can devote that much attention to school. Especially on top of raising a family. I've hired moms who have 3+ kids and we're their 2nd or 3rd job on top of school and I'm just blown away. I couldn't even do school and one job with no family. Moms are @#$%ing hardcore.

Also, I'm jealous of people who enjoy school. It saps my soul and leaves me with no desire for anything. I LOVE learning, and love being around people who love learning, but something about school is unbearable to me. I don't have nightmares about monsters or killers or dying. I have nightmares about being back in school.

Ditto. My wife does it too and I am very proud of her. I surely couldn't do it myself. She works full time as a nurse, still manages to keep the house in order, and goes to school full time working on her Masters Degree. I try to do as much around the house as possible to keep the weight off of her.

I started working on my bachelors but stopped two semesters in and decided to wait until Kristen was done. I was going part time and it was stretching me thin, so I don't see how some of these people juggle that much. Like MoD though, I love learning but something about school just doesn't do it for me. I still intend to finish my degree at some point, but i'm in no hurry to do it.

[Dattebayo]

I just hate tricksy teachers. You all know the meme with the Asian teacher, right? THAT. Was my geometry teacher from high school. Except fat, Salvadoran and wearing a fanny pack. Thus why I fear logical math and fanny packs to this day.

[numbnuts240]

fanny packs make me giggle.

[nissangirl74]

The long term plan is a LOT more school. I'll be done with my RN in December 2015 and my Bachelor's in May 2016. My plan is go to work in a facility as an RN for about ten or fifteen years. I'll go back during that time and get my Master's Degree so I can teach. Possibly from there, go on and get my DNP (Doctorate of Nursing Practice). The goal is to be able to get out of the physical part of nursing before I get old and pull something / hurt myself. As much as you guys dislike school, I absolutely love it. every time I walk back on campus after a few weeks off, I just feel better. I breathe better, I'm just happy. I want to be able to contribute to the new crop of nurses. That's where the teaching comes in. I can do that until I'm 100 as long as I don't get dementia.

[nissangirl74]

Congrats Becky! Nothing easy about taking on as much as you do, its damned impressive. Keep up the good work (but maybe dial it down a notch to regain some sanity!).

The thing I miss most is my social life. Not as many family dinners (on a grand scale, anyway). I will miss almost every single car meet through May 2016. I chose this path though. I am in the weekend program. Clinicals on Fridays, Lectures on Sunday. It's grueling because they pack a whole week's worth of work into 2 days, but it allows me the ability to work. I am still tutoring Microbiology and Anatomy and Physiology. 2 classes per semester. 19 hours per week. People say I'm crazy for doing it. 'Why not just go take out a loan?' The reason I continue to work is because (1) it keeps the material fresh in my head (2) it pays for my school. If I am able to keep it up until all 4 blocks are over, It will completely pay for my school. Zero debt. I don't know of any better motivator than that. Screw you Fannie Mae and BofA. You aren't getting a thin dine of my money.

[Kompresshun]

Kristen will be out of nursing next year, which will have her out of nursing before she turns 30. She will have done about 8 years of nursing at that point, so I think she planned it out pretty well. Plus that whole $80-90k/yr starting pay thing is nice too.

We did take out student loans, but we also plan on relocating and if you are willing to relocate and are willing to commit to somewhere for 2 years most places will pay off your student loans. Even if not though, we already have a plan in place to pay them off quickly. You're definitely not nuts and I admire you for doing it, but I wouldn't let Kristen put that much extra stress on herself for it. Not worth it to me.

I want to finish up my degree, but I have no reason to other than just setting a good example for our children or just the achievement and to put on my resume. I get nothing out of school at this point and it honestly won't do much for me in my career or the things I plan to do in the future. I have so much experience in my field that most people don't even ask about my academic achievements or really even care, even if the job requires it. With that being said, I feel like it's still important and I should still do it even if I don't see it as a priority at the moment.

Honestly my end goal is to start my own business down the road anyways. It probably won't ever be a primary gig, so i'll likely still maintain a 9-5 job for steady income but it'll be doing stuff I really enjoy so if it turns into something bigger then i'd be up for it.

[nissangirl74]

I wouldn't let Kristen put that much extra stress on herself for it.

You missed the point. work is the fun part. It's what I love to do.

also, your use of the word LET is inappropriate (IMO) -.-

[Kompresshun]

Sorry I probably wasn't paying attention. Sometimes during the day I have to read quickly as I get distracted by other things. I apologize if that came across offensive.

Kristen does not want the extra stress, but sometimes has a habit of overloading herself for the sake of extra money or not wanting to disappoint someone. She also worries too much about things and likes to plan out everything. I just try to help her stay in balance and not worry so much about the little things. I'd rather work overtime myself and allow her to spend more time with Bethany and at home, rather than trying to work extra hours and push herself to finish school early all for the sake of extra money or to move things along faster. Mainly because the worst is ahead for her in the coming months, because she already works 3 days a week and will be doing clinicals 2-3 days a week on top her current school workload. I want her to take her time and still have some sanity left, because going at it full force only puts her finishing up her school 2-3 months earlier. That's what I mean by not being worth it to me. Because I know she already has a hard time with how little she gets to spend time with us right now, so putting even more stress on herself is not something i'm going to push her to do. We by no means need the extra money, so I see no reason for her to put herself through extra stress she doesn't want. Hopefully that sounds a little more sensible than my previous statement.

[nissangirl74]

It's all good, just giving you -ish. I understand the stress and the feeling that you somehow need to be 100% on all things to all people. I wish her the best. What I'm doing is hard enough. I can't even imagine what she is tackling.

[Kompresshun]

Just making sure. I'd rather not come across sounding like an arrogant insensitive d!ck

Oh, I have a fairly good idea of what you're going through right now. I met Kristen when she was about halfway through nursing school and it was pure hell for her. Honestly so far this time around has seemed to be a little easier on her as far as her academic load. She's had a couple of tough classes, but considering her friend told her it would be horrible, it hasn't been all that bad. There's A LOT of writing, discussion boards, reports, and useless crap - but that's typical college. I think she's been lucky enough to get good teachers though and i'm sure there is still more ahead that will be a lot harder on her.

The most annoying thing so far to me has been when they made her do a health assessment on video. It had to be a complete assessment and you had to make sure that everything was in the video. The tools she was using, every part she was looking at, ect. I video taped her first one and it was the most awkward thing i've ever had to video. Mainly because it was one of the girls she worked with and she had to be in her underwear for it. Yeah i'm sure most guys are probably thinking that sounds awesome. Yeah not so much.

So yeah, I think both of you are awesome for taking on everything you do. Considering everything else you take on outside of school, you're definitely kicking a** in my opinion. I certainly couldn't handle it myself.

[ADDirishboy]

Well, I was going to read all the posts on this page until I noticed the wall of text. So I'll just say HI EVERYBODY!

Oh, and also, I love my new Titan and everything, but the 14.8mpg figure at 80mph sucks. That's what I get for buying a 4x4 truck with a big, thirsty v8 and the aerodynamic efficiency (or "volumetric" if you're fancy like Kristina) of a brick. Oh well. It's pretty and I love her.