Valerie Young RN BSN

That's right! I am officially a Registered Nurse! I passed the NCLEX, no more studying endless hours and worrying about taking the test, it is all over and I can breathe once again! I have been training at my new job this past week and now have a 3 day weekend! Wednesday I went to lifest and saw some great bands and hung out with some great friends! Friday I had lunch with Liz and Alexa. We talked about starting a women's bible study which really excited me! I miss going to Bible study! Tomorrow I am going to lifest again and than seeing some old friends.

Waiting

Well I took the NCLEX today.... I had 75 questions which is the least amount that you can get, 265 is the most. I have no idea how I did, I pray that I passed.I will get my official results in one month but in a few days I will have my unofficial results....The wait is on,,,,,,,

Yesterday I went with my friend Maria to stay at my friend Leah's house. It was so good to see both of these women, they are so devoted to God, it makes them so beautiful! I am so blessed to have such great friends. Today after the test I got to have dinner with two more special lady's; Jacque and Heather. It was such a blessing to see all four women in 2 days!

Moving & Change once again!

I moved once again today but now it was to my apartment because I got a job as a RN!!!! I will have the apartment all to myself for a month and a half until my other 3 roommate arrive. I am excited to live with them but for now I will enjoy the alone time.....although I need people to interact with frequently!! So we will see how that goes! I start orientation tomorrow at the Rehab Center where I will be working. God has blessed me with finding a job that is less than 10 minutes away from my apartment! I am so excited to begin my nursing career, all I have left to do is pass the BIG test, which is the most important part! I take my test on Thursday, I have been studying hard and praying so I hope I pass on the first try!

As for moving......Let's just say my room is full of boxes and bags that need to be unpacked!!

Busy, Busy, Busy

Summer is here and its busier than ever!! I have scheduled my NCLEX test for July 1st. This means I have a month to study, study, study!! It is so hard to study when I know it's summer and school is over, but I just need to make it through the next month!! I am working 40 hours a week so I am also tired and don't feel like studying and than you throw in trying to have a social life and there just seems to be too few hours in a day!

Monday night I had a meeting concerning reaching the lost college students in the area where I live. We are working on a program called "cru." I am so excited as we discuss ministry opportunities, it is so exciting to see what the Lord is going to do through this. I a few years ago I was doing it all on my own, now I have a small team of 5 people working to make this happen. It is awesome how the group keeps growing!!

Tomorrow I am going to a graduation party, having something to look foward to at the end of the week always makes it go faster. Also monday is memorial day so that means no work and on Sunday my family goes up north to my aunt and uncles cottage. It is on a small lake and so fun to get the whole family together!

Moving

I spent the last 2 days moving and now I am really tired! This was a unique move because I moved into 2 places, a new apartment and my dads. I signed a lease for an apartment with some friends and moved most of my stuff there however my current summer job is located near my dads house so I am staying with him until I find a job closer to my apartment, I'm looking for a nursing job so I can use that wonderful degree I worked so hard to get! I'm hoping to be fully living in my new apartment within a month, I've already applied for over 40 jobs! (I've got to get one of them, right?). I know that there is a great job out there for me, I'm just praying that it is sooner rather than later!

My summer job starts tomorrow so there was no time to relax. Thankfully tomorrow I don't have to go to work until 8am, all the other days I start at 5:30am! I know, I find it a little crazy too that I spend my summer waking up at 4:30am, its still dark when I leave for work but on the bright side I'm done every day at 2pm and have the afternnon to enjoy myself.

This summer will be so different, for starters I will be spending the next month or so studying up for the NCLEX, the state board nursing test to become a RN. Secondly, I won't have to return to classes in the fall. I don't think this as all sunk in yet!

Well, I am exhausted and still have a little more unpacking to do, although i'm trying to live out of boxes as much as possible so there will be little re-packing to do in the hopefully near future!