Finished

I will pause for a brief intermission of all things baby to celebrate an exciting moment. 

I am done with grad school! 

This is the first evening that the reality is really settling in. For the past 2.5 years of my life, assignments were due by 9 or 10 pm Tuesday night (for me, since I'm in AZ and everything was on East Coast time)...

I never waited until Tuesday to submit my assignments - but there were a few Monday nights that I was scrambling. 

I got to add "MSN, RN" behind my name on my email signature today at work -  and it felt kind of cool! New letters behind the name are always fun, right? 

I always wanted to get my master's, but honestly didn't think I'd actually do it. 

Then while I was doing it - I had many moments where I thought about quitting. 

Then I got pregnant and realized I'd be doing my practicum in the midst of the pandemic, and really thought about putting things on hold. However, I knew that if I put things on hold - that would turn into me not finishing it. 

This will help me in the future if I ever want to take a leadership role within my organization or if I wanted to teach for some universities. 

How will I celebrate? 

Well, being 7 months pregnant during a pandemic doesn't leave room for a great deal of "celebrating opportunities". No champagne or fun trips to the ocean to celebrate. 

But I will celebrate by filling my evenings with more reading, walks, and some house organizing!