Nursing school and elephants...

So we made it through the first week. It is still overwhelming. I am in class, labs or clinicals 29 hours per week, and then there is studying on top of that. I'm pretty good at academics so I guess I'm not too worried about passing but there's a lot to learn and there's a lot riding on learning it. (If I hear one more instructor say "This is the MOST important class you will take during your nursing education because if you don't learn it you might kill your patients" I am going to quit and become a fireman!) I'm just going to focus on one day at a time, one assignment at a time, one class at a time, and get it done. When I was expressing concerns over how i was going to do this all, my kids' pediatrician, who is also a friend, suddenly stopped me and said, "How do you eat an elephant?" I looked at her blankly then clued in, "One bite at a time!" So that's going to be my new motto, my new brand for myself, the elephant. Helps that I'm generally a Republican! hehehe

One more thing...Thanks Teri and Karen for your cheerleading and support. It really does help me stay on the rational side of life!