A Huge Accomplishment


I DID IT!

For most of my adult life I have had a secret.  I have always felt that I was missing something important in my life, but I didn't miss it enough to do anything about it. Whenever anyone mentioned that they had completed college with a bachelor's degree I was GREEN with envy.  However,  I felt that I was successful without it, and it never felt like it was the right time to pursue the degree.

Now, here I am, older than dirt, but I have finally achieved my secret desire.  I have earned a BSN, Bachelor's of Science in Nursing.  WOW!  I'm overwhelmed to think that I am officially a college graduate!  
I will not have the actual diploma until the end of April, I can't wait to frame it and display it proudly!

So, here is the weird thing.  Since I am enrolled in a program where I ultimately will have a master's degree in nursing education and have been working on the master's part concurrently with the bachelor's work, I am not as excited about earning the BSN as I would have thought.  I know that it is a wonderful accomplishment, but right now it just feels like just a stepping stone on the way to the master's.  It is just like, okay, one thing down, now on to the next.  It is hard to actually take the time to celebrate and make a big deal when I still have so much work to do.

The bottom line, I guess, is that a little over 5 years ago I wasn't even thinking about going back to school.  The secret desire of earning a bachelor's degree was nothing more than a fleeting thought every now again. Earning a master's degree honestly never entered my mind!  And here I am now with a degree behind me, and the master's is just around the corner (I hope!).  
WOW!  

Comments

Jodi said…
CONGRATS!!!! I am so proud of you! What a long journey and now you've arrived at your destination! It's kind of like when we go on a vacation...we get to our main place and then we take other little detours to experience and see more of the world. That's what earning your masters will be like! Now I am green with envy that you will have a masters. Just last week I decided I need to go back to school and earn mine. BUT, I am struggling with WHAT to get it in. So many choices, so many decisions! I just keep thinking we are going to have this amazing campus right here within walking distance and I need to take advantage of it since I am in a stage of life that I can. I LOVE school and I LOVE learning! I am scared to go back with such an old brain though! haha
February 17, 2014 at 6:30 PM
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