“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
Winston Churchill
I get seriously scared when I think about this journey I am embarking on. I wish I could go back a few years and had done this then. I think it would of been less scary. However that is not possible, so I am staying positive.
I look at the benefits of completing this journey
- The feeling of accomplishment.
- The fact that I love science and medical things and always have.
- When I finish I should be able to get a job.
- Job security as the need for surgical tech’s is continuing to grow; along with that is the pay is pretty good.
- Secure a better future for Zoe. If she wants to go to college we will be able to help her and avoid excessive student loans.
- Work for at least 10 to 15 years.
The idea of being away from Jay and Zoe I think scares me more than the actual going back to school. But if I get into the program I want (fingers crossed) it is only one year long. A bonus is that it follows regular college semesters and I will get a holiday break which means being able to return to the west coast. The other choice is they come with me but the financial burden of that is so high I think we are better off staying here and Just me going.
This raises another question as to finding a decent place to live which is not too expensive. That may be difficult but not impossible. I would prefer to find a small one bedroom or even a studio. I want to avoid roommates if I can. I could get lucky but the last thing I will need is extra drama.
I know financially this is going to be hard. The school is not that expensive, very reasonable actually. But since it is far from where I am the coast of moving and as I previously said finding a place to live will be a hardship. I am working on that and i need to transfer all the money from my job into savings. I am still trying to find another job so I can make enough before i leave to ease that financial burden
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