Back to school

Well, I am officially failing at my goal of posting once a week. That is ok though, as April has been a busy month for me! I was in Las Vegas this past weekend, and worked almost continuously up until then. It was a good time, but I'm glad to be home. I have so much stuff to catch up on around the house!!

Anyway, back to the title of this post. For a while now, I have been toying with the idea of going back to school to become a nurse practitioner. I have always been kind of a commitment-phobe when it comes to education - not from fear of failure, but from wanting to learn a little bit of everything! For example, even though I want to (possibly) become an NP, I also want to be an oncology nurse, a WOCC-RN, and a hospice nurse. I want to do everything! Part of the reason I went into nursing is so that I could have some variety in my career without requiring another degree.

I'm still uncertain as to whether or not I actually want to go back to school. It would mean more money sunk, and more opportunity costs in life. But, it may pay out long term with an increased salary. However, I think that I should certainly take some time to examine my options. Right now I'm just running headfirst towards school because I strongly dislike med surg.

I also met my friend's girlfriend while in Vegas. She, like me, had a degree and psychology but is currently in school for a master's in software engineering. I'm not sure how successful in that field I would be, but I think it is something work looking into. One of my favorite sites (Mr. Money  Moustache) has an article  about Treehouse - an online educational service where you can learn programming for as little as $25/month and be "job ready" in 6 months. I think I may pursue this avenue, as it is inexpensive and I enjoy learning regardless of the outcome. For example, I am currently using Duolingo to learn Spanish solely because I find it interesting and enjoy learning new things.

Anyway, that's that. The hubs and I are going out tomorrow night for fancy birthday dinner, since I have to work all weekend. It should be a good time. :)