Hey Everyone!
Okay, remember those questions?! Man, God is good - get ready for the answer line up!
1. So where are you living now?
Well, I am currently living at home, I finally upgraded from a twin bed on my mom's floor to my own room, so that's a bonus. However, my living situation is going to change starting next week, when I need to commute to Grand Rapids every day :)
2. So what are you going to do, now that you're done with school?
Well, I job hunted and studied for the NCLEX and went to Ky's baseball games and stood in two weddings and went on vacation in Kentucky and took a surprise trip down to Nashville and house hunted and shopped for furniture. It's been a crazy fun combo of post-grad life.
3. Have you found a job yet?
YES!!! I have found something pretty close to a dream job and definitely something WAY better than I thought I would get right out of college. Starting July 18th, I will be working for Spectrum Health at Butterworth Hospital right downtown Grand Rapids as a POSTPARTUM NURSE, full time night (11p-7a). That's right, I'm bypassing the "your first two years will be in Med/Surg, then you can move in to a specialty you like" phase, and just going right into the area of nursing I want to be in forever. Last interview for the last available position, just because the manager "just hadn't found the right person for the job yet." God is soo incredibly cool.
4. What kind of job do you want?
Um, see above, it's pretty much perfect :)
5. Where do you want to live?
This can also be answered!! I am very excited about the opportunity to stay in the area. While an adventure to another part of the country does sound fun, I believe this whole growing up and living on my own and starting a job that doesn't end or take a break every four months is going to be an adventure (and already has been) in itself. I am going to be moving back to Holland and commuting to GR, which is TOTALLY ok with me. :)
6. Are you going to live by yourself, or with someone else?
Great question... I actually am going to be living by myself because I BOUGHT A HOUSE! Yes, that's right, it was definitely something that I was interested in doing, and God definitely laid His hands on the decision, as the road to home ownership was a weird and bumpy one, but I am completely calm about the fact that I now have a mortgage and a house to keep up; I am super pumped about it, actually. It is in Holland, just a little 730 square foot house on a 1/4 acre, and it's going to take a little fixing up, but it's ADORABLE, I love it, and am so excited to call it my new home!
7. Are you going to stay in the area, or go someplace else?
Yeah, I think I am going to stick around here a little while longer :)
8. Do you have any future plans for grad school?
I am going to see how I like working on the floor as an RN, and go from there. Again, I am excited to be right on an OB floor, so that I can get a feel for what it is like as a floor RN, as well as see the potential areas I am interested in on a daily basis. If I were to go to grad school, it would be to continue in something OB-related, so I will watch the different possibilities, see how I would fit in that role, and make a decision from there.
9. Are you prepared to handle the responsibilities of being a grown up?
I sure hope so! I think I have been doing an okay job so far, and I am just living and learning along the way!
So yes, little delay in posting - but here's why!! God has been SOO good, and I am excited as I work out the final details of these next few huge steps in my life :) Like I said, I start work the 18th (I PASSED MY NLCEX, btw, I guess that is an important part of starting work!), and I should close on the house the last week of July. It's a little bit of a fixer upper, and I have a lot that I am doing by myself/recruiting my wonderful family and friends for help.
I will ALSO be starting a new blog called "Diapers, Drills, and Debt" specifically talking about my new job (diapers), my new house and its renos (drills), and how I am managing my mortgage and student loans the Dave Ramsey way (debt). You can follow that blog here once it goes live.
LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH, thanks for reading!
Until next time,
Andi
