Well, it's the weekend again.

Sure enough, now that I've started working, my time is passing more quickly. Praise the lord. I still want to add more to my plate, though. My weekends are pretty uneventful, and I could go for a little more activity. Preferably, cheap or free activity. I think I'm going to look into volunteering somewhere, maybe at a medical or legal clinic. Or maybe I'll go read to old people. Whatever it is, I need to do something that doesn't cost me any money and also makes me feel good. Today, I went to see a filmed version of RENT on broadway-- the last performance ever, in fact. It was amazing, of course, but it was also $20! And then I bought a pair of slippers afterwards... Not part of the original plan. Note to self: STAY AWAY FROM SHOPPING AREAS. But ooooooh my slippers are cozy! Nice, quality, leather Clarks with excellent arch support. Just what the doctor ordered... I'll just tell myself that.

What else has been going on these days... Oh, I'm still trying to figure out this whole "future" thing. As in, what will I be doing at that point in time? I had started looking into law school, but just as quickly as I began, I turned to something else. This is fairly typical behavior for me. Which is strange, because I never thought I'd be one of those "lost souls". From day one, I had planned to become a doctor. All my life. Until freshman year of college came along, and the chemistry department told me I belonged in the retard section, and also remedial math. That was a blow to my enormous ego... Hence ended the doctor era. Since then, I've considered becoming, with varying degrees of seriousness, an actress, a psychologist, a teacher, a school psychologist, a nurse, an event planner, an education administrator, and a lawyer. And now I find myself at the nurse junction again. Allow me to list why I feel nursing would be an excellent career to pursue:

1) Nurses are caretakers, advocates, communicators, and educators. These are all things I enjoy and excel at.
2) Nursing, as a profession, is rewarding both personally and financially.
3) Obtaining a Masters degree in nursing would allow me the opportunity to be a leader in the field, which is really what I've planned on doing all along, regardless of the specific field I get into.
4) Nurses enjoy strong job security, as well as continued growth in various specialty areas within the field.
5) Depending on their specific place of employment, nurses likely enjoy excellent benefits, including flexible scheduling, generous paid time off (both sick leave and vacation days), and excellent insurance options.
6) I am very familiar with the field, as both of my parents are nurses and I know firsthand about all the challenges and rewards pursuant to working in healthcare.

There's really nothing standing in my way to becoming a nurse, other than three pre-requisite courses: Microbiology, and two semesters of Anatomy and Physiology with lab. I think I could take these courses while I work, as long as the scheduling works out. So really... Why not become a nurse? I wanted to be a doctor to begin with; maybe I should listen to my past and stay in the same ballpark.

Let's see if I can go a whole week without changing my mind.