A friend recently told me that the "world is my oyster" in reference to the fact that I'm not "tied down" and have so many choices of what to do. It isn't as glamorous as it sounds. Quite stressful, actually. Here are a few of the options/choices I'm tossing around:
Should I go to grad school (to be a nurse practitioner)?
If so, where should I go? Should I go to a school in Columbus or another city?
Should I stay in Columbus or should I move? Where should I move?
(I can pretty much get a job in any city, which makes this decision difficult)
A great job just opened up at one of the other hospitals in our systems in a procedure lab. 4 days a week, no nights or weekends. Should I either bother applying for this job and go through the 6-12 month orientation if I'm going to move to a new city or start grad school (as I'd have to cut down to part time)? I don't want to waste their time training me if I'm going to leave.
If you think any of these decisions are easy, then please call me and tell me what decision to make. Let me remind you that I'm slightly closer to 30 then 20. Oh, and Utah is pretty much out of the question (sorry Candace). I think I'm more of an east coast girl. And please don't tell me to try to fast and pray. I've tried that too (and continue to do it). I have yet to receive a revelation as to what to do with my life. I've also been going to the Temple on a regular basis too. I'm not saying these methods don't work, I'm just saying that I've been doing them. I hate making major life decisions.
Some weeks I love living in Columbus and other weeks it's just so-so. It is never a constant dislike.
Some days City A sounds like a nice place to live. Other days City B sounds like a nice place to live. And then a few days later City C sounds nice too...If I moved to all the places that sound nice I'd be in a new place every few weeks.
I need a change in my job environment. I love nursing, but I like learning new things. And I hate working every other Saturday.
Oh, and I love being close to my family. It's an easy day trip and who wouldn't want to hang out with Liza? Especially when I get crazy stories like her FB adventures.
I'm not trying to say that my life is awful, because it isn't. I think I have a great life. But sometimes having lots of options is not a good thing. Sometimes it is just frustrating. And terrifying. Sometimes I wish I was "tied down" and didn't have to make all these decisions. You'd think with my years of singledom making these decisions would be easy by now, but it isn't. I wish I had someone to run them by who was equally invested in the outcome of the decision. Liza's solution is to move to Cleveland. I appreciate her input, but I think she may have ulterior motives for me moving to Cleveland.
For now, I'll keep working on my pros/cons list. Or maybe calling the psychic hotline.
4 comments:
Kate, maybe you just need to pray, and fast, and go to the temple to get your answer. Have you thought of that?
J/K, but I love (sarcastically) when people tell me that...like I haven't already been doing it for YEARS! Duh! Anyway, if you're like me and are feeling a bit impatient in waiting for those answers, I highly recommend using a Magic 8 Ball...you get instant results and it probably won't mess you up too bad if you follow the Magic 8 Ball's advice. Give it a try...why not? Life as a Spinster is confusing...you might as well get help wherever you can find it.
You could follow some sit-com cliches. Maybe say yes to everything for awhile. Or, let someone else do all the deciding. It ends up pretty well in the 30 minute episodes.
Kate maybe we should track down Sweets and see what he thinks about all of this. ;)
TRAVEL NURSING!! Do it for a couple years...see all kinds of awesome cities and different hospitals!
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