new chapter!

I lost my job in March, which was very hard for me. My company was sold to a company down in NYC, and I wasn't moving. I have always been a working mom, and to be a SAHM was very overwhelming. I adjusted - thank God the kids had a couple months of school while I was home and then vacation began.

I visited the NY Dept of Labor and checked into my future ... and was told that if I found a course that I wanted to take, that was approved by the DOL, I could probably be sponsored by them and my unemployment would carry over while I went to school.

I found an LPN program online, called and had some info sent to me. I found that the course runs the same time as my kids schooling (Sept-June) and pretty much the same hours, except the clinical. Very good.

I was a CNA for 5 years in my past ... and intended on going to nursing school. It just didn't happen that way. Now that I am pretty much being given a 2nd chance - I shall take it.

I took the NET test and failed it the 1st time. I had no idea what was on the test, so that's ok. I retested and did great. :) I got accepted and all I needed to do was interview. I hear this is the hard part.

At the interview, we basically went over my testing scores, she asked about my family (kids, etc) and my support system. Explained that for 10 months I would be committed to her, and she needed to know that I had some support at home for me to succeed. Indeed, I do. :) She told me I would know in 2 weeks whether or not I have been selected. She let me know that this is a highly competitive program and that alot of people test and interview for one of the 35 spots. Wonderful. : /

I went to Maine with Mark for a day - he had to go for work. He was on his morning meeting and I was waiting at the hotel for him. I called mom to see if the mail had come and it had, with no letter from CV Tech. I was impatient and called the schools guidance counselor ... and asked the questions. The letters had been sent out - but let her see if she could find my information ... I'm on hold ... holding my breath...she came back and said "Shawn...you have been accepted into the program!" So there I am jumping on the bed in the Fairfield Inn ... thrilled and proud of myself for accomplishing what I had set as my summer goal.

I had no Plan B. If this course didn't work out, I didn't know what I was going to do. Or actually I did - I'd take a job that I hated just because I needed to work. And now I don't have to, and that makes my day.