You are taking on the nursing education which alot of people would be totally surprised to know is such a crushed together, VERY difficult, even for the intelligent among us career.  Not only are you doing that Miss, you take it on with a major psychiatric illness, full speed ahead.  My mother has a word for that. HUTSPAH!    I know i told u about being an lpn, wasn't sure if u were aware they crush about 18 months of education in a year.  So I'm sure, whichever type RN program you r in is exactly like that, but much longer.  my best friend, total brainiac, went right after high school, all those neural synaspes still firing. No major hurdles for her to think about except a 15 hour a week job.  she wasn't the type to complain either i promise.  But the weeks they covered the endocrine system and also that week they disected a monkey, she called me long distance worried.  Told me she'd begun to pull out a little bit of hair every time a gland was mentioned or that stupid monkey.  She was totally frazzled.  i'd never seen it before.

   SO MANDI RN(soon,... ooooh it sounds so good; say it out loud to yourself a couple times seriously.  It will feel waycool cuz of how hard ur working for this. if u feel like a dork; do it at home alone. BETTER  Do this: pretend with your cell like it's your favorite hospital department and ur there and pick up and say, for instance: " OB Department, this is Mandi Collins RN, may I help u?) very long I know but DREAM dept, with hard earned title? yah mon', that's the stuff.  I DID have to answer the phone withALL that by the way.  so the thing, here's the thing; guess WHAT MAN??

I THINK YOU ARE AWESOME AND YOU TOTALLY ROCK THE CASBAH!!  I PREDICT U WILL GET ANY DEPT U LIKE

     keep up whatever systems been working for you maynard.

and this is old burnt nurse talking ok; IF u should possibly have a breakdown (no way) but IF; this ole care giver must ask; u gotta plan right?  ur totally brainy why am i asking, of course u do.

So that's my flattery. swim in it baby!!!haha

peace to u and always sending good karma ur way.  Jules