Job Hunting

SUCKS!

I have such mixed emotions about going to work. I am really really excited that I am FINALLY an RN, I've worked so hard for it. I'm excited to learn new things, help people and go back to work but I'm really scared at the same time. I've been a stay at home mommy for 6 years. I'm used to doing everything for my kids and being there for them anytime they need me. It makes me sad to have to leave them. But it's time. My husband has carried the burden of being the sole provider for all of us since he was 22 years old. That's a lot of weight to carry. He's done an amazing job and I can never thank him enough for the gift he has given to all of us. It's time to share some of that burden, especially since our family has grown in size over the past 6 years! It's time for us to buy a new house (we are renting right now so our kids can go to a good school, we rented out our Casa Grande house). We would really like to buy something within the next few months in our current neighborhood. We also need a new car. Our van has like 110k miles on it and it's on it's last leg. So yeah, this couldn't be a better time for me to start working.

On the lookout......for a job. I've applied pretty much everywhere. Hospitals in the valley are NOT hiring new grads unless you already work for them in some capacity or know someone to get your foot in the door. So either I go out of the area or I look for work in other areas such as homecare, public health, etc. I really don't mind doing that, the schedules may be easier to accomodate with my kids' school schedules. The only downside is that I would really love the experience of working in a hospital. My dream is to work in L&D or postpartum. I will just take what I can get at this point. I have my application in at a few hospitals so we'll see. I also have an interview tomorrow with a pediatric homecare place. It sounds promising and they pay well. I will update soon!