no longer a gas jockey
I was counting down the hours and then the minutes while I was at work today. Every time I had a rude customer, had to wipe diesel off my hands, or wipe up coffee drips I would think, "I never have to do this again, after today."
With some of our regular customers, I mentioned that it was my last day and all of them asked me, "So what are you going to do now?" I had a difficult time answering that. My midwifery education journey has been long and complicated, and even the people closest to me have a hard time understanding exactly what I'm doing right now. Lots of people think I'll be "just" a SAHM now; I was deliberately vague. People can think what they want - when I finally graduate and get a job, I'll be shouting from the rooftops that I'm a Registered Midwife!!
It felt so good to leave work today and know that I didn't have to go back. And I really hope I don't have to eat my words :-/ I unlaced my m&m shoelaces and threw out my worn-to-the-nub running shoes, stripped off my uniform shirt for the last time and felt the weight come off my shoulders. I'm excited to be able to spend so much more time on my studies, to prepare for OSCE's and the CMRE, and maybe even do a little scrapbooking ;-)
It feels....great :-)
With some of our regular customers, I mentioned that it was my last day and all of them asked me, "So what are you going to do now?" I had a difficult time answering that. My midwifery education journey has been long and complicated, and even the people closest to me have a hard time understanding exactly what I'm doing right now. Lots of people think I'll be "just" a SAHM now; I was deliberately vague. People can think what they want - when I finally graduate and get a job, I'll be shouting from the rooftops that I'm a Registered Midwife!!
It felt so good to leave work today and know that I didn't have to go back. And I really hope I don't have to eat my words :-/ I unlaced my m&m shoelaces and threw out my worn-to-the-nub running shoes, stripped off my uniform shirt for the last time and felt the weight come off my shoulders. I'm excited to be able to spend so much more time on my studies, to prepare for OSCE's and the CMRE, and maybe even do a little scrapbooking ;-)
It feels....great :-)