I have achieved my 1 year goal...I finished the second phase of nursing school.
I worked very hard. Most of my coursework was completed while working a job. I also did both (work and school) with a toddler at home! Even on vacation, I chugged away at my homework.
Not only did I graduate from the program, but I was able to achieve a CGPA of 3.59 which prepares me for entrance in a competitive masters degree program to become a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP).
I could not be more pleased with myself at this point in my life. Do you know how hard it is to maintain a job, a family life, and full-time coursework in nursing school having bipolar disorder?!?!? Extremely challenging!!
But I did it.
Only by the grace of God, I must add. All praise and honor be to Him for giving me the patience, the strength, the courage, and the ability to advance my career! I will not soon forget his grace upon me!!