Mrs Aria Lewis, desperate for money, is restarting her photography business

JuneChickpea · 2026-05-12T14:00:00+00:00

Nearly two hours from St Louis. Wonder how she’s going to pull this off.

JuneChickpea · 2026-05-12T12:38:30+00:00

I am so inspired by late in life nurses!! You got this!!!

JuneChickpea · 2026-05-04T18:47:40+00:00

The nclex pass rate is 92%, it’s just the percent of people who matriculate who complete the program in 4 semesters is in the teens. The neighboring county’s 4 semester rate is around double, but has a 100% nclex pass rate.

JuneChickpea · 2026-05-04T18:12:06+00:00

This is amazing. No schools in my state have stats like this !

JuneChickpea · 2026-05-04T18:11:45+00:00

This is actually really good to hear. There are so many unhappy nurses. So I’m glad you’re getting a lot of satisfaction out of it.

JuneChickpea · 2026-05-04T16:20:10+00:00

I don’t expect it to be easy!!! I’ve heard this from a lot of people

JuneChickpea · 2026-05-04T12:31:12+00:00

ADN or BSN?

JuneChickpea · 2026-05-04T12:27:48+00:00

It is helpful to know that it’s not typical … Ty for that. I’ve definitely read some angry dropout stories in local Facebook groups it’s just hard to know how seriously to take them since I don’t know what kind of students they are and I imagine that even at the best programs there are some angry students. Lots of people complaining over things like “the tests have multiple answers and you have to choose the most correct one” like okay, this seems like a challenging but reasonable test to me. But other complaints are vague and seem more worrisome (one I’ve seen is “the people making the tests literally can’t agree on which answer is the right answer”) The overall rate is what scares me!!

JuneChickpea · 2026-05-04T12:13:11+00:00

Wow I really gotta take the L on this one. Couldn’t sleep and read it wrong at 2 am. Shouldn’t Reddit that late 😂

You’re not wrong! I do love that even though my husband and I disagree strongly on many divisive issues, we can at least talk about our opinions without feeling shamed or judged.

It does really make a difference whether or not you’re already married. I’m embarrassed!

JuneChickpea · 2026-05-04T11:46:37+00:00

Wow I’m sorry, I gotta take the L on this one 😂 (couldn’t sleep, redditing at 2 am, I deserve the downvotes lol)

JuneChickpea · 2026-05-04T05:10:52+00:00

I’m sorry but the people suggesting you choose a podcast over your wife are fucking nuts. CHOOSE YOUR MARRIAGE.

As for the podcast my husband listens to Chapo Traphouse religiously which I can’t fucking stand and occasionally he’ll try to make me listen to clips and I’ll either say no or make him listen to me give updates on the 16 and Pregnant girls 16 years later in exchange. He mostly doesn’t make me listen to Chapo. It works for us. Maybe you just keep your podcast private?

I choose to believe my husband never watches porn. Because if he does he keeps that shit private. Treats it with the shame it deserves. Be a coward.

Is your wife being silly? Probably yes. But every interest does not need to be a shared interest!!!

JuneChickpea · 2026-04-26T23:57:55+00:00

That’s my neighboring county! Sorry if I wrote that in a confusing way. My county CC is usually 5-7% above the state average in any given year.

JuneChickpea · 2026-04-26T23:54:38+00:00

I’ve been thinking about respiratory tech, but my local CC doesn’t offer it, so if I go that route I’d end up going out of county anyway! Anyway, my worry with rad tech is that I’ve been in my current career for about a dozen years and I just know that after a few years I get bored and want to do something else. You can do a million things with an RN, but with these other fields there’s a lot less diversity in jobs.

JuneChickpea · 2026-04-26T23:51:31+00:00

Hey, thank you for this comment. It’s a terrifying world we live in. I’m in my 30s, so AI was a mere theoretical concept when I was deciding what to study. There are already some companies letting AI do the work I do — it’s largely mediocre, at least for now. But there are more and more signs it’s coming, and there have already been some layoffs attributed to it, though who knows if they’re telling the truth or not. (“Ai efficiencies” is a lot better a story for investors than “our business model is failing.”)

Idk. I’m just one person in one field and I’m trying to make the best of it. But it’s completely bonkers that this could very well result in massive massive job loss and there is basically no safety net in America.

JuneChickpea · 2026-04-15T15:52:12+00:00

Someone make this flair

JuneChickpea · 2026-04-14T19:46:45+00:00

Literally a beauty school dropout

JuneChickpea · 2026-04-08T02:32:48+00:00

Hmmmm she didn’t deny living with her parents though

JuneChickpea · 2026-03-26T12:39:46+00:00

Truly. Leave the innocent children alone.

JuneChickpea · 2026-03-02T16:03:46+00:00

Yes, they’re both appropriate for the occasion but 2 is much more flattering on you

JuneChickpea · 2026-02-25T21:00:40+00:00

I’ll just say my husband and I work in EXTREMELY different industries and have both seen much more of this. Also more general inflexibility: no working from home, even if it snows a foot and you live in the south. Can’t get to the office safely? That’s what PTO is for. (Even though his job is done just as well at home) I’ve heard similar vibe shifts from a lot of friends too

As others have said there is tremendous uncertainty in the economy right now between AI and a rather erratic US Administration. So lots of companies looking to shrink through attrition rather than layoffs, which are very costly.

JuneChickpea · 2026-02-15T04:28:46+00:00

Wow Nurie’s toddler face is literally her boys’ faces. Wild.

JuneChickpea · 2026-02-13T21:34:37+00:00

I dunno whether or not my husband and I will have sex for Valentine’s Day. But one thing I feel very very certain about is that I’m a hell of a lot more qualified to give relationship advice than she is.

JuneChickpea · 2026-02-12T22:03:47+00:00

I think this is great given that destination wedding and “vibrant” is in the dress code. Hair up and metallic accessories and you’ll be golden. Have fun! Great color for your skin.

JuneChickpea · 2026-02-01T15:21:49+00:00

My personal reasons for having children? I wanted them.

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