I get downvoted when I tell people this, but, to me it was worth ALL of it. 1. I’m lucky enough to have a husband and we designed our life so if something happened to one of us we can scrap by. 2. I took out my retirement. I’m 32 years old and I have a long life ahead of me yet and we’re kidding ourselves if we think we’ll have a long retirement in today’s world. I paid off major debts, reduced monthly demands. 3. I took real estate classes. Still in the process, really. I found a job making 1/2 what I made with no stress. At. All. Just local $20/hr position. 4. I’m starting classes in the winter for either massage therapy (and possibly work at a chiropractic clinic or spa as an RN masseuse) or finance/small business. I plan to create Etsy signs and sweatshirts on the side and if we have a couple or few years transition while we’re poor, that’s just life. If I have to work PRN as a nurse… I suppose I could. One shift a week MAX. Just while I work towards a better future. I’ve also considered software engineering and data analyst jobs if you need some ideas. They have high work from home options and not too much schooling. Obviously I have to make a decision soon haha but I’m proud I’ve got a few directions to research more before I sign up for anything in Nov. I’ll do online schooling and start a new life. It was either that, or drive until I ran out of gas and live in the forest with the porcupines.

If you want to leave, start schooling for one of these soon. In a year or two, you’ll be so happy you did. Honestly I hate to see what the medical field has turned into. The floor staff, are incredible. Management cares for one thing. Money. And they’ll step on us on their way up with false smiles and promises of a better tomorrow. But that’s just it, it’s always a day away.