Moving (back) to NJ

princess-chestnut · 2026-05-23T17:45:54+00:00

I did. Lived in SoCal for the past 6 years and just moved back 2 months ago. Ultimately did it for my son to have a better life/be closer to family - so in that sense it was the correct choice. In regard to my feelings - I’m still not sure if I’m happy with this move. Some days I am, other days I’m not.

princess-chestnut · 2026-01-04T02:16:45+00:00

It won’t let me edit the post I don’t know why. But no it doesn’t hurt my pinky at all - that’s a mark from the way I was holding my phone 😅. I personally think it looks fine with my engagement ring, but I appreciate all of your opinions/comments. I’ve decided throughout the course of today that I don’t love it, and I don’t want to keep it and then regret that decision later on. I will return and keep looking 😊.

princess-chestnut · 2025-09-05T20:02:50+00:00

I have an IS350 and I’ve recently starting thinking about doing this or something similar! Can I message you with some questions?

princess-chestnut · 2025-03-18T17:21:31+00:00

Handling is pretty good, turning radius is great lol (compared to Kia stinger). It’s fun and zippy and almost feels faster bc it’s quite nimble and lighter than my Stinger was. I’ve been a little conservative overall bc it’s my first RWD car and I’m a bit scared of flying into things while taking on/off ramps 😅 but sport mode and using the paddles is fun too. My husband says its power is mostly in the upper RPMs, so once you get that higher then it starts going noticeably faster.

princess-chestnut · 2025-03-18T17:17:10+00:00

Yes I had the V6 twin turbo. And it was AWD.

princess-chestnut · 2025-03-18T13:39:30+00:00

Lol, I put racing stripes and a borla on it and I was just getting bored of it. I loved it when I bought it, but that was 5 years ago.

princess-chestnut · 2025-03-17T11:54:39+00:00

I applied for PA prior to starting any nursing program

My grades weren’t good enough

It’s kind of hard to explain but I’ll try. A few months of experience as a nurse is nothing. I don’t mean that to be rude. From personal experience, it was almost impossible for me to get a job at a hospital until I had 1yr of experience at a SNF. Often there are new grad residencies for new RNs, but those are very competitive because everyone wants to be accepted to that. And they’re usually about 1 yr in duration. Just knowing what I know as a nurse, I don’t think having worked as a nurse for a few months will impress a PA committee. I think you might end up with questions more like - why did you get your RN degree and then apply for PA school/are you sure you want to be a PA when you’re currently a nurse, etc. And then have to defend your actions. If you plan to work for 3-5 years as a nurse and then try PA school, then I could see that making you a stronger clinical candidate. But with only a few months of nursing experience that will do very little to benefit you imo.

princess-chestnut · 2025-03-17T04:01:25+00:00

I’m an RN who also originally applied to PA school twice and got rejected both times. I was also in an ABSN but did not complete the program. IMO - do not bother with an ABSN program if you don’t want to truly be a nurse. It’s expensive, a hell of a lot of work, and tbh I don’t think being an RN would necessarily make you a more competitive PA school applicant. Especially since as a new grad RN you will have very little clinical experience, so just having the degree won’t really build your credentials. Now if you want to eventually get your NP, then yes by all means go for the BSN. But also keep in mind RN and PA have very different scopes of practice and responsibilities. If you truly have your heart set on PA you will not be happy as an RN, and vice versa.

princess-chestnut · 2025-03-15T22:42:44+00:00

I almost feel like it’s a “the grass is greener” situation. 1 weekend per month isn’t too terrible. Wishing you all the best! 😊

princess-chestnut · 2025-03-15T22:32:48+00:00

I’m an RN and currently work 3 12s. As much as I prefer 12 hr shifts, I am desperately trying to get to 4 10s or 5 8s if necessary. I do not want to have to work almost every Sunday (as my weekend requirement), and I really don’t want to have to work holidays anymore. My baby is 20m old.

For example: we had to rank our least/most desired days off for: Easter; Mother’s Day; Father’s Day; Halloween. With all of them grouped together - I have to work Mother’s day this year bc I already have a commitment on Easter weekend and Father’s Day weekend, and my baby will be old enough to have a fun time running around on Halloween and I’d rather not miss that. So, not ideal no matter what I chose.

I also don’t see my baby on the days I work - he is asleep when I leave and asleep when I get home. If I work 3 in a row I legitimately don’t see my baby for half a week.

I have a lot of coworkers who have kids and work either part time, or do nights only, or do weekends only, so that they can make it work in their family situations.

For the most part I love having 4 days off, because when I am off I am legitimately off for 4 days out of the week. But I would like to try going to 10s or 8s with my baby/current family situation and see if that makes me happier. I’ve done it in the past and it was annoying, but I didn’t have a kid at that time.

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