Mercy no more...

After months of agonizing over this decision, a couple of weeks ago I finally decided to resign from my job at St. Edwards.  I got that job before I graduated from college.  It's been a joy and a blessing for so many years, but it finally has gotten to the point that it was WAY more stressful for me and my family and it was worth.  

 I have only been working 2 shifts/month.  Since we switched over to a new computer charting system over a year ago, I just haven't been comfortable.  Things change weekly, and I was missing all the updates. Plus,  I have been getting pulled to the NICU very consistently.  I haven't worked in Labor & Delivery in over 6 months.  I'm not trained to be a NICU nurse, and so I was crazy nervous when I was working in there.  To top it off, the only shifts I have been able to get were night shifts, and it just got to be  more than I could handle.

So, I totally broke down and told Travis all of my concerns and, bless his heart, he totally agreed with me that I should resign.  Talk about a HUGE weight lifted.  I bawled as I wrote my resignation letter.  It was SO bittersweet.  But, now that's its done I feel great!  

I stopped by to empty out my locker and thought I should take a picture for memory's sake!

 

I will absolutely keep my license current, and I have no doubt that I will get back to "nursing" again in the future.  But for now...I'm very thankful to be able to stay at home and be a mom!