Not goodbye... just see you later :-)

Hello everyone! Well it is the last week of this term and it has really been a tough one for me! I have had a lot going on in my life this term, more than I have had to endure so far since I started here at Kaplan. This class has been a little difficult for me, I have never been really good at writing! However, I have learned many concepts in this class that I hope will come in handy for future classes! Some of my burdens have been lifted in the last couple of weeks, I was *finally* able to find a full-time job after two years of looking, my father is doing much better, and my son will soon be getting help through the local school system to help him with his learning delays!!! It looks like my next term will go a lot better for me since some of my stress is gone :-) I just hate it has been so crazy this time around and my grades had to suffer because of it. I just need to keep in mind my main motivation for going back to school, to better my career and show my kids that they can do ANYTHING they set their minds to and not let anything get in the way of that. I wish all my fellow classmates the best in their future classes and I hope to see some of you in classes to come :-)

Gale Pressley

The Journey Continues...

Hello everyone! I cannot believe we are in the last couple of weeks of this term, it has really flown by! This has probably been one of the harder terms I have been through so far. My family has gone through many changes and I think it has affected my schoolwork. My husband had recently taken on a third shift job on top of the day job he has and I am still worrying about my son and his speech therapy. He has gotten a new speech therapist that will begin working with him once a week at my home, which is going to work out great :-) and shortly after his third birthday (which is Saturday) the school system is also going to be working with him to help get him ready for preschool. They will be doing speech therapy along with any other therapy they feel he may need for school. My father has also had some health problems the past few months as well. With everything that has been going on, my schoolwork has suffered a little. I am trying to still focus on school and am keeping in mind the reason why I decided to go back to school. I want to show my kids that you can do anything you set your mind to :-) and you should always go after your dreams. Things have gotten better, and I am striving to go after my dream. I want to study to get my master's degree in nursing and to one day be a pediatric nurse practitioner. I know I will be in school for a looooong time, but I can do anything I set my mind to! I hope I do well on my final paper and I hope you all do too! Good luck to everyone :-)

Gale Pressley

To Blog or Not to Blog...

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is having a good week! I cannot believe that this term is almost over, it has gone by so fast. It seems like all of the courses I have taken so far have gone by really fast :-) However, thats just fine with me because I know that each course I complete gets me that much closer to my career! I am not really sure if I will continue to blog after this class or not. I have really enjoyed blogging though! This is the first time I have really had the opportunity to do so. I think it has helped me to be more comfortable communicating with my fellow classmates, and I also believe it has helped improve my writing skills as well. I believe I will continue blogging even after this class is over. Perhaps it will become a creative outlet for me :-) Hope everyone has a great week and I will see you all in class!!!

Gale Pressley