It’s hard to believe how long I’ve been LJing. It all started back in high school days… back in the carefree fun days of stay-at-home, study-a-little-bit, do-the-chores, love-the-family, and dream-about-the-future. Back then I would write about my daily life… the ordinary, the out-of-ordinary, the extraordinary (rare) happenings in my existence.
I was never much of a writer. I simply kept a journal because other people I knew were avid LJers, and I thought it’d be a fun way to keep in touch and learn about people. Little did I foresee how long it would last or how much it would become a part of my life.
My first LJ was![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
missjanine, as a few of you may remember. That was were I wrote about plans for college, trips to town, snow storms, Sabbath afternoons, sewing projects, and all the other little things that used to occupy my time.
When I went to university, my life changed quite a bit. It wasn’t just college, it was a lot more intense. I was preparing for my future, I was prepping for nursing school. My life took on a new focus. It was filled with challenges and almost impossibilities, but also hope and accomplishment.
So I started a new journal –onlybelieve. This is what you all have come to know me as. The majority of my journal entries have been about school. The anxiety of the pre-nursing school days, the joy at receiving my acceptance letter, the new and scary world of patient care, the days and night of studying, nightmarish exams, impossible instructors, interesting classmates, and massive amounts of money spent. Somewhere in all that I would occasionally make note of the rare non-school happenings of my life such as camp meetings, friends’ visits, my mom’s illness, Dad’s work, or long trips. I didn’t write about how scared I was, how angry I sometimes got, how futile it all seemed. You all have no idea how many times I’ve “quit nursing school,” how much pain and suffering I’ve seen, or how I’ve wondered if I could ever be a nurse.
I wrote less and less frequently, until now, as you all know, I rarely post at all. Very shortly, I will be writing about a graduation – my graduation from nursing school. There won’t be any ceremony or celebration. But it will be the happiest day of my life. It will be official – I will be done. I will have achieved my goal. Life as I’ve known it for these past 3 years will change.
So I’m going to start a new journal. Life won’t slow down, so I probably still won’t write all that much. But I still want to keep up with what’s happening in your lives and record what goes on in mine.
I’ve changed a lot in these past few years. Some of my opinions have changed. My view of the world is very different now. My experiences have challenged me and put a lot of things into perspective. I’ve grown up, so-to-speak.
The new journal will reflect those changes, I think. I won’t be writing about all the frivolous happenings of my day, or go to great lengths to write about every detail of my life as a nurse. I will still update on things that are happening in my life, but I plan to write more on the things that affect my life more. It will also be my place to share idea and reflections – the things I’m learning.
I want to thank you all for being a part of my life and for reading along. I’ve learned things from reading you entries and have found encouragement in some of your experiences. So I’ll be around for a while yet and am looking forward to seeing each one of you over at my new LJ home!
I was never much of a writer. I simply kept a journal because other people I knew were avid LJers, and I thought it’d be a fun way to keep in touch and learn about people. Little did I foresee how long it would last or how much it would become a part of my life.
My first LJ was
missjanine, as a few of you may remember. That was were I wrote about plans for college, trips to town, snow storms, Sabbath afternoons, sewing projects, and all the other little things that used to occupy my time. When I went to university, my life changed quite a bit. It wasn’t just college, it was a lot more intense. I was preparing for my future, I was prepping for nursing school. My life took on a new focus. It was filled with challenges and almost impossibilities, but also hope and accomplishment.
So I started a new journal –
onlybelieve. This is what you all have come to know me as. The majority of my journal entries have been about school. The anxiety of the pre-nursing school days, the joy at receiving my acceptance letter, the new and scary world of patient care, the days and night of studying, nightmarish exams, impossible instructors, interesting classmates, and massive amounts of money spent. Somewhere in all that I would occasionally make note of the rare non-school happenings of my life such as camp meetings, friends’ visits, my mom’s illness, Dad’s work, or long trips. I didn’t write about how scared I was, how angry I sometimes got, how futile it all seemed. You all have no idea how many times I’ve “quit nursing school,” how much pain and suffering I’ve seen, or how I’ve wondered if I could ever be a nurse.I wrote less and less frequently, until now, as you all know, I rarely post at all. Very shortly, I will be writing about a graduation – my graduation from nursing school. There won’t be any ceremony or celebration. But it will be the happiest day of my life. It will be official – I will be done. I will have achieved my goal. Life as I’ve known it for these past 3 years will change.
So I’m going to start a new journal. Life won’t slow down, so I probably still won’t write all that much. But I still want to keep up with what’s happening in your lives and record what goes on in mine.
I’ve changed a lot in these past few years. Some of my opinions have changed. My view of the world is very different now. My experiences have challenged me and put a lot of things into perspective. I’ve grown up, so-to-speak.
The new journal will reflect those changes, I think. I won’t be writing about all the frivolous happenings of my day, or go to great lengths to write about every detail of my life as a nurse. I will still update on things that are happening in my life, but I plan to write more on the things that affect my life more. It will also be my place to share idea and reflections – the things I’m learning.
I want to thank you all for being a part of my life and for reading along. I’ve learned things from reading you entries and have found encouragement in some of your experiences. So I’ll be around for a while yet and am looking forward to seeing each one of you over at my new LJ home!
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