Needless to say nursing school isn't a walk in the park. It takes a special type of someone to want to be where I am today. It truly does. It is one thing to say I want to be a nurse and another to walk in their shoes. Life of a student doesn't ever feel immediately gratifying. You experience more emotional turmoil and information overload in one day than any normal college student should ever experience. For example, I failed two exams on online. Great. Ruined my day. Literally made me question why I was doing this - any of this - in the first place. They say that it is worth it in the end, the end of the tunnel seems so far and difficult that it's hard to stay optimistic. Then I remembered the online homework only counts for 3% toward my overall grade. 3 measly percent! I just need to get a hang of NCLEX style questions. Today was family night. An opportunity for my family to check out our facilities and see demos from student nurse. I felt like it was a way for me to "show off" to my family "here is my version of the holy grail - simulation labs, needles, dummies, fake blood, the works." My family enjoyed it and I hope they realize how hard im going to have to work just to get out of this building. And I won a syringe pen and pencil pouch! AND MORE IMPORTANTLY I GOT TO DO AN IV PUSH!!! Some 4th semester students walked me through the procedure and I got it successfully on my second try! Moral of the story: every day has its ups and downs. Take the time to enjoy the ups because they're the most rewarding.