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I didn’t know what I wanted to do, so I went to community college and got an Associate of Arts and graduated with a 3.92 GPA. Of course I didn’t think to take A&P to fill my science gen ed requirement, I took 2 general biology courses.

I highly considered nursing, but for various reasons, I want to go RT.

I want to start pre-reqs in this fall and try to get into the respiratory program at the same community college I went to.

I do not healthcare experience or anything like that. I’m hoping I can do well in A&P (I did well in general bio…but I know this is a whole other beast), and score high on the HESI.

What other things can I do to boost my chances?

I have a BBA in accounting and have worked as an accountant for 5 years.

There are several reasons I do not want to be an accountant anymore.

I want to start taking prerequisites this fall. That will be a task in and of itself since I do not have a science background either.

I have never worked in any sort of a medical environment or hospital. I don’t even have nurses in my family except for a cousin I don’t have much interaction with.

If I do get into nursing school, I feel like I’m going to feel like a complete fish out of water compared to others who are used to that environment.

Idk wow I’m worried about this more than the curriculum itself.

I’ve been looking into nursing as a second career for me. I have a BBA in Accounting and have worked as an accountant for 6 years.

I could list all the reasons I’m not interested in being an accountant anymore, but I won’t for now. Basically the only thing I really like about it is how stable it is and the compensation. I’m also not even great at math (a lot of people think accountants are math wizzes), but my college didn’t even require business calculus so there’s that. Also, to fulfill my science obligation, I took the basic biology courses and got B- in both and I feel like most concepts went over my head.

I remember absolutely nothing of chemistry from high school. Nothing. The thought of it is actually staring to sound terrifying to me. But I really want to be a nurse for a million different reasons.

I haven’t even started prerequisites yet and I’m already feeling imposter syndrome.

It’s these passive aggressive comments that are going to put the nail in the coffin.

Husband and I both work full time jobs. He makes more money than me, so *of course* he has the more important job. However, my SAHM period of life only last 6 months after our youngest was born because the complaints about him having to bare all of the financial burdens starting rolling in. Although everything was covered with his income, and he insists he wants a “traditional” marriage and wants to dictate everything I do, I do all of the house work, EVERYTHING for the kids (he did not know the name of our third graders school until this past year, and he probably changed about 3 diapers in total when our kids were infants).

Anyway. Sometimes he can work pretty late, but today he got home literally 10 minutes after u had gotten home from work (after I picked up the kids from summer camp) and was bitching that I had not started dinner yet. Well…I practically just walked in the door.

Dinner gets made and then it’s time to eat. Which means the entire dinner I must sit there and listen to him complain about his job while I cannot even get a word in. My day does not matter. But I just sit and listen like a good wife and give him comfort and reassurance. I start to get up, and he says “wait where are you going?” I said I’m going to start loading the dishwasher. “No, no, you don’t need to do that right now, come sit”.

Oh, okay….sure. More talking about his day for 15 minutes. Then silence for a little bit. Then he gets up and goes to the kitchen and I hear a sigh…”well, I guess *I* will put all this leftover food away….”

Wasn’t I just trying to clean up??? Now suddenly I was not doing enough because I’m sitting at the table??

I’m making a huge pivot. I have only worked administrative and accounting roles. I went back to school and I have a year and a half before I finish my psychology degree.

The only experience I have with RBT is that my parents were foster parents for several years (caring for a lot of children on the autism spectrum) with therapists in and out of our home my whole childhood.

I want to get into a starting position that will train me, but with my current resume I do not know if any would actually hire me for this role.

This will be my families (myself, spouse and two kids) first time to Hawaii. Honestly, this will probably be a once in a lifetime (or at least for a long time) trip.

I’ve asked around before, and when I mention going to Hawaii for the first time with kids, everyone says to just go to Oahu. I don’t have anything against Oahu, I have just heard that Maui has a little bit of everything and what you would think of a “Hawaiian vacation”.

We’re not really shoppers or big city people.

My kids will honestly enjoy swimming, snorkeling and the beach out of probably anything. I definitely want to enjoy all of that and nature. My husband is down for whatever.

We would also like to stay at a reasonably priced resort.

And I cannot decide which island to go to.

This will be our first “big” family vacation (myself, spouse and two kids, 7 & 9). We have thought about it for a while, and we want to go in September or October. Our max budget is around 9K.

I’ve narrowed it down to Oahu and Maui. We care about relaxing and nature, but don’t mind SOME “touristy” things.

We want a beautiful, not too crowded beach.
Great snorkeling.
Boat tour.
Hiking.

We were thinking about staying in a condo and stopping by Costco for food (we would still like some good restaurants to eat at).

All signs seem to be pointing us towards Maui. However, I have been hearing that if you will more than likely only be able to visit Hawaii once in your life, to go to Oahu because it’s almost guaranteed you will be able to do everything you want, it’s a little cheaper and things are more accessible.

I feel so stuck!!

I don’t think MJ had any other option to not be an entertainer. With the way he was raised, (and I absolutely believe he was abused by Joe) that performing and being an artist was the only career path for him.

So, with that part of his life already established, the only other thing to focus on was the sick and dark side of himself.

In the 80s, there were rumors of MJ with other female celebrities (Diana Ross, brook shields, etc) but as most of us have actually looked into those relationships, they were all nothing. I mention this because if he were actually having real relationships with ADULTS, that would have just gotten in the way of the things he really wanted to do.

What’s crazy is that people were already questioning his relationships (or lack thereof) well before 1993. Always with young boys.

I believe that after the Bad album was finished, purchasing a property like Neverland was his ultimate goal. I personally think his music started to suck in the 90s, so I actually don’t think he was putting as much effort into it, now that he had more of an outlet for his sick desires.

If MJ were still the same person living in Gary, Indiana and the Jackson 5 never blew up and he never went on to have his solo career, he would still be a PDF, obviously just much less prolific.

But I do not have an accounting degree.

I have an AA degree from community college (took several accounting courses) and a free QuickBooks Proadvisor certificate.

I have always worked administrative jobs that including light accounting work (such as AR/AP). I want to eventually get an accounting degree, but money, time constraints and a family/household to keep up with would make that a miserable endeavor for me at the moment.

I have just always wanted to have my own small business, but I need something with low overhead to start. I’m scared people wouldn’t take me seriously and I wouldn’t make any money. I guess I would kind of feel like a fraud without an accounting degree, plus I think AI will take over anyways and what is depressing.

I’m just really over clocking in and working for other people. It’s really draining and I do not make good money anyways. Idk. I’m just lost.

But I do not have an accounting degree.

I have a political science degree that I have not done anything with. If I had the time and money, I would go back to school for accounting.

I have worked in administration and have done accounts receivables/accounts payable work. I have Quickbooks experience.

I want to Quickbooks certified and other certifications under my belt and start very small (I would still work a full time job).

I have always wanted to own my small business, but I wanted to get started with something that does require too much overheard.

Has anyone ever done this as a not accounting expert?

My spouse and our two children (3 and 5) currently live in North Texas.

He is a journeyman plumber and I am an accountant (not senior or anything, I work for a small company and like it that way).

I don’t hate Texas. But I need a change. I need year round pleasant weather. I need the beach.

Politically, we lean moderate.

As far as people in Texas go, I have lived here (in various different cities) and it is very easy to make friends. Most people are nice and down to earth. Although, usually very conservative. I work in an affluent city (can’t find a home under 800K) and everyone is still very nice and you wouldn’t know they make a ton of money until you see their BMW.

So, I do worry about making new friends if we were to move. Also, I know that cost of living is much high er, so I am hoping to find a middle ground somewhere.

My spouse and I are currently exploring our options. We currently live in DFW (North Texas). We bought a home 3 years ago, kind of on the outskirts, and it was still majorly overpriced. It’s crowded everywhere, even outside of major counties.

We would like to move somewhere a little quieter and more affordable. Also, property taxes are insane no matter where you are in Texas.

We had considered Oklahoma, but it’s really not that much cheaper, and I just….do not really care to live there.

My main concern is jobs and school. We have two young children in a good school district.

My spouse is a very experienced plumber and tops out in pay as a plumber in Texas who does not own their own company. I have been researching, and compensation for the trades is not as high in MS as it is in TX. I have a business admin degree, and that is what I currently do for work.

We love the idea of living in a beach town, so we considered near the gulf. We also thought about Florida, but it is much more expensive and way too crowded.

My family and I currently live in the DFW in Texas and are considering a big move. We have owned our home (that we overpaid for) for three years.

It’s very busy in this area. Even the “outskirts” are very busy. There’s truly no “middle of nowhere” feel away from everyone, even over an hour away from DFW.

We would like a slower pace of life, some land, and cheaper property taxes. We cannot escape these high property taxes anywhere in Texas.

I’m more worried about the job market. My spouse is a very experienced plumber and makes good money here. I have a business admin degree and that’s what I do for work. So, no fancy remote jobs here. We would be starting fresh. So, I’m not sure if the lower incomes (I have looked compared to TX, and the pay range for each of these jobs is lower in OK) would be worth the slightly lower cost of living.

We also have small children in school, and they are currently in a good school district.

Did anyone else make this similar of a move?