To Nanny or Not to Nanny

Last night, I babysat for a really nice couple that I contacted through Care.com.  After I babysat, they said they'll contact me after my final to talk about my hours for being their nanny.  I honestly want 40 hours, but they said they do not need a full time nanny.  I can live off 20-25 hours, but I won't have any extra money for trips or shopping (I know isn't that awful?).  Another couple contacted me for 40 hour weeks at a really great weekly salary.  If I worked for them, I'd be able to save up a few grand for a down payment on Invisalign, pay for LASIK in full, or pay off my credit cards and go the Wizarding World of Harry Potter this year.

The less hours I work, the more time I will have to work on all my nursing school applications and spend more time with family, friends and the boyfriend. But I will not have any money to pay for my drug screening, background checks, transcript fees, etc.

• Pros of the Full-time Nanny position: Higher pay, no work on weekends, older kids so less work, it will pay for everything I need this summer
• Cons of Full-time Nanny position: It is over 30 minutes away from me, it's not enough money for 5 kids
• Pros of Time Nanny Position: Close to home, adequate pay for two kids, can cover all my bills including gas, available for a Nanny share in the apartment complex
• Cons of Time Nanny Position: The hours fluctuate, only enough pay to cover bills nothing extra, want me to work occasionally Friday and Saturday nights

Either way I'll be able to pay my bills, but the full-time is way better for me.  The full-time would help me rebuild my savings account and since I have a lot going on this summer with my best friend's wedding I could pay for everything in full without resorting to my credit card.

I can always go back to my manager job at $11/hr for 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday.   If the full-time position does not contact me back, I'll take the part-time nanny and work part time at my old job so I am guaranteed to make enough cash no matter what (depending on the nanny-share thing).  I HATE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT MY FINANCES Y'ALL!

Aside from bills and work, I registered for my classes next semester!  I will be taking 14 hours, which is the most I have taken in awhile.  I will be taking Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology 2, Nutrition and Pathophysiology. Chemistry and A&PII have labs and are Monday through Thursday.  Nutrition and Pathophysiology are online so they're going to make my other classes more manageable.  God-willing, after Fall semester I will have the required 60 hours of prerequisites for my BSN and can start nursing school.  I'm praying I get into University of Texas for my BSN, but if that does not happen I will go through a local community college to get my AAS in Nursing, then re-apply to UT for an accelerated BSN.  If I get into UT I will be done in two years, but if I do not I will be finished in 3 years.  Once I get my BSN, I'm going to then specialize in Pediatrics, neonatal, or trauma.  From their I will decide if I want to for my Masters or PhD.

I want to be a nurse more than anything and I pray that I can be one day (hopefully within the next few years)!

Tomorrow is my final for Microbiology then it is summer!  I'm hoping to get a B+ or at least a B, which both are extremely disappointing to me.  At the beginning of this semester I was working and it is a hard class, so I bombed a test and it ruined my average.

Now I shall go back to studying for my final, I am using this post as a way to procrastinate.  Y'all have a wonderful Sunday and if you can say a prayer about my nursing school applications!