I worked as a nanny starting at age eleven. I then worked in retail (RIP Mervyn’s), banking, consumer lending (I’m super fun at a car dealership), and mortgage underwriting. I made the jump to NICU and pediatric nursing about twenty years ago. My first peer-reviewed article was published as the cover story for the American Nurses Association in March 2024. I performed my first peer review for the American Nurses Association in May 2024. I will complete a doctorate in pediatric nursing/primary care practice by the end of 2024. I will be working as a pediatric primary care nurse practitioner by the start of 2025.