Profile For Connie P.

Thank you all for sharing your story with me!!! I agree with you all, life is too short to just think about something that you really want to experience. I have enjoyed reading your comments, appreciate the thoughts and am thankful to have you all willing to help me. I feel better already just by knowing that I am not the only person who ever wanted to change their life long career. Thank you for the support you have shown me and I hope to get to know you all better as time passes. Have a great night and be safe out there!!!!

Thank you all for the kind thoughts and words. I am certain that I will follow my dreams and make truck driving a reality!!!! I just have to fit the classes into my schedule. I have read a ton of helpful things on this site and plan to read daily for tips and general knowledge that so many share here. Thanks again for such a wonderful site!!!! I am thankful that I have you all to lead the way and thankful for the wealth of knowledge that is held within these pages. I am excited to learn something new, excited to take care of me for a change.

Hi. My name is Connie. Thanks to all for having a great sight for people to research the lifestyle of truck driving!!! I am currently employed as a Registered Nurse, my career has been long and enjoyable. I have worked in this field since 1989 and have earned all of the certificates I dreamed of earning. The past year of my life has taken me down a path that I wasn't prepared for and never thought would ever happen to me. Along with being a long time ED Nurse, I am also a Paramedic and an EMS Instructor. I was always the one that assisted with other's emergencies. Last June, my 22 year old son attempted suicide by way of shot gun, he survived the attempt, and we are well on our way to recovery. He has endured 19 major surgeries so far, with another 22 projected for the future, and life for him will never be close to the same as prior to the attempt, but slowly he and I are learning how to live this new life. I share all that with you because I am needing some advice..... I have always wanted to drive truck! My dad was OTR and he loved the lifestyle that his career offered him. I had, as a little girl made a run or two with him on occasion and loved seeing new places. I fight with myself daily to want to go to work, I don't seem to have issues once I arrive because I love helping others. I have finally been on the other side of the coin, so to speak. For the first time, since I began my career, my emergency trumped everything. I still love helping others and I still enjoy what I do to some extent, but I am finding that as the days pass, now that my emergency is somewhat stable, I am reluctant to got to work for fear that I will have to relive what I have been living for the past 15 months. So, on to why I am writing to begin with. I have always wanted to drive truck. I would love the solitude that driving can bring. After working busy ED rooms for years, the quiet time would be a breath of fresh air. My days off now, which are few and far in between, are spent in my car driving to nowhere but being free to just listen to the air blowing through my windows. I think I am ready for a career change, I KNOW I am ready to work without so many people. I would love to hear your thoughts, why do you do what you do? Why do you love driving truck? What are the pros and cons? What bit of information can you give me to help me decide if this lifestyle may be where I would like to go next with my life? I would love to hear from you all, new drivers and seasoned drivers alike. Thank you all for taking the time to read and/or respond. I know that I will be the one that has to make the final decision, but I am needing some advice from YOU, the experts. Have a great day, be safe out there!!!!