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Keeping Busy19:45 Apr 30 2009
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I have the day off today because I was so dog tired and yet completely wound up last night that this morning when my alarm went off I thought I was dreaming and shut the damn thing off. I wasn't dreaming, I just wasn't conscience enough to realize I needed to get up.
I finally woke up, looked out my window and realized, "SHIT! The sun's up!" This interprets to, "I'm really freakin' late." Sure enough it was 6:45 and I was supposed to be in at 7:00...it's an hour away.
I called my instructor, called my preceptor and they both agreed with the events of yesterday it would be better if I just stayed home and took it easy for the day. So I've started going through some stuff.
Already made a trip out to donate some clothes and shoes to AMVets and I donated 3 old cell phones to the Cell Phones for Soldiers charity. I think next I'm going to look into donating my formals to a charity that provides prom dresses for under privileged girls.
It feels good to give back to the community, even in a small way. :)
Unplanned Day Off14:09 Apr 30 2009
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Maybe I'll get some packing done today. I need to go through my electronics and figure out what wires go to what and get rid of the ones that don't match anything. I also have 3 old cell phones I think I'm going to donate to the cell phones for soldiers program.
Time to move forward.
Eyes Wide Shut03:37 Apr 24 2009
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Time to hit the other side of the desk. I need to crawl into bed and make friends with my pillow before I fall asleep on my keyboard. Not exactly healthy to drool on your laptop. :p
Sleep well, sweet dreams, and may your tomorrow be more fantastic than today. :) Nigh night all.
Who Knows Where Thoughts Come From...03:11 Apr 24 2009
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I'm a night owl with a daylight schedule.
Been working 12 hour shifts for school. Report in at 7am which means I have to leave my house at 6am. Not getting home until 8 or 8:30pm.
Tomorrow I'm going to a Renal Symposium, (that's not required), at 8am. Just thought it would be a good idea as it was a large part of our content for the semester. Anything to reinforce the information they keep cramming into my brain.
I'm getting kind of tired of watching the sunrise through my windshield. :p
A Snippet of the Bucket List01:50 Apr 23 2009
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We all have a list of things we'd like to do. Some are grand ideas which may never come to fruition and others are simple things. Personally my bucket list covers them all and even the most grandiose ideas I am determined to some day accomplish. What I'd like to share here are some of the simpler things on my "bucket list". These are the things I'd like to do with some of the wonderful people I've met here on VR.
VW: First off, I want to meet this amazing woman face to face. I would love for her to do my make-up from ordinary to extraordinary, what ever her pleasure. The looks she creates are amazing and beautiful. I really would enjoy the chance to play.
Morri: Spend a day as her model. Crazy make-up, costumes, weird, uncomfortable positions, all of it. I would love to see how she creates and be involved in that process. Her art always has put me in awe of her talent.
Images: Just spend time with her. I know the conversation would be fun, thought provoking, and intellectually stimulating. I would love to walk with her through the city she so loves and try to see it through her eyes.
BlackHeresy: Another one I want to meet. I would truly like to have a chance to get to know this gentleman better. He strikes me as a straight forward, no nonsense, stick to your guns kind of guy. We can never have enough friends in this world.
Sah: I want to go clubbing with this woman! I would also love to pick her brain for sewing tips and tricks. A woman after my own heart.
Birra: My dear, dear friend. I want more walks in extreme weather :p. Really, I just want his friendship for as long as possible. When you meet good people you never want to let them go.
KCRC and DAG: I feel like I have an older brother in KC and a dear friend in DAG. ;) I would love to travel with them to Salem, Mass and let their experience in this city guide me. I'd also love to travel to Philly to see them at Dracula's Ball at least once a year.
Speranza: The house mouse. I wish to meet this young woman with an old soul. For her, it is my hope that she lives the life she chooses and never lets anything hold her back.
I'm sure there's more and I think this is something I'll add to along the way. For now this is what my tired brain can think of. The bucket list really is endless.
28 Days and Counting02:47 Apr 22 2009
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It looks like I finally have a venue for my graduation party. It just had to land on Memorial Day weekend...ugh. Anywho, as soon as I get that all set up I can finally start sending out invitations. YAY!
Holy crap, I'm gonna be a nurse!
Test #320:24 Apr 16 2009
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Never mind, totally did better than I thought I did. Highest grade so far this semester. WOOT!
One month to go. :D
FEH!17:13 Apr 15 2009
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Last test before the final and all I can say is...WTF!!!!!? There goes my average...time to drink.
Warning...Total Geek Moment04:15 Apr 15 2009
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They've bumped up the release date for "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" to July 15th! It still doesn't make up for making us wait an additional 8 months so they have a "better" time slot during the summer but it's something. You guessed it, I'm one of the ones sitting in the theater at the midnight showing. I am a nerd. :)
Step #223:19 Apr 05 2009
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Came home last night to a rather large envelope from the University of Buffalo. It's what I've been waiting for, my acceptance letter. :) I'm officially "in". Of course this adds to the list of things that need to get done, but it's the good part of the list.
It's really happening, it's all coming together. Now, for a job...
ATI...shool's way of stressing us out even further02:59 Apr 04 2009
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Sat for one of my last ATI test's this afternoon. It's the testing the school uses to "measure" how well we're doing in the program. Not like they could measure our success with the exams they give us or anything....that would just be ridiculous.
Anyway, what this particular test does is tell the school the likelihood we'll pass the NCLEX (licensure exam) on the first try. We are required to get a 75% before the school will pass on our information in order to sit for the NCLEX. A 75% on this test gives a 95% chance of passing the real test. I got a 75.3%. So I have a 95% likelihood of passing the boards on the first try.
The test today was a royal pain in the ass. 180 questions over 2 hours and my brain was mush at the end. At the same time it offers a sense of comfort. It means all the information they've been cramming into my head over the last two years...some of it actually stuck. It means I really do know more than I thought I did. It still doesn't make the jitters of. "OMG can I really do this?" go away. Book smarts don't mean a damn thing unless you can apply it to an actual situation. I won't know until I get there but, I have a feeling I'll be just fine.
Reflecting on Monday...02:44 Apr 04 2009
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Pai is just as adorable if not more in real life. He likes me and he didn't piddle on my shoe when I came through the door. He didn't even bark, which kind of surprised his mom. He just walked up to me, sniffed my hand, and then hopped up to be petted. I think he's going to make an excellent roommate. :p
Morri and I had a chance to catch up, actually, a chance to talk. The first time we met was in Nola and that was a whirlwind of a trip. She's taken the time out of her busy life to find an apartment both of us LOVE. Yay to having a place to live in June. One huge worry off my shoulders. Thanks again Otter, you rock!
Birra was a little more reserved this trip. A lot on his plate as of late. He still induces laughter and I'll never be able to listen to Lil John with any seriousness again, not that you ever really could. I don't know if birra realizes what he's in for with Morri and I in the same vicinity. It'll be fun, I promise. :p
I feel so fortunate to be moving to a place where I have the opportunity to better my life. I can work and continue my education. I'll be able to pursue my chosen specialty of women's health with the chance of working in a hospital specifically for women and children. I'll be living with a woman I'm looking forward to getting to know better and be minutes away from one of my best friends. I won't have to hide any of who I am. I think that is what I've been looking for. This is my chance to truly start living.
May we all be so fortunate.
Time Ticks Away10:30 Apr 02 2009
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This morning marks the last time I will have to wear this ridiculous uniform for nursing school. Next week is spring break which I will spend in Florida! The week after that is a day of case studies, a test, and then onto preceptorship. We're allowed to wear all white scrubs from this point forward.
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and I can't believe this part of the journey is almost over. :)
Next stop, Buffalo. If this weekend was any indication of what life will be like rooming with Morri and living minutes away from Birra...life is going to be full of laughter.
Free Spirit in Need of Grounding22:05 Apr 01 2009
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I'm getting myself all worked up over moving when it was my idea. At times I worry that I'll never settle down. It's starting to sink in that I am a free spirit with a need for roots...if that makes any sense. I suppose I can't be tied down to one place, I need to move about and see new things. It's probably why I enjoy traveling so much, especially driving. At the same time I'd like to find a place I can call home. And then it hits me, home will never relate to a place for me, it will be the people.
Alaska is still home not because of the place, it's because my mom and dad are still there as are two of my best friends and many other people I cherish. That is what makes it home.
New Jersey has never felt like home. It's always felt like a staging point. I've met wonderful people here. I've made another friend I can't do without but we're both moving on with our lives. We're both moving out of Jersey and once she's gone...this place holds no sense of home anymore.
I'm thinking part of being a free spirit is about finding home within yourself. Home isn't something tangible in my book. Home is where ever you feel most at peace. I find that peace in my relationships. I find it in love. Home, is where the heart is.
Looping06:32 Apr 01 2009
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I'm fighting with myself. Wondering if I'm making the right decisions for the right reasons. It is the right decision but is my motivation being true to myself? And why am I so scared? Maybe because for the first time in my life I'm going into something with no safety net. The lack of the safety net allows me to be me with no worries about if something will get back to my family and how they'll react to it. I get true freedom and I'm absolutely terrified. But, the decisions made, the wheels are in motion and I will not turn back because that's not who I am. And yet....I wonder...
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xxEmaeraldxx
20:05 Apr 30 2009
You are very gracious, and everyone loves a giver. :) Even a small contribution can make such a big difference to the lives of those in need. Talking of which, I need to do another big clear out soon too!