Lists...

I need to start making lists.

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You know, lists of things I want right now and for the future.
For the past few 5 YEARS (!) I have made a list that included GRADUATION!
That list still is there sitting there with the following:

• Pass N342 - Independent Practicum (the class I am taking right now. - did I mention it is MY LAST CLASS!)
• GRADUATE!
• Take Kaplan to help with my state boards/liscensure
• PASS BOARDS
• Start as RN! (whoo hoo!)

Pretty good right? But all that is included under the categories of school, work... pretty much NO FUN!
Well, now that my finish line just came a heck of a lot closer {check my countdown on the right!} I want to make lists for my future house, future NEW car, future wardrobe, future VACATION! {i'm sooo very excited to do this last one!}

So I will soon start these lists on here and hope they aren't dorky. If you would like to help me write these lists look over to the right there and e-mail me or just write a comment below any of my posts including the label "lists for life".

I hope I have more time on my hands (although I doubt it... so much to do in less than a month for crying out loud!) with only one class... but I've said that before and I've barely had time to shave my legs shh. don't tell anyone... haha.

Ok. For now I gotta go back to looking up for pictures for my group presentation and getting a good song ... will tell ya later about that one. We're making our audience classmates get interactive tomorrow! Fun fun! =)

Take care and happy HUMP day!

We have so much to talk about!

It's been a fantastic, crazy, stressful, amazing, relentless, unbearable week!!!

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Yep.

All those things at once!

But the greatest part is that it ended on a wonderful note.

Wanna guess what it is?

Well I'll tell ya:

I PASSED MY CLASS AND I HAVE ONLY ONE MORE TO GO!!!

WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!

I have been stressing out so much as of late because of this stupid freaking class that I haven't been able to update my blogs who are just sitting there with no sort of inspirational .... anything on them that I feel I have lost a little of myself.

I tell ya. Nursing school takes so much of a person's life that I think I might have to do some regrouping after this last and final class. I sometimes have to stop myself and ask myself who I really am right now.
I have been a student nurse for so long that I don't know how to be ... a person anymore!
I still will be a student nurse until mid-December and won't lose any kind of insight on that part of my life...
But trying to be a "normal" person again after all these years of being "trained" to be a student nurse... yeah that task, my friends, will not be an easy one.
But as I have read a few of my favorite blogs this  mornin', that I have missed oh so dearly, because sooo much inspiration comes from them, I know I can come back to the normal me. The me that can be a loving and caring daughter, girlfriend, cousin, friend etc. to all the ones who have loved me through all these years of nursing school! (and have had to put up with the many tears and tantrums of how much I HATE nursing school! thanks by the way!)

Many people have dealt with me not being all there at times because most of my mind has been on the fact of "When am I going to graduate??????"

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But I can surely say that I will end up graduating after December! I so look forward to the following weeks ahead and I can't wait to share it with you all (the few and great and kind that come visit from time to time) and I hope know that I can count on my friends and family to be understanding of my new soul searching after graduation.
So to all, please bear with me as these next few months bring much busy work for my FINAL NURSING CLASS and I promise to update more on my blogs and I hope to find even more wonderful inspiration on your amazing blogs.
What can't this blogging community do?

I hope to see more of you all!

Keep comin' back ... I might just have a little surprise for you once graduation comes a little closer... a little giveaway of sorts... Maybe that will give a little incentive to come back... ;)

p.s. my blog is going to be under construction so if while you are visiting PLEASE forgive the unorganization that will come! I need to spruce things up a bit... need some fresh new stuff especially after my successful completion of my second to last class. Thanks for understanding!

Well hello!

I just updated my blog and I talked a little bit about what has been goin' on and what has taken

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up all my flippin' time!

Of course, I am talking about nursing school!
Bleh!

But I am almost done (one class down, one more to go - this semester anyway) and December cannot come any sooner!

But otherwise I have been ok.
I have yet to show my new look and my new do - how horrible of me I know especially because I asked for help and lovely Marie offered her help by telling me to just do it and it is only hair! It will grow back! So I did end up cutting A LOT of hair off because I sooooo needed it - my hair was starting to look like a nest! Especially after seeing myself on my videotape of skills, my hair was lookin' horrible! Now it is so much easier to style, and lighter, and has some color to make me look alive! haha

Also, like my last post said, my friend did go through something horrible and she has not been returning my calls/texts so I really do hope she is doing ok. I love ya girl!

All in all, everything is going ok - so far. If I could only get my flippin' grades into my gradebook that would be freakin' fantastic so I know what I have to get on my final to be able to pass this darn class. I also have to figure out my nursing GPA because that has to be higher than a 2.5 (thank goodness - because the newcomers have to have it at a 2.7 or higher - sucks to be them!) and right now I believe it is higher than a 2.5 but am not sure if it's exactly a 2.5 or slightly above it, or I am at a 2.7... who knows right now. My overall GPA I think is closer to a 2.9 - 3.0 and that is fine. *phew*

But enough about school. For now....

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I wanted to update you on the current "investment", as Kevin would call it, he wants to make. It is pretty big but I think it's a really, REALLY bad idea for him to do this right now. Let's see if I get any responses from you ladies and gents...

Kevin wants to buy a truck. The size of Ford F-150, and a new one no less! (Not really wanting a used one...)

His reason why it is a good idea?

1. It will help with a future move when we decide to move in together instead of renting a U-Haul.
2. It will help others, family and friends, by having a bed of a truck to transport things in - just in case.
3. It will be better in the snow and safer for him to drive to and from work during really crappy weather.
4. And he also put on a sad puppy face saying "I want a twuck." *sigh* =p

Reasons why I think it is a bad idea for him to make this investment - RIGHT NOW?

1. We are not moving in together for another 2 years or so, so why do we need a truck?
2. His brother has a Suburban - why can't we just ask him for help? (selfish of me? maybe... ok yes it is... so sue me... ok don't cuz I have no money!)
3. HE DOESN'T HAVE THE KIND OF MONEY TO INVEST IN SUCH A THING!!!
4. His car right now (a Ford Thunderbird) has crappy MPG and having a truck is not gonna make it less expensive to put gas in that baby. A 36 gallon on a F-150? Crazy amount of $$$ will have to be spent to fill that up!
5. If he wants to trade in his car, and get the $4,500 cash for clunkers, he will have to get a better car with more MPG and an F-150 is NOT in those requirements!
6. His insurance will be even higher than it is now - again - can't afford it!

So he isn't here to defend himself/make a better case for himself and why he wants his "twuck" but I don't think it is a good idea for him to get a car like that. Maybe - and I say MAYBE - a used truck.

What would be best for him to get is a smaller car, a better MPG car, or a SUV that is a 4-door that he can trade it in for and get his cash for clunkers 'rebate'.

What do you think? Am I being unreasonable? Is he right? Or am I? Am I being too cautious? Or is he being too much in fantasy land to realize he can't afford this?

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I wish Suze Orman could talk to him and look at his finances so she could direct him in the right direction... hmmm... anywho...

Please make your comments below and tell me what you think.
Maybe you have inside scoop on cars right now in this crazy economic crisis we are in.

And if you could tell Suze Orman to read all this and give me advice that would be fabulous!

Take care darlings and I'll catch you next time!

♥,

It's been awhile since I have come around...

Even though it has only been about 2 days.
But I have been so BUSY with school with a midterm on Tuesday and trying to finish a project up for next week. Also, we had a quiz tonight for my med/surg class that I completely bombed (which i am very mad/sad about) and I blame myself for not studying more. I mean, I probably only got 1/2 of that quiz right... sad I know. But it was meds that I suck at and now I need to focus on more for the next exam. I have an exam this coming Thursday and NEED to start studying pronto! Like now. =(
But I feel like I am always on the go go go. I feel like all I have been doing is reading and writing and researching and reading and studying.... ugh. I hate school. I am going to stop writing about school now because I just hate being negative and that is why I have a blog d

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edicated just for school stuff but I just wanted to voice why I haven't been around as of late.
I miss reading all the blogs that are on my sidebars and miss seeing all the wonderful things that the blogging world can give... so I will take a break from studying now and look at all those wonderful blogs ...

Will you join me?

Until next time!

♥,

SOOO much to update!

Yet not enough time in the day to read all the lovely blogs and update what is going on with me...

But for now know this:

I started classes, clinicals start this weekend {and I'm goin to prison!}, and Kevin's birthday is coming up next Wed!

I need to make it a good year this year... =)

Won't say anythin here because he MIGHT check this blog... don't want to ruin his surprises... heehee...

So:

How are you???

On my way to many great things

~it's over~

at least it's almost over.

I cannot believe that 2008 is almost behind us and 2009 is less than TWO days away!

I hope that everyone has an even better year in 2009 and that all your new year's resolutions go through the entire year.

My new year's resolution is to GRADUATE NURSING SCHOOL!!!

Along with graduating I plan on losing weight and being a better person than I was this past year.

Plus spending more time with family and friends.

Keep reading and be happy!

*I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

Sorry so many but that's how it came up.

{but it shows my excitement to the T!}