STBTF

Today I'm thankful for the "abundant sunshine," as reported by weather.com for our local area. I will take out all my frustrations on my flowerbeds that have been sadly lacking my attention lately!

STBTF

have to love Anne Geddes photography
Before I head upstairs to delve into my nursing books I thought I'd post my daily STBTF. Today I'm thankful I had what was basically a full night's sleep last night...with the help of some diphenhydramine. I've been avoiding the use of a sleep aid, but after yesterday felt it was necessary, since I couldnt quite shake the feeling that my lack of sleep was finally creeping back up on me.

Anyway.

Yesterday afternoon I met with two of the other members from my group to plan our required Nur100 group presentation. Two of the members were unable to make it. So the three of us planned. We're presenting on animal assisted therapy. After doing some preliminary research we're all very excited, there's so much to cover! I'm gong to handle the programs, such as R.E.A.D. and youth at risk. I look forward to working on this, and justmay shareour Powerpoint on here after all is said and done.

Next weekend I'm holding a study group at my house. We have a few people who are struggling and I want to do what I can to help. I'm thinking of doing a Jeopardy style game. It should be fun.

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STBTF

I'm thankful for the three years I was able to spend in the US Air Force, proudly serving our country. I'm thankful for my husband who just retired after 21 years in the USAF. I'm thankful that he came home after serving in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq, just the way he left, well maybe a little thinner. I'm thankful to those who serve, and for those who have died for us to be able to cherish the freedom we so do.



Yes, this was a campaign ad. My point in posting it now is I hope that when President Elect Obama speaks of change, he means for the better, and that he'll make the right decisions regarding Iraq, and our military.

night/morning numero due

Yep, I'm awake, but with nothing illustrious to say.

I really like Kanye West's "Stronger"

From LYRICSMODE.COM lyrics archive

Song lyrics | Stronger lyrics

I also like Martina McBride's "Independence Day"

From LYRICSMODE.COM lyrics archive

Song lyrics | Independence Day lyrics

I have, guess you might say, ecclectic tastes in music. Prepare for mindless, insomnia-induced blather...

My cat, DC, who is 15 years old, loves it when I'm awake like this. He has someone to talk to, but doesn't understand humans aren't very conversational when their sleep has been interrupted.

my assistant, DC


Poor thing is having trouble jumping up onto the washing machine these days. It even came to the point where we have a small cooler sitting in front of it as a booster.



He's having trouble jumping from it now, and I just heard him trying to jump up, miss, and try again. Then he just started meowing again...so I helped him up there. We have to leave the food on the washer, otherwise the girls will eat it.

the girls
photos taken with a crappy, old Minolta Dimage

It's great having a mini-zoo!

Yes, I'm on the verge of delirium. Not getting enough sleep will do that!

something to be thankful for

In the spirit of Thanksgiving I am going to post about something I am thankful for everyday, time and spirit willing! It will be known as "STBTF" tomorrow and in future days.

Today I am thankful for the credits my school has transferred in, hence my not needing to take the required PE class or the required how-to-be-a-college-student class. They pulled two credits from my military career, and after searching a little I think it's based on military basic training/boot camp. Um, I went through basic training in 1989, but who's complaining!? I only needed one credit for that. They also awarded me the one credit from my university level how-to-be-a-college-student class! I also noticed they gave me 28 credits from my psych degree. Don't know how that all fits into the ball game. Need to research that one!

That would all be equivalent to time, money and energy. Thank you to the powers that be. Now I'm only hoping they also transfer my 5 A&P credits and am still awaiting that decision.

sleep habits of an infant

Insomnia: trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up too early.

How about all the above?

That's me! It goes in cycles. I'll have a few nights where I either wake up in the middle of the night, such as tonight, or I wake up around 4 a.m.

Either way, not good!


Then I guess because I am so exhausted I'll have a few nights where I'll sleep like a log, and every parent's dream...
through the night! Too bad I'm 37 years old! Might as well be an infant!

One cause of insomnia is stress. No!? You don't say!

"Having un-refreshing sleep (not feeling well rested), even after sleeping 7 to 8 hours at night". 7-8 hours!? If only! My average these days is probably more like 5 and that's a stretch many nights.

boys have cooties, but so do girls...

...and more of them!?

I'm awake at this ungodly hour, at first so disoriented as not to even remember the hoopla that is November 4th, 2008, when I logged on and there it was: "Change has come to America". Indeed it has, and if nothing else can be said, we as Americans have all been a part of this monumental day in history.




Wanting to see the news via various domains (I dig pomp and circumstance. What can I say?), I clicked onto the ABC news link and saw this article. Of course, being a student nurse who has just recently (re)learned about infection control it peaked my interests!

Womens' hands are dirtier than mens'!? The article brings up some good points, but I'd never had thunk it!

Speaking of things girls have more of, they have more of a chance of becoming president of the good ole US of A! Thank you President Elect Obama!

i rocked the vote-have you?

Just returned home from classes, and also my obligation as a proud American, casting my vote. What was extremely great about today's vote was NOT waiting in a line! There's been a lot of hype about how many people would be turning out this year, causing extended waits in line at the polls. It's probably the advantage of living in a rural, small town. Everyone was out there this morning, waiting in line, so those of us who showed up later walked right in, voted and walked right back out.

This nursing student is grateful!

We took our third test in Nur105,basic nursing skills lecture, today. I received a 91%, which in our program is one point away from an A. We have one more test in that class, and then the final exam. For that matter, the same holds true for Nur100, Intro to Nursing. Along with those tests, and the final exams we have two more skills practical exams, a group project to do for 100, one more online entry, and I have the last portion of my community service to do.

We have to do six hours of community service in our program. I received permission to count the field trip I'm going on with the local high school's Health and Medical Occupations class to see open heart surgery, as part of my hours. The other portion was fulfilled working at the free clinic for two hours. Many people have done that, in three 2 hour increments, or they worked a blood drive, or the "drive-thru flu shot" program the college put on. Those both would have been great experiences, but so will the open heart surgery, even if I'm just observing.

Tomorrow in skills lab we're going to be learning about skin integrity and wound care.

This all doesn't include the mountain of work left to do in the horrid psych class. This week alone we have 3 assignments (a quiz, a cultural activity, and our individual aubmission for the roundtable we'll be doing next week.) I still have the conclusion that was due last week, from our group, to start and finish. I had emailed the professor about this dilemma, that being that the other two group members had yet to submit literature reviews, and the results section, which are necessary to base a conclusion-discussion on! He is permitting us to turn it in late. That took a huge load of my shoulders since I had to spend the weekend studying.

must reads

No, really. I must read these.

Who else reads these? I'm kind of interested in seeing what other nursing schools required texts are, especially what kind of NCLEX program you use. We use ATI, and I've received bad reviews of it from fellow students or recent grads. This photo is of the Fundamentals module...there are many more to be read in subsequent semesters.

It's true what they say about nursing school. You'll eat it, breathe it, sleep it, and read until you feel like your eyes might bleed.

Back to the books!

in true goober form

2007

I will not tell a lie. BZ is still a goober after all these years. He went from wearing a Buzz costume three years in a row, to trying out a ladybug costume while terrorizing a Toys R Us one day!




2006

OK, so I gave birth to not only one, but two goobers. These are of Alec, when he and Big B went to Bull Run Battlefield a while back.



Explains a lot, eh?