Nuttin' Honey

Well things here are pretty much in a holding pattern. Not really much going on. Not much different than last week.

The boy did get his driver's license on Monday. My last baby is now a driver too! First thing he says, " How old do you feel Mom?" Nice kid.

Hum... work is work. The good thing about work is that there is now another nurse to chat with on my Wed, Thur location. There is another child there that gets their own Nurse. So it's broken up the boredom and given me some of the required social interaction that I need.


Oh and I have become addicted to the Veronica Mars episodes on Netflix and am half way through season 2. I have seemed to have developed a thing for this guy...

Revisiting my old posts.. Q&A's

So I just started rereading my old posts of those first few months of nursing school, how naive was I? So I just noticed that some people have been posting on them. I don't get any notification when that happens, with the way my blog comments are set up, so forgive me for not responding. I haven't read through them all yet but here are at least two I have found.

1. Label Maker I bought at Wal-mart for $10 or $20. It came in very handy and I will use it again I am sure.

2. Assessment Ho... I walked into the "toy" store and said, " Where are your gag gift blow up dolls." It was a hilarious conversation that took place, along with another weird conversation. TMI to be sure. ( I had never been into one of those stores before ) So I actually just cut out pictures and Sharpy'd her body with the landmarks as close as I could. I got a perfect score on my head to toe assessment practicum so it must have worked.

If there are any other questions please feel free to ask!

I have become an Academic Advisor apparently

So it turns out I have to decide just what classes my friend can take and in which semester, so that she can catch up with me to be able to apply into the Advanced Placement RN Program come January.

Sure, its easy for me to say take such and such, then such and such. But hell Chem and A&P together? Micro and A&P 2 together. The options are totally across town from each other too. Its alot of pressure

But I guess all I can do is give the info, and let her make the decision. It was not my idea I tell you.

But I love the fact that she has confidence in me and trusts my opinion.

Doggie Abortion

So I took Miss Sasha to get fixed today. The mobile surgical spay/neuter clinic was in town. I am cheap and well after the vet bills we have had for her, a $400 spay was really not in the budget. So I was waiting for the $50 clinic to come to town. To be fair I did book this visit months ago. So I guess we didn't get to her in time because, although she was still spayed, she was in fact in the early stage of a new litter. Since her heat had only just ended the week before, I am not to worried about the fact that she was not going to carry these pups. Hell after the drama with her first litter there were NEVER any plans to have more.

Summer 1

So in order to defer my current student loans back into in school status I was 0.5 credits short. So thus the search began for an online relateable and/or easy class for the Summer 1 semester. So I am taking:

1.5 credits Pharmacology and Med Administration for Nurses (online) This is actually a repeat class because mine has "expired". So since I know way more about meds than I did the first time, I am hoping I can continue with the A.

4 credits Chemistry 130 w/ lab- In-person Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu with added lab on Mon and Wed. Which I am freaked out about. My daughter's boyfriend promised to help me with the class, and a friend from my old work is actually going to be taking it with me.

Then I found this gem...

0.5 credits Interpretation Of Laboratory Diagnostic Examinations - (online) This one I am actually excited about because as a Nurse these are very important. As a working nurse, I used to see these values every day and wasn't really sure about the understanding of what is critical to report etc.

AND most importantly, as a Nursing student any " 1 up " I can get is a massive help. Oh and let's not forget the NCLEX!!

Sooo if you haven't noticed I am a type A personality with a proclivity to procrastinate and change my mind. It may be the Gemini in me. However, I like to plan and plan ahead. Once I really set my mind to something, I charge full on. yet, we all know that if I am not sure sure...I waiver and woe. Thus you get all my previous posts about RN school and school options.

I have even being studying the RN Q&A book from NURSE TEENY whom I won it from. Which has helped alot, and the best part is that I actually have been doing VERY well with the questions. I have to retake the HESI-A2 and HESI=PN for entrance exams and although I score HUGE on both previous, I would like to ROCK my old scores out of the water.


But, most importantly, I am also excited. Which means, that yes this is finally the right time for a return to school. I just hope that having to work full-time this time, is going to be ok.

PS... I have another interview... LMAO

Socially Antisocial

So I have discovered that I am socially antisocial. I need conversation while working, however, outside of work, well... I do not like to have alot of things to do with friends. Its like my time home and with my family I don't, and have never really wanted to split it going here or there.

Case in point, I text or email and eat lunch with people while at work. But when I am home, I usually decline offers to go anywhere or meet up with anyone, unless I have to already be in that area for something.

To prove this we were at the grocery store and we ran into people we know. I stopped to talk and moved along. That's the type of relationship we have. But, when we were about to run into the neighbor I refused to meet them and walked away before my husband could drag me over there. Why? Because my husband mentioned that they wanted us to go over for drinks or whatever. You know that once that starts there is always something.

Is that crazy or what?

Monday Managed

Ok so its Wednesday but its my Monday. 4 days with the kiddos. I managed to get some of the things done yesterday I wanted to.

Ran into a SNAFU with the Pharm but I was told its because technically I have already graduated from that school, so its a process. So they are working on it for me. But if I don't hear from them by Monday then my butt is gonna have to go back down there. I need sign off to enroll and I do NOT want to miss this class start date.

Seems things are moving along... like they always should have. I am a bit worried about how I am going to be able to juggle the work hours and if its going to be possible. I NEED to work at least 32 hours a week to make ends meet. Soooo we shall see.

I think I see the path right infront of me even if it does wind a bit.