Crazy frustrated!

I meant to bring my camera with me to school today. I even made myself a note on my phone so that I would remember to grab it. However, in my rush out the door, I forgot it afterall. :( To top it off, I just found out that my children likely just broke said camera. Are you effing kidding me?! They know they are not even supposed to be touching my camera! Especially after the last incident! That's just great! Why is it that no matter how many times you tell kids not to touch something, they do it anyway? Sigh

Breakfast, yum!

I enjoyed my morning with my oldest and youngest babies today. The middle one was having a little hissy fit and decided she didn't want to go anywhere, so, whatev! The other 2 and I went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast. They have this breakfast that includes 2 eggs, bacon, a big blueberry muffin, and a cup of yogurt with fruit and granola that is super yummy! At least now I don't have to worry about eating lunch. :)

Now, I am just chillin' a little before heading to school for a couple of labs this afternoon.

Tuesdays suck!

Crazy long day at clinicals yesterday. Not much time to even sit down, much less get any studying in for today's exam that I'd hoped to get if there was any free time (pshha!). I did look over the powerpoints after I got home last night though. I wasn't feeling very well and I was wicked tired, so I didn't study as much as I should have and went to bed early instead. I'm pretty sure it showed on today's exam, too. :o Oh well, I think I may have still passed it at least.

Must. Find. Motivation.

I have laundry that needs folded and put away, bed sheets that need changed, vacuuming that needs done, and an exam to study for. I must resist the urge to lay down and take a nap instead!

Lunch

I had lunch with a friend today that I hadn't seen in 7 months. It was nice to catch up with her. Then I took the kids to the pool for a little while this afternoon, since we got rained on while there yesterday. The new suit, btw, is nice, except that when I go under water and then come up, the top wants to, uh, stay under water... Oh well. I still like it better than my old one. Now, I really need to start studying for my Pharm quiz that I will have on Wednesday and the Med/Surg quiz I'll have on Friday.

Slacking

I should probably be studying for my quizzes that are coming up this week, but instead, I'ma go test out my new swimsuit at the pool with my kiddies! :)

School and More School!

As much as I am hating school and life at this point, I have decided that I am going to continue on and get my BSN after getting my ADN (hopefully) next June. I must be some sort of masochist. :/

Anyway, I know I want to do online schooling so that I can work while taking classes. I have taken online classes in the past and I do well with them. Actually, I prefer them. Honestly, sitting in lectures often feels like a waste of my time. I really feel like I don't get a whole lot out of lectures, and I end up teaching myself the material anyway, much as one would do in an online course. I tend to have a short attention span.

So, now I need to find a good RN to BSN program that I can do entirely online. There are lots of options, actually. Ohio University, Kent State, Chamberlain, etc . So I need to do some research and decide which one will be best one for me to do. I'll also need to decide how long I want to work before I start a BSN program. I'm sure I'll at least want to get out of orientation first. The good news is that having my bachelor's degree won't make a difference in my pay as an RN, so I can really just take my time getting it. The bad news is, well, it won't make a diffence in my pay as an RN once I have it...

A fan?

I stopped in Walmart on my way home from school today to look for a small fan to take with me to school. No luck with that, though. They didn't have anything small enough to carry with me each day. I did, however find a new swimsuit (in black). I have been looking all season for one that looks half-way decent on me and haven't had any luck. I also got a new dress (in white) to wear over it as well as a couple new pairs of work out shorts. :)

Um...

Really? Thermostat set on 82 degrees in the classroom today? Really?!?! GAH! Someone didn't get the memo that it is July!

Long Day

Today was the first actual day of clinicals for this quarter. I was hoping to get to rotate around to different departments of the hospital (just as I'd hoped for last quarter) however, I am, once again, in the group that is not rotating at all this quarter. I am also, once again, in the group that has an instructor that is a stickler for the rules and makes us not only get to the hospital at 6:45 for a 7:00 shift, but makes us stay the entire time! My class is not very big (sub-30 people) split into 4 or 5 clinical groups. So, I am aware of the fact that all of the other clinical groups are generally off the floor before 5pm and gone by around 5:30 each week. Seriously, how do I get all the luck? Sigh. :/

It's almost over!

I am sitting here trying to enjoy the last few hours of my time off. I took the kids to the pool for a while earlier today. Now I am sitting here playing some family feud and bejeweled on facebook. Wow, do I know how to party it up or what? Ha!

Sigh

My break was entirely too short! While I do want to get school done and out of the way, I really could use a longer break. Now I have just one more day then it's back to a crazy busy schedule. :/

Randomness

I am already a week into my break from school! It is passing way too quickly! I have less than 2 weeks left. :(

I took the kids to the pool and remembered to reapply my sunscreen, so I did not get fried again. That is always a plus! ;)

I just had me a grilled turkey burger and corn on the cob for dinner. Now, I'm off to change some bed sheets, then fold some laundry while watching a little tv.

BLAST!

I am really rather pissed off right now. I had a bunch of pictures on my camera from this weekend, with some of my family from out of town, and I go to transfer them to my computer just now and they are nowhere to be found! My younger daughter decided to play with my camera this morning to take pictures of herself and the dog and claims that there weren't any pictures on there before she started messing with it. However, I have serious doubts about that...

Ow!

I took the kids to the pool this afternoon, and ended up spending close to 3 hours there. When we left, my back was feeling a little tender, and so I suspected it got a little burnt. Other than my back, I thought I was fine. However, upon further inspection when getting into the shower after I got home, I realised I am actually pretty red all over! Not cool! It's my own fault though, I forgot to reapply sunscreen after getting in the pool for a little bit. :( I am a lobster!

Green piggies!

I've been into buying some different color nail polishes lately. I saw this green color and thought it would be pretty cute, but it wasn't quite what I was expecting. It was more of a sheer color than I was hoping for. After about 3-4 coats, I finally got it to look decent:

(ignore my ugly feet)
I found a more solid color that's similar to it today and bought it, along with 2 different shades of purple. :) Yay nailpolish!

2 more days!

I. Can't. Wait! Just 2 more days then I get a break. I have to keep repeating this to myself.

I had one final last week, and another this morning. Then today I also did my take-home final for Micro, which was 15 questions, but ended up being 5 pages long!

I also studied for my head to toe assessment check off that I will do tomorrow afternoon for nursing lab. Ten freakin' pages of crap to assess from hair and nails, to level of consciousness, to lung and heart sounds, to naming and testing the 12 cranial nerves...etc.

Tomorrow morning I need to review for my a&p lab final that I'll also take tomorrow afternoon. After that, I'll spend the evening getting my study on for my written nursing final on Wednesday. Once that's done I'm off for 2.5 weeks!! Yay!

Almost done

Yesterday, my oldest daughter turned 13! Unbelievable! It was also the last day of school for the kids. As for myself, I still have to make it through one more clinical, tomorrow, and 3 more days of finals before I get a couple of weeks off. I SO can't wait to be done with this quarter. I am very ready for a break!

Now, I need to head to Meijer to pick up a few things...which may or may not turn into me browsing the isles for a while. Then off to bed to get ready to get up early and get this last clinical over with!

My son

I love that kid SO freakin' much! He is so sweet and says some really funny stuff! My favorites of his quotes from today...

After playing with a toy screwdriver: "Wow, I really know how to screw stuff!"

And after dinner: "Mommy, you make the best dinners"...followed by a kiss. Awww!

3 Stores

I went with my grandma earlier to Big Lots and picked up a few name brands at close-out prices. ;) Then we went to Meijer where I got a couple of birthday presents for my daughter as well as some groceries. Now I'm off to do some Krogering! Too bad most of what I'm shopping for is groceries. It's much less fun!