Colored for Fall!

Welp, the color is done. It is actually not as dark as I remembered. I thought it was more brown that this, whereas this seems to have more of a red tint. But it is supposedly the same as she used last December. She keeps all that stuff written down. Maybe I just remembered wrong. I looked at pictures from right after having it done last time and it seemed darker in the pics. But, maybe it was the lighting of the pictures, and that is why I thought it was darker. I dunno. It's ok though, I still like it. And my hair smells wicked awesome right now, too. I have got to buy some of the stuff she uses!!

It's time!

I have put it off long enough. It is time to get my hurr did! Last December, I got it colored dark brown and I really liked it. I got highlights sometime last spring, and as of now, it has basically faded back to my natural hair color. So, since it is Fall, I'm thinking it is time to go dark again. So, now, I just need to decide if I want to get a cut too, or just a trim. Hmm, decisions, decisions!

For the lack of something better...

Here are some Bella videos from today. She gets super excited when she sees we're at the dog park...

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And then she gets her face slobbered by another dog (EW!)...

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Crazy puppy!

I just got back in from walking Bella. We would have walked longer, but I had to cut it short because she couldn't tell the difference between a small animal and a leaf blowing down the street. This wouldn't normally be a big issue, but tonight, it is particularly windy out and there are about a million leaves blowing around in the wind. She lunged at all of them and almost got away from me several times. She is so freakin' strong!

Week 1 done!

Well, I got through my 2 clinical orientations and my one day of classes. While I only have 2 classes (one is 2 hours, one is 4 hours), it seems like I will still have quite a bit of work to do. There will be more writing assignments this quarter, which is a bummer because I suck at writing papers! A lot of work will be required in these 2 classes. Might not be as "light" of a term as I'd hoped, but at least I have 4 days a week at home to work on it all.

GAH!

Break is over! Back at it tomorrow. It's kind of bittersweet. I don't want to go back to school, however, it means I'm that much closer to being finished. Plus, I get to see my friends.

Also...I cannot seem to keep myself motivated to work out! It is very frustrating. I know I have no one to blame it on but myself. I simply don't have the willpower to make myself stick with it. So, I'll go for a little while and do well and then I just get tired of it and give up. Even though I know that I need to do it to lose weight, to feel better, to look better, to be more confident, to decrease my chances of developing health problems...I still just can't stick to it alone! Yep, I'm pathetic.

So, I guess on that note, I will go downstairs and visit my treadmill. Maybe this will be the time I stick to it? Who knows. What I *do* know is that even off and on is better than none at all. So, I will try to keep it up. I will try to motivate myself. I will try to not let temptation get the best of me. All I can do is try. If I fail, then I will just try again. I think it's time to start using my weight loss blog again. Maybe, just maybe, it can help.

One more week

I can't believe that over half of my break is up already! It has gone by way too fast! At least I'm going into what I hope will be an easier quarter. It will be a lot less time at school, at least. I haven't done a whole lot on break, mostly cleaning or relaxing, or running errands.

I've got some errands to run this morning as well. :( I have to take Bella to the vet because I think she might have pink eye. She woke up Saturday morning with a bunch of green goop in her eye. Yuck. Should be fun trying to hold her still to put drops in her eye! Then, my grandma wants me to drive her to the bank and two stores. I imagine we will get lunch while we're out, and then I *hope* to have the afternoon at home.

Blah!

I woke up with a bit of a headache this morning. I went back to sleep in hopes that it would help, however, it has now turned into a monster headache that is making me feel nauseous. :( Ick!

UGH!

I am seriously about to scream right now! I have not been feeling too great the past few days (physically or emotionally), and tonight I am just feeling really down, and my kids are driving me insane! I think it's time for a nice hot bath and to call it a night!

SO Close!

Just 1 more final and then a break! I have totally been studying what seems like non-stop lately. As a result, I am slacking in other departments like working out and laundry. I haaaate being surrounded by a mess! It stresses me out. It's hard(er) to concentrate on studying (this is one of the things going through my head keeping me from focusing).

I have made it through 2 finals (passed both of those classes) now just have to pass pharm tomorrow. I feel like a huge weight will be lifted off my shoulders as soon as it is over. I am actually looking forward to getting back on my treadmill and having a chance to begin operation clean this pig sty! ;)

Studying, studying, and...oh yeah, more studying!

Well, I managed to make it through the rest of the chapters for A&P (which my final for is tomorrow). Tuesday is my med/surg final, then Wednesday is my pharm final. I think I'm most worried about pharm. Though, my A&P teacher always makes his tests very difficult. Med/surg I am actually doing quite well in. I always think I miss more than I end up actually missing on her tests. Just 3 more days til I get a break!

Now I'm off to study group to get my study on!!

ADD?

I am giving myself a diagnosis of ADD. I cannot seem to pay attention for *anything*! I try to pay attention in my lectures, but I just can't seem to do it. I try to listen, but nothing sinks in. I end up "teaching" the material to myself before the tests. This is why it takes me so long to study for tests. The mixture of my having to teach the stuff to myself and the fact that I cannot stay focused. I will read an entire page and realize I have no idea what I just read because my mind has been on other things and I've been skimming the words, but not actually paying attention enough to comprehend what I just read. Ugh! I just don't get it. I wish this came easy to me. I wish I were one of those people that could just listen in class and not even have to study because merely listening to the lecture was enough.

I spent hours last night and only got through about half of a chapter in one subject. I need to get to it again today. Tomorrow I am going to a study group and hopefully that will help. I always seem to get more out of studying with other people than on my own.

For some reason, I don't have any problems sitting and reading a book, for leisure, for hours! I guess it has to do with how interested I am in the subject at hand. For example, I can read a made up story about vampires and werewolves, or a romance or suspense novel, and become completely enthralled in what I'm reading. But, reading about electrolytes and acid/base buffer systems somehow doesn't hold my interest the same way.

Gotta love wasted trips!

So, yeah, I took Bella back to get her staples removed today. Apparently she had some issues with bleeding and the doctor had to open her back up after the surgery because of it. As a result, her scar is twice as long as it normally would have been. Anyway, when I picked her up the evening of her surgery, they gave me some pain meds for her, some reading material on what I should be looking out for, and a paper stating that I should go back (today) on the 9th for her staple removal.

Well, when I showed up for that, the lady asked me if it had been 10 days. I told her that her surgery had been last Thursday. So, she then told me that they generally need to be in for at least 10 days and after checking with the doctor, tells me to bring her back in next Thursday to have them taken out. Oh well, at least it wasn't that far of a drive and Bella got to go for a ride, so that made her happy.

So much for my morning off!

I got up this morning and drove my middle daughter to school since everyone somehow overslept this morning, I have a homework assignment that is due this afternoon that I completely forgot about and haven't even started on (oops!), I still have to study for today's quiz, I need to take Bella to get her staples removed from her spay, and I also have some paperwork to fill out for school.

That last thing kind of pisses me off. I got an email from my financial aid director saying that she needs these things filled out and turned in immediately because they are holding up my financial aid for next quarter. It's just this lady's tone that gets me. She is such a beyotch in person and in her emails. I am in my 3rd quarter of the RN program and all of a sudden you need these forms filled out immediately because it's holding up my financial aid? So...what you're telling me is *you* lost something that I have previously filled out and you have had for previous quarters as needed, and now it is somehow *my* fault that this is being held up? Hmmm...

So, I guess I better get to it. Sigh.

Can we just call it a night?

Well, one quiz down, 2 more to go this week. Then, next week is finals! So, it's pretty much straight up studying this week (and weekend) and next week. Seriously, I can't wait to have a couple of weeks that I don't have to spend all of my time studying! Especially since I can't seem to get a moment's peace to study without one kid or another coming and knocking on my door!

I am something of a mess today. For some reason my left eye started burning this afternoon. Most likely from my contact. It is probably time to change them out. Even after taking it out when I got home, it still hurts and is watering. Prolly gonna be rockin' the glasses for a couple of days. On top of that, my stomach has been killing me all afternoon. My lunch must not have liked me as much as I liked it. :(

To leave or not to leave?

I really don't feel like being at school today. I'm really thinking about just leaving after this class. Hmmm....

Poor baby!

My poor little puppy got spayed today. They said she bled quite a bit. She has basically done nothing but sleep since getting home this evening. She didn't even want to drink any water. :(

Last day of Summer break

Tomorrow is the first day of school for the kiddos! I know they are excited and sad at the same time. I know how they feel. In a way I'm glad for them to be back in school, and yet, I feel bad for them too. It does seem like the summer flew by for them and they didn't really get to do too much. No vacations, amusement park or water park trips, etc. Oh well. Hopefully next summer. It's difficult to do those things when I don't get the summer off of school too.

This year they will all be in different schools, too. Which is fine for the girls. I just hope my son does ok knowing his sister isn't in the same building as him this year. I know that was somewhat comforting to him last year. The younger two will, however, be riding the same bus to and from their schools. So, hopefully that will help.

I've got to move it, move it!

Well, I finally got my treadmill set up and I used it for the first time today! It felt good, too! I just need to figure out how to use the settings. I didn't take the time to read the manual before hand, I just went for it. And I don't know how to make it just go at the settings I put in. It kept changing speeds and inclines on me, which was not cool! Oh well.

I didn't do anything drastic today, since unfortunately, it's been a while since I've worked out. I just went back and forth between a medium-paced walk and a slight jog for about 25 minutes. But, at least it was something!

No joke!

Well, my teacher wasn't lying. That test was very difficult! :( He usually throws a few questions out when most of the class misses them. I'm hoping most of the class missed a lot! :o I seriously spent at least 4 solid hours studying for this test last night and I still wasn't sure of a lot of the answers. Sigh.

Anyway, now I am home and ready to relax a bit. I just found out that the pool we go to has been reopened! So, the kids and I will definitely be spending some time there this weekend!