score one veggie plate

I have short hair again! Phew. Long hair was getting to be too much work, and I'm too busy toadd 3o mins of blow-drying all that hair. I love it. And The Beau loves it, too.

The Beau and I are working on spending less, even saving some. We have set a grocery b

udget and are making more meals from scratch. Last night we had cheeseburger pizza (with special sauce and pickles, to boot!). I started with yeast, flour, salt... you know... like the little birdies say: cheap cheap!

This next photo is another example of our money-saving adventures. Frugalista tip #16: always bring tupperware to a potluck or other event that serves food.

Student Nurse: what the heck happened?

Oh my! How did I get so far behind on the blog?

Well...

This accelerated program is intense! The moments I take away from working/studying I nap or veg out to tv or movies. It's like horse-lips for my brain. Horse-lips are hard to explain, like blowing really big raspberries. Ideally, I'd like to post here more regularly. We'll see how it goes.

:)

Today begins Spring Term, Week One. I'm just going to skip the rest of Fall and Winter terms that I didn't keep up on. Too much to think about today. Maybe I'll reflect on them later. This term I am learning Acute Care and Leadership & Outcomes Management. My clinical placement for the next 5 weeks is in a cardiac unit. I hope I can remember everything I've learned about cardiac (and whole body!) pathophysiology and pharmacology and apply it to my practice. I'm confident about my ability to communicate and interact with patients. I'm confident handling tasks within my skill set, and I'm looking forward to tomorrow and Wednesday when I'll learn some new nursing skills.

Until next time....

love and nursing.