Life Is What You Make It

Work has been amazing. Everyday that I leave the hospital I thank God that I am blessed to be able to not only work but do the simple things such as walking. It was kind of sad today because one of my favorite patients went home. He has been there about 2 weeks now and we became quite the buddies. He nicknamed me "The Rotting Oyster" (don't even ask...) and I nicknamed him "The Troublemaker". We played several games of air hockey, pool, and even some video games together. He certainly made my day every time I saw him. I'm glad that he got to go home, but sometimes it is hard to say goodbye.

Since we are in a charm school now and are being taught how to look and act like ladies I decided that I needed to get in shape to help me look like a lady. I started Weight Watchers and joined Anytime Fitness. I have to admit that is a wonderful gym. it is very clean and seems to be very elite. I'm just trying to figure out how to stick with this diet when we go on vacation next week!

Well, I hope each of you have a wonderful weekend! Hasta Luego!

Talents

Today our Sunday School teacher was out so Mark and Amanda Dodd took over our class. We had a discussion about using our talents to God's glorification. They mentioned the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30)and how that was considered money in the Bible times, but now we really mean talent or special gifts that God has given you. They also talked about when you choose a career how it should be one that you love to do therefore you will be the best at it that you can be. We also talked about how it is best to shoot for the moon when it comes to your dreams so we won't settle for mediocrity. That was really a good lesson for me. Even though I have never been accused of having small dreams, I often forget that it is my duty to be the best I can at it. Sometimes during the school year I get tired and find myself giving in to mediocrity when it comes to my grades and such. It reminded me that there is so much more that I can do to make myself the best nurse I can be. Sure, I have huge dreams for myself, but it isn't enough to just aspire for those dreams. I have to work hard to get there! While we were talking I also was reminded how self-discipline is a big part of this. While I do find myself to be self-disciplined in some places, I definitely need to work on becoming better. There is always room for improvement! So we should all strive to be the best person that we can be instead of settling for mediocrity and being risk being a disappointment to God!

Loving my weekend!

Today was a wonderful change of pace for a few days. From Thursday on was so busy this week. Work wasn't too busy because most of the patients were being discharged for the weekend, and some for good. Some of you may know Jewel Covington. Well, over the past couple of weeks I have had the privilege of being her Nurse Assistant. She is definitely one of the sweetest little kids I have ever met! While it is always a happy time getting to see your favorite patients go home it is also sad in some ways.

Monday is the last day for my summer class. Even though it was just an internet class, it kept me very busy! Our last assignment was to put together a Wiki which is basically an information page. Once it is in the clear and submitted I will post the link on here so you can see it. It was kind of confusing at first getting it together, but the past couple of days have been fun playing around with it and getting it all set up.

Well, I'm going to sign out. I have some stuff to do in order to get ready for church tomorrow! I hope each of you have a blessed Sunday!

Busy, busy, busy!

This summer has been so busy! For some reason I always seem to forget that I have a blog, and it seems like everyone follows me on Facebook anyway, so I forget to update this baby! For those who don't follow me on Facebook, I did get the job at Shriner's and I love every moment of it! I feel so blessed every time I see those children. It is, however, making me expand my Spanish vocabulary. One of my goals when I started was that I would learn a new word or phrase each week. So far that is going great. Well, that is all I have for now. I'm sorry that it is such a short post, but my laptop is about to die because I have been doing homework. I will do my best to keep this updated a little bit better! My bad!!

Keeping my fingers crossed!

Since it's summer time and I seem to lack things to do along with the fact that I have a car I have to pay for I have been on the hunt for a job. It's definitely not easy trying to find something that could posibly be long term that will work with my ever changing schedule. Thankfully, I think my dad may have found one for me. One of his customers works at Shriner's hospital and gave him all the information that I needed to try and get a job. So I made the call this morning and went in this afternoon and filled out an application. I really hope this works out because I love kids and I think that's the kind of work I want to be involved in. So help me keep my fingers crossed that this works out for me!

Change change change!

It is absolutely amazing how much the blogging world changes when you leave for a while! I guess that will teach me a lesson not to leave, eh? haha! I am doing fine these days! I finally finished up 2nd level...didn't think the semester would EVER end! I don't get much of a break before I start summer classes unfortunately. It will just make my fall load much easier if I take a class. Well, I really don't have much to say for now. I'm getting ready to go to the store and get some new scrapbook stuff. I'm gonna use this week to get some much needed scrapbooking done. Plus, it will be great for some relaxation! Until next time! :)