Shawnna Samples ...the ramblings of a mother in the thralls of a Nursing Program.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Email = SMILES

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So excited to see fall Nursing Assignments in my inbox. Strange isn't it... I spent the end of last semester fighting burnout and now I ...
Wednesday, June 01, 2011

I made it

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Just a quick update to say that I survived my third semester and only have one semester left before graduation :) Oh Happy Day! I must admit...
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Friday, February 04, 2011

The End of Week 4....I think?

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I am really not even sure what week this is but I think we just wrapped up week four. I am exhausted. Today was hard. It was our first ex...
Monday, January 17, 2011

3rd Semester - Week 1.... a special kind of hell

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Photo Credit I survived the first week of school. For those of you who don't know, I am in my third semester of the Nursing Program. U...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

Time Marches On

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I intended to update the blog religiously during my holiday break, and by religiously I mean at least three times a week. Everyday seemed t...
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Another one bites the dust......

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Finished my last test this morning (dosage calculations) and I am happy to report that I made a 100%. We are required to make a 90% or above...
Friday, December 03, 2010

Finals have begun

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Eeeek ! Part of me is so thankful the semester is coming to a close because it was a tough one and the other part of me seems to be turning...
Monday, November 29, 2010

When opportunity strikes.......a nasty bug will seize the day

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I really should be thankful that I am not sick more often given my current job choice and the fact that I spend a lot of time with ill patie...
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Seriously.......no really

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Do you ever have that feeling You know The one were things finally seem to be falling into place The one were the fog seems to lift and it f...
Saturday, October 23, 2010

Midterms are over :)

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Midterms are over and I made it out alive. By the grace of God, I managed to make it out with all A's except for one 89.8%. So thankful!...
Monday, October 11, 2010

it happened

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it happened.... you know the moment every other nursing student talks about THE WALL the moment were you are sitting in the floor, surrounde...
Friday, October 08, 2010

Caution

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Do you ever feel like something is dragging you closer and closer to the edge of a cliff? Do you have moments where you feel like taking a r...
Friday, October 01, 2010

Hard Work

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I had a important exam on Thursday this week. It was imperative that I do well because quite honestly I did horribly on our first exam which...
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Monday, September 27, 2010

PAPERWORK

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This semester of the Nursing Program has me buried in PAPERWORK. We are required to do PAPERWORK for our PAPERWORK. And just when we have ...
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Friday, September 24, 2010

To and Fro

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Spent the day running to and fro. to = the doctor's office fro = the pharmacy and the house the remainder of the day was spent trying t...
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Thursday, September 23, 2010

The story of the No Good, Rotten Blogger

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So the good news is I am alive. and the bad news is .......... I am a No Good Rotten Blogger. In my defense though I feel I need to add that...
Friday, April 09, 2010

I'm Back!!

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I realized I had a little extra time on my hands today so I thought I would stop by for an update. Okay, so that's a lie. I should rea...
Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Week 4

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Worked on taxes all weekend long - thinking that next year I may farm this job out. Seriously, I have done my own taxes for ummmmmm 13+ yea...
Monday, February 01, 2010

Wk 3 Heart

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So this week I have branched out a little and have had lunch with a few new people. Guess what? It was actually FUN. I know you are thinking...
Sunday, January 24, 2010

Week 2 - Thank you Martin Luther King Jr.

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I would like to thank Martin Luther King Jr. for both the great strides he helped to make in our country and for allowing me to have Monday ...
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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Week 1 - Heavy

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So far so good. We are working on Vital Signs. I bought a new bp cuff and matching stethoscope in the closest color to turquoise I could fin...
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Orientation

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Today was orientation for the nursing program. I thought it might be fun to chronicle my experience through out this process so batten down ...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

A New Year .... a clearer focus

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all day I have been thinking about the New Year praying about what my focus should be **do I want to resolve to lose weight (all the weight ...

12 days of Christmas

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This year instead of doing a complete Advent Calendar I opted to do only 12 days - thinking that would be a more realistic goal This is a li...
Friday, December 04, 2009

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I know, I know I have been a horrible blogger. I really don't have a good excuse, just been busy with school, family, and life in gener...
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Monday, November 16, 2009

EEEEKKkkkkkkk

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drove the kids to school this morning and upon leaving the school parking lot, I almost caused an accident. It would have been completely my...

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Probably my favorite layout this month. Makenna is still an "early to bed, early to rise" kind of girl. I love her to pieces and...
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Sunday, November 15, 2009

November Cards

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These are the rest of my November Cards, nothing to crazy. I used my Fiskars Threading Water punch on the first one. I love that punch. Se...
Friday, November 13, 2009

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This month my layouts seemed to really be scaled down. Not as much layering going on but I must say they were easy and painless...except fo...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

A Family of Owls

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Really simple card that I designed for The Scrap Room . Lots of fun working with the Double-Shot Kits for November. Hope you enjoy!
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