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

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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!...

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

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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