I had a very nice birthday yesterday. I can't believe I'm 28 years old. I feel like I was just in college a few weeks ago. So what did I do for my birthday you ask? I spent my day cleaning the house. That's okay though. Brian invited some of our friends over for a dinner party in celebration of my special day. Grilled strip steak, roasted potatoes ( Read more... )

I feel like whenever I post in here, I'm mostly ranting about hating Raleigh. I really don't hate Raleigh. I like the city; it's a nice city. I just don't LOVE it I guess. Plus, it's not home. Anyway, an article in the newspaper this week confirmed a suspicion I have long held about Raleigh. Out of the 52 largest metropolitan areas in the country, ( Read more... )

I've been really bad about posting lately, but I suppose that is one good thing I can think about. I certainly will have more time for posting in the coming months. I was supposed to graduate with my MSN in December, but thanks to the program director that won't be happening. I took my women's health class over the summer, but my preceptor has been ( Read more... )

I could kill my husband. A few days ago, he suggested I apply to jobs all over, not just in Raleigh, for when I finish school in December (keep your fingers crossed). I have lived in Raleigh for 2 years now, and I have yet to be homesick. For a few months when I first moved here after a short honeymoon phase, I was annoyed with Raleigh, but I ( Read more... )

Supposedly, I will be finished with school in December. I feel like I have senioritis because of this and because I rarely ever hang out with other friends who are in school, so I have no motivation to do school work when no one else around me is doing school work. I am so scared about being out on my own. I feel like I have learned a lot in my MSN ( Read more... )

I am happy to report that the new medication my doctor started me on for my sleepiness issues seem to be working. I've been staying awake at work and at clinicals. Yay! After not hearing back from my doctor about my blood test results, I called today and was told that for the most part they were normal. The only thing off was my glucose level at ( Read more... )

So it seems like a failed a class this semester, and all because I failed the one big paper for the class. I should have gone to the professor more to have her look over my progress, even though it's not easy to do that when you are in a distance program. However, what little feedback I got was not at all helpful. Her comments were very vague. She ( Read more... )

Prior to moving to North Carolina, I really hated spring. It was one of my least favorite months mostly because spring doesn't exist in Cleveland too much. March and April still feel much like winter. I really enjoyed spring last year, and I really loving it again this year. I noticed this year that it felt like the beginning of spring right around ( Read more... )

As a graduate student, I don't technically get a spring break, but I guess you could say I gave myself a mini-spring break this week. Brian and I left with four of our friends on Friday morning for a weekend trip to Savannah. I had never been to Georgia before (I don't know a lay over for a flight in Atlanta counts), so I liked traveling to ( Read more... )

I am finally about over with my recent illness. I am still on antibiotics, and I still have a cough, but at least it is much better than it was. I'm more behind in school work than ever though. Sometimes I wonder it grad school was a good idea. I am feeling like I am not doing well, and I won't graduate in December. I might have to repeat classes. ( Read more... )