1. What did you do in 2017 that you'd never done before?

Completed the RN to BSN program at Mercyhurst University, I now have a Bachelor's Degree. Woot.

Travelled to Seattle and the Pacific Ocean to visit with my wonderful friend Ben.

Travelled to Gettysburg and southern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Delaware ( Read more... )

1. What did you do in 2016 that you'd never done before?

Everything. I graduated from Mercyhurst with my ASN, passed the NCLEX and recieved my RN licensure, recieved my first job offer as a nurse and accepted, worked at an aide briefly in residence at St. Mary's, Worked as an RN at St. Mary's Unit D, began the RN to BSN program through Mercyhurst, ( Read more... )

1. What did you do in 2015 that you'd never done before?

Oh, a whole lot. I started working at the Barber Center and began my clinical rotations at St. Vincent Hospital, so there is a lot encompassed there ( Read more... )

Mentally, I am in a less satisfying place than I would prefer. I have gained 30 pounds back. This is a devastating occurence for me. It's astounding how rapidly it can accumulate before I hit panic mode. This burden weighs heavily (pun unavoidable) on my spirit. I am ready to make the change, but with anticipation of an even more stressful semester ( Read more... )

My dear friend Benjamin reminded me that livejournal existed today. It is now 2015, I'm approximately halfway done with my associates degree in nursing and I feel like a much more well-rounded individual. I will attempt to resume my annual New Years Update at the end of this year.

2013: Puppy
2014: Back to school
2016: Get a real job.

So, hopefully by the time I'm 30 I'll have a real, profitable job. And if things go real well, I'll be able to pay off my school loans and this house by the time I'm 35. I guess 35  is an acceptable age to start living.

Well, I'm a couple days early this year, but it's time for my reflective, often dreary, end/beginning of the year monologue. Of course it will be followed up by the old faithful open-diary-style survey of the year past ( Read more... )

facebook pisses me off sooo much ( Read more... )

Disregard the previous entry. Didn't work out so well. Things are good though. Things are working out, slower than I wish, but they're working ( Read more... )

I care not to go into detail as to why the previous plan didn't work out. I imagine that you might be able to come to your own conclusions. I have, however, lost 1.6 pounds after a week of my new plan. Woo fricking hoo. I do hope that the sarcasm was sensed. I guess in the grand scheme of things, 1.6 lbs in a week is pretty good, especially with ( Read more... )