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Thanks Tweety! Sorry to hear about your car troubles, that is never any fun. Well, I have been off & on the stairstepper, but on a good enough amount of times that I am happy with it. I have been buying no junk food and cooking healthy, so that translates to my family eating healthy, which is making me very happy! :) I am back on my goal here - I want to be where I was before my life all fell apart last spring, I felt good, I looked decent enough, now I feel all blah again, so that's enough of that. I am in a new place, with a new job, and a new life, time to take back control! I'm ready! :) Hugs to all . . . off to drink some water & hit the stepper! :)

Hi all! Yes, it's the disappearring, reappearring sddlnscp, lol! Well I am now finishing up level II orientation in the NICU and getting ready to start level III. I have finally found an eating plan that is working for me, at least on work days, lol! I am taking only healthy food to work, making myself take both my morning & evening breaks, and lunch, and am eating only what I take to work and only at work. That way I'm not tempted to eat anything bad for me. Seems to be working! I also inherited my Mom's old stairstepper for Christmas and so have started using it. 20 minutes a day every other day to start since I have been out of the exercise loop, but hopefully can work up on that. :) Ok . . . off and running, have a great day y'all!

I'm glad you're going for it!!! I absolutely recommend that! I just graduated last August and I did my preceptorship in the NICU where I wanted to work. They almost never hire new grads, but because I went in and did awesome during my preceptorship, they hired me! If it hadn't been for that, I know that (in this area at least) there would be no way I could start off in a NICU. I wouldn't worry about it hurting you for boards . . . just study well before you take them with a good preparation book. It will be so worth it to do what you love, regardless of whether or not you get a job there. And it is great to get that taste of it that lets you know if it's truly where you want to be or not. For me, that was what sealed the deal . . . I always knew I wanted to work NICU and having that preceptorship just added exclamation points behind that for me! Best of luck!!! Enjoy it!

thanks tweety!!! i'm so thrilled!!! i'm in the process of moving and i start orientation on monday, woohoo!!!

Wow guys! Hi!!! I know I've been completely sporadic and I'm afraid that may continue. However, while I was MIA I finished up school, passed my boards, got my RN license, and got a job at the Neonatal ICU at the hospital I wanted to work at! WooHoo!!! (I start the 24th!) I'm soooooooo excited!!! As far as healthy goes . . . I have been absolutely horrible lately due to stress and having no time. I am moving though to the city that I am going to work in and I am hoping that helps. I will be away from the negative influences and really on my own completely, so that should help!!! I can't wait! Well, must run, busyiness continues. Hope y'all are doing awesome!!! Take care & HUGS!

Yay blue! Yeah, my body does better with the low-carb thing too, but I am like you and have a weakness, lol! Anyway, so far today I've eaten veggies & some meat & cheese, yay! I did have one cinnamon-biscuit for breakfast, but it was small so hopefully it won't totally do me in, lol! Anyway, going to eat a big salad for supper & have some fluids & exercise, yay!!!!!!! Hope everybody is having a productive day, I start my preceptorship on Friday and I cannot wait! WooHoo!!! Have a great rest of the week & weekend y'all, I will be gone quite a bit in August but will try to catch everybody somewhere in-between! (((((HUGS))))))

Thanks Zoe - I thought it very appropriate for my feelbe-student-mind at the moment, hehehe!

Steph, I think I'm with you on the low-carb thing. That always seems to work to give me a boost to healthier eating, so I'll give that a shot. Dang-it! LOL! Oh well, back on track!!! Have an awesome day!

Hi guys! Aaaaah sleep, I remember that from some time long, long ago, lol! Sounds like y'all are surviving, same here! Ugh, I feel like a balloon, I have so dropped the ball on the exercise/good eating what with school coming to a close and I need to get back on top of it because I am feeling it now. Blah! I think I'll start today- I haven't eaten anything yet today, so I can start with a fresh slate! Ok, no more messing around - no junk food for me as of right now! I can do this! I can survive nursing school thus far surely I can get myself back into the health groove! I need to get some groceries tonight so I'll try to keep it on the healthy level while I do that, hopefully having good food around will help me. :) (((((((HUGS)))))))))) Everybody!!!!!!!!

Hi Tweety!!! Thanks so much!!! Ok you guys, I have been awful!!! I'm gonna try to behave now because I am really starting to feel it! I have class tonight & my goal is to stop by the fruit stand on my way and pick up a bunch of fresh produce (I believe cantaloupe & watermelon are in season out here right now) and work on filling up with that stuff instead of junk food throughout the week!!! Hi everybody, hope all is well - just breezing thru at light speed again today, lol!!! ((((((HUGS))))))) to all!

Totally counting down the days! Not yet on the job search, lol, all of the hospitals that I want to work at require you to have your license active before you can apply with them. Phooey! It's ok though, we have survived this part, the wait can be a little longer. I am sooooooooo stoked for you!!! (((((((((HUGS)))))))))

Aww, thanks Zoe!!!!! (((((((HUGS))))))))) to everybody!!!

Ok guys, I give up trying to keep up at the moment. Every time I think I'm back on here for the long-haul, school & life attacks me & I'm MIA again, sorry, lol! Anyway, since I last spoke to y'all, my divorce was finalized and I am now a month & a half away from graduation! WooHoo!!! I cannot wait! I am so in love with nursing, more & more every day & I can't wait until I can do this for pay rather than pay the school to do this, hahaha! My preceptorship starts in August & I am stoked! Ok - on health - uh - yeah - the end of nursing school has sorta killed that for me so I need to get back on track - have regained some weight & feel like blah right now. Have been eating horrible & never sleeping, so hopefully this will settle & I can get back on track after graduation. Before then would be great, but doubtful at the moment, lol! Sorry I don't have time to catch up with everybody, but wanna let y'all know I miss 'ya & am still alive out here, still working towards my goal & dreaming big dreams, hehe! HUGS to everybody!

:yeah: congratulations! that's wonderful! i"m so excited for you! i know what you mean, i joined as a pre-nursing student myself & am now a month & a half away from graduation - woohoo!!! enjoy the nicu - that is my dream as well, i hoe you do incredible there! i am sooooooooooooo excited for you! (hugs)

Hi Tweety - good to see you again too! Hey Steph! Zoe - thanks so much, I have missed you too! Gentle - thank you so much, I will never turn down a good prayer and appreciate it so much! Heya Hiker! Hi to all I may have missed! I'm prepping for my OB/Peds Final - so this is just a quick run-through. See y'all soon! Miss you guys! Thanks to all for your support! I am so grateful to have such awesome friends, even in my absence it is good to know that you guys are still here. :) Have a great day everybody!