To Do List.: Before Fall Semester

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So what does everyone need/want to accomplish before fall semester starts?

Mine:

  • Finish deep cleaning the house (I might not have much time when school starts.. so I do spring cleaning at the end of the summer).
  • Read my graphing calculator for dummies book (once the calculator comes in the mail! )
  • get my books on the 15th.
  • read a little in every book. (I only have a week between when first classes start and the 15th but I am going to try to read the first chapter in every book)
  • sharpen all my pencils :D
  • and if I have enough money.. go buy some new clothes.

I went to get a pair of white tennis shoes yesterday and the store didn't have my size! I'm going to have to hit the mall sometime tomorrow. As soon as I get those shoes, I"ll be ready to go!

Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.

Finish my kitchen - almost!

Take a week long trip to Lake Powell - DONE!

Read an entire book - 3 days and done

See my friends and have a blur of a night

Oh god this is a good thread - I haven't been doing anything except looking for a job.

I have to:

Get new patches for my uniforms

Get patches put on my new uniforms

Get new shoes

Wait for books to be delivered

Clean up office

Finally file the papers from the end of last semester because I sat on my butt all summer

Get the frozen meat stocked up for the stock pot

Finish the two totally not school books I'm reading

Get a haircut

Go on vacation with my schoolmates and get back in one piece

That's actually not bad, I feel better now thanks!

:)My new list:

  • orientation (done)
  • sell psychology book from summer semester
  • call people from old job and update them on my live (I moved across country and I was really close with these people)
  • sharpen pencils
  • get more loose leaf (and bring my change to coinstar to do this!:()
  • take a computer competency test I need for graduation
  • read my graphic calculator book for dummies.
  • finish deep cleaning the house.
  • get books for this semester (I can't until the 17th and my class starts the 24th! so no or very little pre-reading for me! :banghead:)
  • go to the high school and fill out a form.
  • straighten out the checkbook
  • make a study plan for the SAT. I need 170 points higher to keep this scholarship.
  • find out when my online classes are starting
  • take pics of my new house to send to grandma :)
  • meet with advisor for 2 year plan
  • meet with career center for part time job
  • continue applying for part-time jobs.
  • over come this horrible sleeping schedule!

Ahh. can it all be done by the 24th? Yes. I only have to work tomorrow, friday, sunday, and next sunday. Other than that I have my full attention on this list. And what am I doing now? allnurses. My favorite/the best form of procrastination. :clown:

Specializes in Palliative Care.

My list:

  • Start reading in all main textbooks
  • Finish making a binder with all family recipes, including easy, fast, crockpot, etc. so meal prep and grocery shopping is easier
  • Get house clean!
  • Freeze and can dinners ahead of time
  • Buy white coat
  • Get binders, highlighters, and mechanical pencil leads
  • Get my sons ready for school - clothes shopping, hair cuts, supplies
  • Sew up scrubs (we need a specific color that's almost impossible to find, plus I can add extra pockets!)
  • Decide which iPod Touch software to use: Epocrates or Nursing Central (leaning towards the latter)
  • Buy blood pressure cuff
  • Get some school clothes for myself from Goodwill
  • Plant Winter crop in garden (turnips, kohlrabi, peas, beans, carrots, cabbage, broccoli)

Specializes in PICU/Pedi.
My list:

Plant Winter crop in garden (turnips, kohlrabi, peas, beans, carrots, cabbage, broccoli)

Oh, how I miss gardening! I gave it up when I had twins. Can't wait to start again someday. You are my personal hero for keeping it up while in nursing school!:yeah:

I love gardening also! And it saves money. I haven't had a garden sense I lived in a little tiny apartment in NY. I have strawberrys, peas, tomatoes, and potatoes planted out my windows in boxes :)

posting before was an extreme motivation to get by but moveing!:yeah:so now i am updating with my current progress:

orientation (done)

sell psychology book from summer semester

call people from old job and update them on my live (i moved across country and i was really close with these people)

sharpen pencils (done)

get more loose leaf (and bring my change to coinstar to do this!:()

take a computer competency test i need for graduation

read my graphic calculator book for dummies.

finish deep cleaning the house. (done)

get books for this semester (i can't until the 17th and my class starts the 24th! so no or very little pre-reading for me! :banghead:)

go to the high school and fill out a form.

straighten out the checkbook (done)

make a study plan for the sat. i need 170 points higher to keep this scholarship.

find out when my online classes are starting

take pics of my new house to send to grandma :)

meet with advisor for 2 year plan

meet with career center for part time job

continue applying for part-time jobs.

over come this horrible sleeping schedule!

now i am adding to the list:

  • make be up clean
  • send transcript from sccc to irsc
  • find my camera cord by calling everyone in ny. if i cant find it i will have to save up and order one :scrying:
  • buy my friend her b day gift; a ticket to come to florida and see me! :)
  • clear my flash drive (this is going to take 2 min. i am just lazy:))

My list had became tiny :yeah: I deleted a meeting with my advisor because she is not seeing anyone until after classes start. Also I deleted keep applying for part-time jobs. I am just going to wait and see if I go any that I applied to and if not I am going to see what it really means to be a starving college student!

-call people from old job and update them on my live (I moved across country and I was really close with these people)

-take computer competency test I need for graduation

-read my graphic calculator book for dummies. (in progress!)

-get books for this semester (I can't until the 17th and my class starts the 24th! so no or very little pre-reading for me! :banghead:)

-go to the high school and fill out a form.

-take pics of my new house to send to grandma :)

-meet with career center for part time job

-make be up clean

-send transcript from SCCC to IRSC

-find my camera cord by calling everyone in NY. If I cant find it I will have to save up and order one :scrying:

-buy my friend her b day gift; a ticket to come to florida and see me! :)

I'm less than 48 hours away from the first day of school. Classes start at 7 AM on Monday (it's a keyboarding class that I hope to test out of).

Left to do:

  • Read three chapters of my pharm book
  • Read three chapters of my fundamentals book
  • Read one chapter in my skills book
  • Keep working on knowing the terminology
  • Keep practicing the med math
  • Clean off the top of my dresser
  • Commandeer the bookshelf from my son's room and move it into my room for my books and supplies
  • Think about what I'm going to pack for lunch & snacks on Monday, since I'll be at school for 10 hours.
  • Pack my backpack with everything I'll need

Right now I'm doing the most important thing of all: reading allnurses and painting my toenails. :smokin:

Done:

-wash car

-deep clean the entire house

-reorganize bookshelf--one whole shelf dedicated to everything nursing!

-reorganize closet

-buy books

Left to do:

-buy PDA (as soon as financial aid gets here)

-background check

-immunization shots

-physical exam

-finish buying school supplies

-rest & relaxation... I know I'm going to miss it....

Specializes in Pediatric Hem/Onc.

So....how is everyone doing with their to do lists? I have 2 weeks left and I'm just about done. I'm still decluttering my house! I'm such a packrat LOL I'm actually going through crap and getting rid of it.

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