Friday, February 18, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Conclusion
I have come to the conclusion that I am not good at blogging.... yet.....
After I got my blog organized, I found that it was not my priority, but a project that I did in order to procrastinate studying for a test.... Sad? Yes. Realistic? most definitely.
The 2 weeks following my blog creation, I had finals, had to prepare for Brazil, shop for Christmas presents and fit a time in to work out.... so fitological fell to the way-side. Since then- some major events in the past few months include (and are not limited to...)
Christmas
Brazil
School starting back up again
Family Drama
bad eating habits - that I picked up from BRAZIL!!
getting my iphone
figuring out iCal
tests for school
online class
paperwork for school
trying to get my organization and prioritization skills back in check
and the one that I am struggling the most with...
my Grandmother passing away on January 18th.
I know that I am still in the denial stage of grieving. It still does not seem real, and when I try to realize that it is real, it hurts. Not in a physical sense of being in pain. But feeling like a place in my heart is hollow but my chest is heavy. I really don't like being a "debbie downer/ depressive" but I am having a hard time with it. My friend suggested something that sounds like it will definitely help me... but I have yet to arrange a time to set aside to actually do it. I know I need to, and I will probably feel better after doing so... but that is going to force me to realize some things have really changed and I will never be able to get the time back that I missed out on with Granny.
I still feel like its a dream, and come spring, everything will be the way I remember it. And I know that its not the reality, but reality hurts, it really really hurts. I think of all the things that happened last year, and all of the things I could have done differently, to be there for Grandma more and to visit her more, and keep family my highest priority - but school got in the way. But worse, my lack of prioritizing, and time management totally caught up with me. I feel like if I could have managed my time better and done things quicker,... I could have spent more time with her, and helped her and realized when she was getting sick, and done something about it.
Another thing that irritates me, and I KNOW it will always be my pet peeve... is when people fail to realize that they are not capable of certain things, yet try to "test out the water" and do it anyway, despite repercussions of their actions and how it may effect other people involved. They are too concerned with self-gain, that they get tunnel vision and don't look at the big picture. While they want to do the right thing, their perception of the "right thing" could not be further from the actuality.
I'm going to post some pictures, hoping that it will make me feel better.
After I got my blog organized, I found that it was not my priority, but a project that I did in order to procrastinate studying for a test.... Sad? Yes. Realistic? most definitely.
The 2 weeks following my blog creation, I had finals, had to prepare for Brazil, shop for Christmas presents and fit a time in to work out.... so fitological fell to the way-side. Since then- some major events in the past few months include (and are not limited to...)
Christmas
Brazil
School starting back up again
Family Drama
bad eating habits - that I picked up from BRAZIL!!
getting my iphone
figuring out iCal
tests for school
online class
paperwork for school
trying to get my organization and prioritization skills back in check
and the one that I am struggling the most with...
my Grandmother passing away on January 18th.
I know that I am still in the denial stage of grieving. It still does not seem real, and when I try to realize that it is real, it hurts. Not in a physical sense of being in pain. But feeling like a place in my heart is hollow but my chest is heavy. I really don't like being a "debbie downer/ depressive" but I am having a hard time with it. My friend suggested something that sounds like it will definitely help me... but I have yet to arrange a time to set aside to actually do it. I know I need to, and I will probably feel better after doing so... but that is going to force me to realize some things have really changed and I will never be able to get the time back that I missed out on with Granny.
I still feel like its a dream, and come spring, everything will be the way I remember it. And I know that its not the reality, but reality hurts, it really really hurts. I think of all the things that happened last year, and all of the things I could have done differently, to be there for Grandma more and to visit her more, and keep family my highest priority - but school got in the way. But worse, my lack of prioritizing, and time management totally caught up with me. I feel like if I could have managed my time better and done things quicker,... I could have spent more time with her, and helped her and realized when she was getting sick, and done something about it.
Another thing that irritates me, and I KNOW it will always be my pet peeve... is when people fail to realize that they are not capable of certain things, yet try to "test out the water" and do it anyway, despite repercussions of their actions and how it may effect other people involved. They are too concerned with self-gain, that they get tunnel vision and don't look at the big picture. While they want to do the right thing, their perception of the "right thing" could not be further from the actuality.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
practice what you preach....
Never had I anticipated reading this much in my life. I graduated from IU with my tourism management degree, having only skimmed my textbooks. Now I am in Nursing school, and it is literally impossible to pass a test without having read every word on every page of the assigned reading. I am facing the challenge of prioritizing my reading. I don't want to miss something that might be on the NCLEX I'm "too busy" to learn it right now.
Not to mention prioritizing my workouts... so much to do, so little time, and everything seems crucial. It is so hard to identify the less important tasks when you are in the moment than when the time has come to pass and you realize, you probably could have spent less time doing this, and more time doing that. I have found that on the days when I workout in the morning, I am more focused and get more accomplished during the day in comparison to the days when I can't pull myself out of bed before class to workout, and plan on working out afterwards, but find it even harder to motivate myself to workout after class.
As nurses, we are frequently reminded to maintain our own personal health and fitness, so that when we advise our patients of proper nutrition and exercise, we can be "role models"... but by practicing what we preach, we cut into valuable studying time.
What's a girl to do?
PRIORITIZE, I suppose. ;o)
Friday, November 26, 2010
trying not to burn out
As an avid procrastinator, I have withheld all of my studying and reading until now. Yes, I realize I have been on Thanksgiving Break since Monday afternoon, but.... I really don't know of a good excuse. On top of all my reading, I need to be prepared for the ATI Pharm. test on Monday that counts as 5% of my Final Test grade.... this will not be pretty, I can guarantee that.
So, what have I been doing?
On Monday I worked out after class, Ø school work completed.
Tuesday I had an appointment with apple to figure out how to upload & edit videos in imovie, which turned into a Shopping day until about 3ish, then worked out.
Wednesday: I know I worked out and went Krogering, but, I cannot account for anything else that took place on that day.
Thursday was Thanksgiving, and that brings us to today...
Spent the morning making my blog, then worked out, then did an ATI pre-test, then read about 20 pages in 4 hours, and became burnt out and decided to take a break.
I almost forgot about the fact that my husband went Black Friday Shopping - without me - ;*[
another almost forgotter - I need to work on my Rosetta Stone Portugues Like CRAZY! - that got put on hold because of Nursing School.
I find that I am frustrated with myself because I need about 30 Hours in each day to complete my "daily to-do list"
So, as a Nursing Student, I try to think critically, by using ADPIE (assess, diagnose, plan, implement, evaluate)
Assessment: Lacks focus, procrastinates until last possible minute on assigned reading/school work, frequently checks any/all networking media.
Diagnosis: Impaired thought process, related to information overload, as Evidence by (see above assessment)
Plan: Figure out a time-management schedule
Implementation: **Need help on this one, I am in serious need of time management boot-camp!
Evaluation: to be decided
Tomorrow Husband is shopping again, so hopefully I will be able to be a bit more productive!
Boa Noite!
So, what have I been doing?
On Monday I worked out after class, Ø school work completed.
Tuesday I had an appointment with apple to figure out how to upload & edit videos in imovie, which turned into a Shopping day until about 3ish, then worked out.
Wednesday: I know I worked out and went Krogering, but, I cannot account for anything else that took place on that day.
Thursday was Thanksgiving, and that brings us to today...
Spent the morning making my blog, then worked out, then did an ATI pre-test, then read about 20 pages in 4 hours, and became burnt out and decided to take a break.
I almost forgot about the fact that my husband went Black Friday Shopping - without me - ;*[
another almost forgotter - I need to work on my Rosetta Stone Portugues Like CRAZY! - that got put on hold because of Nursing School.
I find that I am frustrated with myself because I need about 30 Hours in each day to complete my "daily to-do list"
So, as a Nursing Student, I try to think critically, by using ADPIE (assess, diagnose, plan, implement, evaluate)
Assessment: Lacks focus, procrastinates until last possible minute on assigned reading/school work, frequently checks any/all networking media.
Diagnosis: Impaired thought process, related to information overload, as Evidence by (see above assessment)
Plan: Figure out a time-management schedule
Implementation: **Need help on this one, I am in serious need of time management boot-camp!
Evaluation: to be decided
Tomorrow Husband is shopping again, so hopefully I will be able to be a bit more productive!
Boa Noite!
Brand New Day
Hello, WORLD! I am new to blogging, so I apologize in advance for any faux pas that might occur here... The purpose of my blog is to share my journey in Nursing school, fitness, and love of traveling [a.k.a: Life, Liberty, and My Pursuit of Happiness].
Components include, but are not limited to:
Who: I, Me, Kasey, coachkaseyp, KP
What: will be writing about my life
When: daily or Q2D (every 2 days) basis - is the tentative plan
Where: here, there, everywhere
Why: I like people.
How will it benefit you?: You may get motivated or inspired, laugh, think, cry, shop, plan, eat or do something because you saw it HERE.
And though I am the one writing, let me know if you have any suggestions, questions, or want to know my perspective on something.
I hope you enjoy your visit and come back soon.
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