Oh what to do...

The calls from worked have slowed down this month....it was ok during the first couple weeks of july when we went camping, but now its not so fun. I need to work!
I am so glad I have enough prebooked shifts in august.
But, at the end of sept. I will no longer be on surgical (no more LPNS) so I need to find somewhere else to work. sigh.
it would be so nice to find something part time. and close to home.
so the hunt begins once again.

One piece of good news is my college asked if i would be interested in teaching part of the exam prep classes for the sept. group. I was so happy!
I had suggested to them what I thought would be more beneficial, and I guess they took the suggestions but would like me to help implement them. I cant wait! I hope this means if it goes well they will ask me to do more ;)
So begins the road of me teaching....that is my long term goal. :)

The weather is still so nice here. All sun and no rain. Such a nice July so far! I hope it continues.
The kids and I went to pick some raspberries today. yum. Now we just wait for the blueberries to be ready!

That is about all from me. I hope I can find some more work....before I go on maternity leave...oh wait need to get pregnant first...better go work on that lol

Little Black Dress

Its nice to wear a size medium again :)


It has been so nice and hot here lately. I love it.
I am back to work. I am not loving it as its night shifts. I really hate them. Unfortunately as a nurse they are the reality :(

We are off to my parents today for a bbq. Its my moms birthday this week and my parents anniversary.
Brandon is back to work today as well. Holidays are over for us, its back to the real world of working and not seeing eachother lol.
Oh well, work as much as I can now. You never know when number 3 will be on the way ;)

Have a great week!

Stats

Well I weighed myself this morning after breakfast, just to make sure I had not gained weight from camping lol.
AND
I have well passed the 10 pds lost mark! YAHOO.
I think I am around 12-13. :) (and 12 inches all over)
I guess thats why even my size 1o pants fall off hehe.
I am wearing a size medium top again. But refuse to buy pants. I want to be smaller, so I will wait :)
Hey, all these big clothes can be maternity clothes now right :)

Boot Camp before and after...So far...

Now Then

There is only one pic I could find that showed my full body. Looking at it now I say EWWW. wow, I was chubby lol.

And this other pic was taken a couple days ago, as someone asked me for a before and after.

SOOO this is what 8 weeks of bootcamp can do :) (10pds and 12 inches all over) I can really see it in the face!!!

just about done month 3...and i continue on my journey to skinniness ;) or until I get pregnant, then it will be toned down and done so as little weight as possible is gained :)

We're havin' a heat wave

Holy its hot. The last 2 days have been around 32-35 degrees. That is just too hot.
But I have to say I am loving having the sun. It feels like summer finally! I was lucky enough to be off too :)
We had a nice family weekend. Full of BBQ and good company.
I just work tomorrow and then I am on holidays. By choice of course :)
I am loving the break.
I have not been camping in years. Part of me is looking forward to it, the other part of me dreads the dirtiness of it lol. I cant wait for the campfire, and to sit reading my book overlooking the ocean....ahhhh summer.

Not much else new here. Just wanted to pop in and say hello! I will try and get some new pictures up here soon! Have some good slip n slide ones :O)

Its been that long?

Wow since June 3rd since I updated. I really do not know where the time has gone!
I have spent most of it at work! But the busy 2 weeks are over and now it slows down. I will be taking 10 days off when my mother in law comes. I cannot wait:)
We have booked camping for 4 nights in the island. A nice river/beach front campsite overlooking the ocean. (Its where the river meets the ocean) and its full of big trees.
I have to admit I am not a camper...but am doing this for the kids lol. I had to make sure it was high class camping. This place is beautiful, private and has showers ;) Oh and a cafe!

I finished my 8th week of bootcamp, I am proud to say I lost another 7 inches (spread out all over not in one place lol) I think I am down one clothing size at last. phew.
I am gaining muscle, and losing the fat so the weight has only gone down a few more pounds but thats ok! I am doing it another 4 weeks.
I did all my fitness testing and improved a lot on the exercies. I am happy!
My goal for this month is to keep up the healthy eating BUT increase my water intake. some days I really slack on that. Truth be told I hate having to pee so much lol..especially at work. But I know its important. So starting monday I will get my 8 glasses a day :)

My hair is still black. And fading. And not fading nicely lol. I cant wait to get it fixed. But I need to save some money first. its gonna cost me big time!

Work is still going great. I love it! I love the orthopedic unit more then surgical. I find its better team work and I feel like a real nurse lol. I have met some amazing patients, who I plan on keeping in contact with. They are the ones that appreciated my care so much to express it.

This one patient has alzheimers and can be aggressive. Over time he grew to love me, never was aggressive. I always gave him proper care and spent the time he needed me to. Even if I was busy, or on another nursing team, I would always go and see him. He just happened to be the father of a famous news anchor here in the city. His wife was there daily and told me how much she appreciated it. She told his doctor, other nurses and I even overheard her tell the physiotherapist. She even told me she will not let my work go unoticed. Wow. I felt so amazing!

My other patient was a 23rd yr old guy. broken bones. He was in so much pain, having a lot of pain meds. He was out of it for a day, enough to hit on me lol. The next day he remembered things and told his aunt. She told me he told he that he thinks he was hitting on me lol. So the rest of the day I made sure to tease him about it lol. He is young, and actually reminds me of my younger brother. we just got along so well. joking around all the time. Again, his family was appreciative for what I did for him (I cannot talk about some things on here) that they told me I AM ONE OF THE NURSES THAT A PATIENT IS GOING TO REMEMBER.....
wow. I guess its true. you remember the ones that would not good at all, and the ones that were beyond good. I am so proud to be the good one ;)

Those are my 2 experiences lately. It really keeps me going. I know I may not be an RN. But I feel I am doing an exceptional job as an LPN.
I am not sure if I mentioned in my previous post about going to talk to 3 LPN classes at my college? or that the LPN coodinator told them they me see me back there one day? TO TEACH and at first help as a lab instructor. I cannot wait and was so happy to hear here say that!! Many doors may open for me :)

Well I better go. Need to get the kids ready for bed. they do go to bed later now. 830-9 or so. BUT they also sleep in til 8 or 830.Have to say I like that !!
We are headed to a small airport air show tomorrow. Should be fun! I will take some pictures.

Update

The crazy month of working for me has began.
And it included a double shift on sunday. Yes that is right...18 hrs of nursing for me.
I was beyind tired when I was done. And I do not think I will often volunteer for that. But, it will be a nice paycheck in a couple weeks!!!

As of sept 30 I will no longer be working on surgical. The manager of the unit has cause quite the uproar by deciding to phase out LPNs and she states the unit is too acute.
This is utter BULL and I hope she gets caught on what she is doing.
The LPNs on the unit are fuming. They are trying to do what they can to fight back.
I am casual, so it does not affect me as much as the full time staff. I will have to find work on another unit, but I have the summer to see what happens.
I love the surgical unit, and am more sad about this all. I really hope karma kicks in and the manager is caught. She is super sneaky in the way she did things. The unit is going to suffer big time. Enough said :)

Boot camp is going awesome. My first month I lost 5 pds and 5 inches. Time to update that weight loss ticker hey!
I gained muscle and lost fat. My face and waist lost the most haha.
I started month 2 and cannot wait to continue seeing results. I am still determined and will make my goal one way or the other lol.

The kids are great. In swimming lessons again. Arianna is learning to swim in the deep pool now. It is amazing to watch. She had her kindergarten orientation. There will be 20 kids in the class and it is a wonderful school. She is very excited. It is great that we have rose who will be able to walk her to school and pick her up if we are working.

I better go get ready for bootcamp in the rain! yay!

This is really black and white...my hair vs the kids

A better look at the real color...black as can be...lol

BUT, it really brings out my blue eyes ;)

Ah this is going to be a long month.

So do I look younger??

Yes, My hair is BLACK

No intentional, but I am now sporting some raven colored locks.

Let this be a lesson to everyone. If you are going to color your hair at home, then make sure you check the color toner bottle to make sure it is the color you want.

Somebody thought it would be funny to play with the hair dye boxes and swap some colors around.

Instead of the light brown I was after...I am now jet black.

And I have to wait at least a month for a fix.

I will enjoy the one month (not really) of my life being black haired lol.

I apparently look younger, mysterious, foxy....comments so far haha.

And here is a pic!

(the top may look brown..dont be fooled its the light...I am black as night haha)