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Here goes nothing.

Things have been very difficult with me and nursing. I've been praying for several months about it. It was a very heavy feeling on my heart that nursing was not supposed to be my career. Since I was a child (and was able to really understand what a career was) I have always wanted to work with kids. I wanted to be a pediatrician. After starting college, I realized I did NOT want to be in school for 12 years, so I settled for nursing (hopefully, a pediatric nurse).

Well, after I got through 1st semester of nursing school, I started doubting this career. First off, was it really for me? Second, why was I not making straight A's? I decided to keep going and try to get through it. I started 2nd semester. After about a month, I told my parents and brother that I wanted to be done. They tried to talk me out of it and at least get through that semester, and then make a decision. Well, I decided to do that. I went back and the 2nd week of being back, it was Wednesday - a day for clinical. I woke up at 5 AM - called my mother crying because I didn't want to do this. She ended up talking me into going and I did. I got to the hospital at 6 AM and called her again crying, telling her I wasn't going in. She tried to talk me into just getting through that day - but I just couldn't do it. I left.

It was very difficult for my dad to comprehend this. He really wanted me to be a nurse. I don't know if it was because his mom, my memee, had gotten me a scholarship or if he just wanted me to have a secure job. Who knows? I think he just wanted me to have a good career, a secure job that I could get anywhere at anytime. He eventually came around until I told him I wanted to go to hair school.

Boy, was that some craziness! Why did I want to do hair? I thought it would be a fun job. I had been told by several stylists, they make a ton of money and they loved their job. I went into an interview at Mack's Barber School in Florence. Tuesday-Saturday classes 8:30-5. Where would I find time to work? Psh. Yeah right, I think I was just finding a quick and easy way out so I could get married. It wasn't going to be my career, who was I trying to kid?

I have finally decided, after months and months of praying, I want to be an elementary school teacher. I've got a few classes I need to take before I can start Delta State. I may not make the best money in the world, but it will be SUCH a rewarding career. (Plus, I'll have summers off, spring break, Christmas, etc. It will be great when we have kids.) I'm very excited about it and hope that everyone, family and friends, will support me with this.

XOXO,

Long Journey Ahead

School has taken over my life.... and I don't like it one bit. 

All I do is study. Worry about studying. Think about studying. Anything to do with studying, I probably do it. Although I DO make time to spend time with my family, friends, and my sweet baby, Diesel :) 

Nursing school is great, but awful at the same time. I wonder if this really is what I'm meant to do for the rest of my life. I've always wanted to have a career in the medical field, since I was 5 years old watching a 7 or 8 year old having surgery on his eye with my dad. But what if it's something else I'm supposed to do?

I wonder this all the time. I HATE school. I hate listening to lecture after lecture learning about stuff - that I've been told my nurses - I'll never see once I have a job as a nurse. I have huge anxiety when it comes to tests. I'm just not good at it. 

But so many people have such high expectations for me. I can't just quit & start all over and figure out what I want to do. I worked so hard to get into nursing school. I just want to stop learning about everything from a book and get out there and DO SOMETHING. 

I want to take a child's temperature. 

I want to give a child their first shots. 

I want to see the look in a mother and father's eyes when they see their child for the first time. 

I want to wake up everyday knowing I'm going to have a good day, because I love my job and the doctors I work for. 

I know I can't do all that until I go through all of this hard work. But I just KNOW it will be worth it one day. I have to STOP thinking I'm going to fail at this. I have to stop thinking I should just quit. I just need to take one day at a time. 

Please pray for me & if you already are, continue. I need them now more than ever. Pray that I will stay focused. Pray that I will succeed in this. Pray that God will keep his hands over me as I continue on this long, hard journey called nursing school. 

XOXO, 

Tomorrow is the day...

... that I start nursing school!

Thursday, August 11, we had our orientation. We received TONS of packets to read over the weekend. I didn't feel this was actually needed, since we will go in detail over them tomorrow, but whatev!

Friday, I went to buy my books. Someone should have warned me! They were, I swear, 294895 lbs. Luckily, a sweet student offered to help me carry them to my car. (There are sweet, nice people left in this world, just hard to come across) 

Yes, those would be my books.

Saturday, I spent the day with my mother. We went and bought my stethoscope. I had so much trouble trying to find the one I want, but TC's ended up having ONE left in the back! Love it. Also got my nursing shoes because the ones I already had, I couldn't use because they were white with BLACK soles that needed to be white or gray soles. Nursing school is so picky.

After TC's we went to Borders, where I found this lovely sign.

Hilarious if you ask me! 

Anyways, I'm really nervous about starting school tomorrow. Once I get there, I'm sure it won't be a big deal but I'm nervous/excited/scared/ready to get it over with!!! 

Love y'all!

Christa Diane

Life is too precious...

Life is too precious to live in regret. Yeah, people do things they wish they hadn't.. But do you ever wonder where you would be if you WOULDN'T have done what you did? I try not to, but I do.

Life is too precious to stay mad. A quote I've always lived by is "Never go to bed angry. Stay up & fight." You never know what could happen during the day/night.

Life is too precious not to tell the people you love that you love them. I like to tell everyone I love, that I love them all the time. I know they understand and know that I do, but sometimes it's good to hear it.

Life is too precious to live in the past. If you can't let go of what happened in the past, then you won't make it to the future. Or at least you won't make it very far.

Life is too precious not to forgive. You may not be able to FORGET, but you can at least forgive. Or maybe you don't need to forgive. Maybe you need to apologize for something you've done or said. Do it now! Don't wait.

Life is too precious to keep a frown on your face. It's amazing what a simple smile can do for someone. And it's even better to LAUGH! "Laughter is the best medicine!" I'm a firm believer.

Don't take life for granted. You're here one day, but could be gone to next. Forgive quickly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably. Also, get right with the big man upstairs. He's the best best friend and a great listener.

XOXO,

Eye Shadow Tutorials

This girl is amazing! Her name is Christa (what a lovely name!) I believe she is from here, but now lives in California! Her videos are so funny! Check her out here! These videos I posted are about 5 minutes long! Awesome eye shadow tutorials!

This one is a smokey brown eye. She uses mostly MAC makeup!



She did a video of herself lipsyncing Britney Spears - Womanizer and this is the makeup she had on! I absolutely love this!

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