Final Time

Finals are finally here. I'm looking forward to taking my last final tomorrow night and be done for our week long spring break:) I have no plans or vacation happening, but the break from school will be nice.
I cant wait until next week everyday after work I can just go home instead of come to school all evening!! Not to mention no homework for a week will be nice as well!
The only dilemma is financial aide! AAHHH it gives me a headache. If only we were rich school would be less stressful! Not to mention I went to financial aide office before my final and got bad news and I feel like that set the mood for my day! Oh well! On a lighter note, I'm passing all of my classes and ready to move onto the next term.

co-worker drama

So, at my job there is me and one other person who hold the same position. Generally I work on the first floor and he works on the second. Him and I follow the same schedule. We work the same hours, or at least we're suppose to (I'll get into that later). Our boss tells us him and I are "equal". We are both managers. So on and so on.
Between both of our floors, my office is the office with the computer. So he is always coming downstairs to use my computer and eat at MY desk!!!! It drives me crazy!! He always finds a reason to be on my floor. I just want to yell at him, "whats going on upstairs why are you down here in my space?!?!" We have our own floors for a reason!! But like I was saying, hes always downstairs, being nosy, and wanting to talk way too much and not do his job!!
Whenever we have an event that we have to put on, BAM! All of a sudden I cant find him anywhere!! I cant tell you how many times we have planned an event together and I end up setting it up, entertaining and then cleaning up everything. Here we are, supposedly "equal". Where is this guy when I need him? Any other given day I turn around and practically run into him. But when something important is going on or we are being put on the spot....my "equal" is no longer there. 
Also, on days I have class I leave work about 30 minutes early. So on days when I need to leave early he finds it necessary to leave early as well!!! 
I really needed to vent about that!! LOL

Niece!!!!

I'm very proud to announce that on Monday morning my niece, Sophia was born!! She came into the world at 8lb. 4 oz!!! Both Sophia and my sister are doing well and actually came home from the hospital today!!

Most of my family lives in Ohio, so I haven't gotten to see her yet!!! My flight leaves tomorrow afternoon and I CAN NOT WAIT!!!! There is nothing like holding a new born baby<3 So needless to say this week has been dragging. I've been telling myself that I just need to get through work and school this week. Well now I'm sitting in class waiting impatiently!! :)

The only down fall to this is where I'm from in northern Ohio, there is a little thing called lake effect snow(Ohio borders the great lakes)!! It is -13 degrees there right now!!! I'm going to freeze!!! Lol!! Living in Florida spoils you. I keep thinking, when I get on the plane tomorrow it will probably be in the 70's and when I get off the plane the temperature will be in the negative!!!

But I don't care, I will freeze!!! I just cant wait to be with my family and hold my niece in my arms for the first time!!

Where I come from...

Ive been thinking lately a lot about where I came from. I come from a very small town where there are no opportunities unless you drive an hour to the nearest city. Now when I say small town, I mean there is nothing there. Nothing besides and IGA and corn fields. And that IGA is closed by 8:00pm. The type of town where the only excitement is the Friday night football game! The type of town where the nearest mall is over an hour away. The type of place that everyone knows yours and your mothers business!
Im so glad I was raised in an area where I understand the meaning of small town and togetherness. I personally cant imagine growing up in a city. But some people are so unhappy in small towns like this that they live a miserable life and all they want is change. But they are so scared to leave and experience new places because that small town is all that they have ever known.
I remember when I was 19 years old I had a fire lit inside me and I knew I wanted to leave. My family and I have always been very close. So when I decided I wanted to move away...you would have thought the world was ending haha!;) My mom was freaking out and my sister was so scared of me living so far away someplace new. And now, I know moving is one of the best things I have ever done!!!
In my hometown I never would have found the type of job I have now. Nor would I have the opportunity to go back to school so close to my house. I have met friends, my boyfriend and people who are like family to me here. Dont get me wrong, I go home to see my family every three months. Im blessed I get to see them that often. It hurts being far away from them. But having my independance is so great! I have literally made my own life here!
Who knows, maybe one day I will end up back there when I want to settle down and have children because my small town is a perfect place to grow up. But for now, Im loving what I have here and am going to keep building me here! :)

SLEeP!!!!

So as of lately, I feel like I cant get enough sleep. Between work and school Im always exhausted. But for me its not a physically exhausted thing. Its more mentally exhausted, if that makes sense?
My job requires a lot of patience. Then I come to school until almost 10:00 at night. Not to mention taking time to study as well.

When I'm physically tired, like after a good hard work out or being really active, I rest or take a day to recooperate. And generally after a goods night rest I feel better. But when your mentally exhausted how do you relax?

Has anyone every tried aromatherapy? Or do you find you "happy place"? Im curious about what you do to give your mind a break.

someone has it worse

As I've stated in previous blogs I work in a facility with Alzheimer/Dementia patients. Needless to say, pretty much everyday that I walk into work, its a real reality check. I watch family members of our patients cry because their loved one no longer knows who they are. So the next time your upset with one of your parents/loved one, just think....what if they no longer even knew who you are. Its so sad watching families go through Alzheimer's Disease. There have been days when I take my break and call my family just to hear their voice. So please don't take your family for granted. No matter how frustrated you get with your family, someone always has it worse than you.

Everyone has bad days. And no matter what you say, you sweat the small stuff from time to time. But what really aggravates me is when people complain and whine about their life and how hard they have it. But when you ask them what they are doing to try to change it, they say nothing. When people show no effort it really bothers me. Don't you realize that their are people who can no longer do things for themselves, and here you are perfectly capable....and you want to feel sorry for yourself instead.

Please don't take your life and time with loved ones for granted. You never know what could happen tomorrow.
Take time to stop and smell the roses.

New Apartment!!

So last weekend my boyfriend and I signed a lease for our first place together! I'm beyond excited!! We have been searching different places the last few weeks and finally found the perfect place for us:) The apartment is in the perfect location and is exactly what I pictured for our first place! Almost seems too good to be true.

I feel as if the searching was the hard part. Now that that part is done, the fun begins. Its time to pick out furniture, dishes and decorations. Everything that he is probably not looking forward to....shopping! Hahaha ;)

I am really looking forward to the change and moving to a new place. Plus this is a big step for us as a couple! Right now I live with family and  I can't wait to have that feeling of independence and doing things our way!  Now the next step will be working on him to get me that puppy ;)

Not enough time in the day

   Do you ever feel like there isn't enough time in the day? My normal week day consists of working all day and then coming to school. Then after class go home to do homework and get my things prepared for the next day at work. Some days I'm lacking sleep so much that I'm just slap happy from all the caffeine.
   I really have no idea how you parents do it. Some of our classmates are full time students, work a full time job and are parents! I don't have kids, but kudos to the students who are parents!  You all have way better time management then I'll ever have! :)
   During the week while running around like a chicken with its head cut off all I can think of is how I cant wait until Friday and Saturday (my days off). So when you do have free time, enjoy it. Spend time with your family, friends or spouse. Because before you know it, its back to the crazy!

A day at work is always different, yet the same

I work in an Alzheimer's/Dementia Unit. One would not understand what this is like until you have experienced time there yourself. Everyday is different, yet always the same.
My job title is Memory Support Activities Coordinator. My job is to keep our residents busy or occupied to promote better quality of life. If you have ever walked into a nursing home, you generally see residents sleeping or laying around with no energy. That's where I come in! I keep a happy environment for people who are very confused. So needless to say my day can be somewhat chaotic. I have some residents who mentally, are in a different time in their life. So something as simple as telling them the date can completely set them into a outburst of confusion. Or I have residents who are no longer vocal. Trying to put a smile on their face can be a all day task. Or I have residents who can no longer even speak in a sentence, when they speak its a jumbled mess.
The job of trying to keep my residents busy and live a better quality of life is difficult. But I truly enjoy it. Knowing that I make a difference in someones life is a great feeling, even if they dont remember me the next hour.

opinionated

 Everyone has their own opinion on everything. But when someone is opinionated about you, you get offended. I find it so aggravating when someone walks around saying things like, "I'm just saying what I think" or "I'm entitled to my own opinion" and then they get upset when someone states their opinion about them or something that they are doing. 

Its like come on! You cant have it both ways. You cant go around saying what you think to everyone and the minute someone says something about you, you get mad. It doesn't work like that.

I'm obviously venting with a current situation I'm watching a friend go through. But does anyone have any thoughts? One cant get mad when they are constantly voicing their opinion for everyone to hear but then get mad when someone says what they think of them!!

Waiting

So I was thinking today, I do a lot of waiting. You can't go a day without waiting! There are different types of waiting. Good waiting and bad waiting. When I think about waiting the first thing I think of is waiting at the doctors office or in line at Publix! I'm not even going to mention the waiting in line at Wal-Mart, how are there 30 check out lanes and only 2 are open? These are examples of bad waiting. Oh and of course waiting at a red light on 436 for about 3-5 minutes.

Good waiting is also like anticipation. For example, my boyfriend Jacob travels for his job, as soon as he leaves to be on the road for 2-3 weeks at a time I find myself waiting for him to get back. Waiting in a way can be comforting. You know what the outcome will be, just wait for it.  Good waiting is enjoying the moments leading up to the big amazing moment you have been WAITING for! Good waiting is about enjoying the road leading to your destination! Another example of good waiting is, waiting for the birth of a child. I'm waiting for next month when my niece is born. My sister is waiting 9 months for that moment when she brings a child into this world! Waiting for that heartfelt moment!

Waiting is not an option. It's something you have to do. Like it or not, good or bad. You may be waiting for good news, waiting on your friend who is always late, waiting for your flight, waiting on dinner at your favorite restaurant, waiting on your hair straightener to heat up or waiting on your boyfriend to propose *aaahhem! cough cough!* You may be waiting for a long time or a blink of an eye. But please, do yourself a favor and don't be impatient, it's not worth the aggravation. What is meant to happen will happen if you just, wait!