Five Things I Have Learned In My First Week On Shift

1.  Twelve hours really goes by quickly when you've got lots to do.

2.  Running a few miles post-shift is better than running post-nap post-shift.

3.  There is lots of eating that goes on in the nurses station on night shift.

4.  Even though a nurse can be very competent, if she complains about how needy her patients are, she loses a lot of credibility in my eyes.

5.  I REALLY love my job.

Saturday Things: Five Roles I Play

1.  I am a wife.

2.  I am a mother.

3.  I am a nurse.

4. I am a sister.

5. I am a daughter of God.

Five Things I'm Doing This Weekend

Fall is on it's way to southern Nevada....sooner or later!

1.  Scott and I are going to see this movie.  I've heard fabulous things about it and can't wait to experience it myself!

2.  Cleaning up the backyard.  Dang, it's a hot mess.

3.  Sleeping.

4.  Enjoying time with my family before I start my new job.

5.  Possibly painting my toenails.  My sister sent me some happy green polish and sparkly green polish a while ago and I think I'm going to give them a try.

Five Things That Touched Me During LDS General Conference

1.  From D. Todd Christofferson, an apostle: A God who makes no demands is basically a God that does not exist.

2.  From Dider F. Uchtdorf, an apostle: Gathering spiritual light isn't a one and done.  It is continuous.

3.  From Jeffrey R. Holland, an apostle: We need to serve those within our reach with whatever we have.  We are ALL beggars.

4.  From Tad R. Callister, Sunday School general president:  We need to teach the power of prayer, and not just the routine of prayer.

5.  From Thomas S. Monson, prophet of God (begins at 1:31:00): We need to walk as the Savior walked, not just where He walked.

Five Things That Started My Tuesday

1.  A good run early in the morning in one of my favorite shirts.

2.  Taking in a beautiful cool fall morning.

3.  A warm cup of goodness in my favorite mug

4.  Refilling my spirit with His word and feeling His love for me.

5.  Making Amish friendship bread for my family for General Conference weekend.

Be brave and make it a magnificent day!

Five Things I Have Discovered....Post-School

Proof that I am OFFICIALLY done with school.

1.  I enjoy baking.

2.  Call the Midwife.

3.  I have no interest in yard work.

4.  A can of spray paint can change everything.

5.  Sleep is AMAZEBALLS.

Five Things I Will Do During My Final Semester of School

1.  Find a better balance of school and family so I can transition from Student Momma Nurse to Momma Nurse.

2.  Read more of what I want to read.  Maybe not every night, but at least several times a week.

3.  Spend time with my friends.  Some of them are moving away at the end of the summer and it makes me sad.

4.  Do 1,576,396 practice NCLEX questions.

5.  Cry only three times the whole semester.

Five Things That Make My Mama AMAZEBALLS

My sister, Monique, her adorable daughter, my Mama, me, and my Brianna

1.  The woman can feed an army.  No really.

2.  Music runs in her blood.  And mine.

3.  She portrays such grace under pressure.

4.  Her testimony of the Savior is absolute.

5.  She somehow managed to not kill her very bossy oldest child.  Me.

Five Friday Randoms

1.  One week from today my darling daughter and I will head north to go to our last women's broadcast together.  We started this tradition the spring she turned 12 and I have mixed emotions about this final adventure.

2.  We will be hitting IKEA hard next Friday, too.  My debit card may take the bigger hit, however.

3. I will also get the chance to see my mom and one of my sisters (and her adorable daughter) for the first time in about a year and a half next Saturday.  CAN.  NOT.  WAIT.

4.  Spring break rocks.

5.  This is hilarious.  I cried.  Happy Friday!