tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82158274058688184852024-03-14T04:43:54.516-04:00My Reality<center>The reality of my life as a woman, wife, student and Cape Codder</center>Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-80308827774866087962011-04-19T16:26:00.000-04:002011-04-19T16:26:20.087-04:00Im heading over to wordpress. Please keep following me<br />
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I will continue to read all of your blogs as always :)Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-68582459739427070712011-01-18T22:11:00.000-05:002011-01-18T22:11:42.741-05:00I had a really good work out this morning. The hubbs and I woke up at 530 this morning and were at the gym by 6 am! It was fabulous! I am really enjoying waking up early and getting a work out in. I have been working on the couch to 5k program because one of my major goals is to run at least one 5k this year. I WILL DO IT. I feel almost this compulsion to run. I just want to be running all the time and I have no idea why. It is hard and it hurts but when I am done the feeling is amazing (even in I only ran for 8 out of the 30 minutes). I have the cardio part down, I just really need to work on my strength training. Weights are like a foreign language to me, I understand the concept yet I am to self-conscious and unsure to use them. I have been watching different videos online and building an easy mini weight routine that I can do.<br />
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I feel the momentum and it keeps me pushing on in this quest.Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-75435409320735294202011-01-16T19:01:00.000-05:002011-01-16T19:01:59.174-05:00fun day filled with music, friends and Cinnamon raisin breadToday was a loooong day. I didn't get any exercise in today but that is ok. I worked for 5 hours yesterday so I think that will count for today. Chris had church this morning so I went along. Him, our new friend and I have found this AWESOME place to have breakfast afterwards so that is what we did. It is called <a href="http://www.goodfriendscafe.com/index.html">Good Friends Cafe</a>. Can I just say- If you are ever in the area, please go! Their food is to die for! They make cinnamon raisin bread home made and corn beef hash also TOTALLY home made! The bread.. its like a food-gasm for your mouth.<br />
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After that Hubby had an Italian recital to do with his on and off voice coach. He had a lesson last week for something different and his teacher said hey come do the Italian recital... in a week. I am so proud or Christopher. He is so talented and listening to him sing make me fall in love with him all over again.<br />
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<li style="font: normal normal normal 90%/175% 'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">When does your excitement about the new year usually expire? It has already expired :(</li>
<li style="font: normal normal normal 90%/175% 'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">What valued possession seems to be on the verge of expiration? my car... I am going to need a new one in the next couple of years ;(</li>
<li style="font: normal normal normal 90%/175% 'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">When does your current driver’s license expire? 2015</li>
<li style="font: normal normal normal 90%/175% 'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">What subscription, membership, permit, policy, or other dated document are you most likely to allow to expire next without renewal? Probably the magazine my husband gets</li>
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It was she scariest feeling I have ever had. Was my weight finally effecting my health? I am a nursing student so I am well versed in the damage that high blood pressure can cause. And believe me, I don't want any of those things. I really think this was the kick in the ass I needed. It is no longer about how I look, or the skinny jeans that I just WISH I fit into. It is about my health and well being. I NEED to drop some pounds now.<br />
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Today began my journey (that has been begun and forgotten about many times). My husband and I bot agreed upon a gym schedule that works for us. I know that he and I are more likely to continue if we do this together. I am also using sparkpeople.com for fitness and nutrition tracking. Actually putting in some thought about what I am eating and having to record it really makes me pay attention. I don't really have a major weight loss goal at the moment. Just getting healthier is my main objective.<br />
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I can do this!<br />
I will do this!<br />
I am doing it!Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-79902493372396750632010-09-01T13:10:00.000-04:002010-09-01T13:10:47.456-04:00I have always said that getting married would not really change anything except my name. But the truth is, it is a little different. I had this conversation with hubby the other day and he told me that he feels more "grown up'. I think he means to say mature. I definitely feel like I have grown into more of an adult through the process of getting married. I also feel like my love for him has matured. I can't put it into words but its like there is a much deeper connection between us now than there was before. He said to me today "You're smiling again. I haven't seen you smile in a long time." I am just at peace again. It is lovely to know that this big chapter in our lives is done and closed and we can actually move on to the enjoying our marriage part.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I got my name changed! it is now super official!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am Mrs. Haley Dawn Tufts <3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gtr3szj-7MI/TH6JAtbIfuI/AAAAAAAAAUo/wqeqsGMgeKU/s1600/wedding+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gtr3szj-7MI/TH6JAtbIfuI/AAAAAAAAAUo/wqeqsGMgeKU/s320/wedding+(1).jpg" /></a></div>Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-91220425124883700782010-08-31T15:11:00.000-04:002010-08-31T15:11:11.979-04:00it was bliss!I am now officially Mrs. Tufts!<br />
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It was just a beautiful day. the weather was perfect, the gardens were perfect, my HUSBAND was perfect. I can't even put into words how it made me feel. It was like watching a movie of myself. It still doesn't feel like it happened it was just that amazing!<br />
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and now some eyecandy for my lovelies :)<br />
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The wedding is 2 days away! Everything has come together beautifully! I am as cool as a cucumber and I have zero to worry about :)<br />
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I am just ecstatic to finally be marrying the man of my dreams! <br />
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I have my first fitting for my dress on Thursday. I will be talking to my mom and making a list of everything that will need to be done from here out. I hope I don't forget anything.Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-45309021412425730312010-04-30T13:31:00.000-04:002010-04-30T13:31:59.199-04:00I did It!I am jumping in! I am going to nursing school! I got my acceptance and let me tell you, I was registered and fees paid first thing this morning. I think I'm the first one to register! I am such a nerd.<br />
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At first, when I opened my letter, I was not excited. I was still weary about actually becoming an RN. but I thought, and I cried, and did more thinking and I said- This is what I need to do. I have worked my little butt off to get here and I am going to freaking do it! I can get over the sticking people with needles. I can manage my stress and anxiety with lots of meditation and chocolate. I walk away from this I will never get the opportunity again.<br />
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weather to become a nurse or not.<br />
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I know I know, I have been talking about becoming a nurse for like 2 years now. And now that I might be getting an acceptance letter in the mail I should be so excited and ready to take on the challenge. Well... I'm not. Through some recent soul searching I have been thinking that maybe nursing is not for me. I know that I hate needles. I know that I do not cope well with stress. I know that I am a very emotional person and that sometimes my heart takes over. How am I supposed to separate those things when in nursing school? I don't want to be in a constant state of anxiety while in clinical or on the job. I don't want to have to wonder if I was the reason that person didn't recover. I don't want to walk out to my car every night after a shift and have to cry for 20 minutes so that I can decompress and make it home safely. I love the subject matter. I love learning about the human body and I love taking care of people. I am just not sure if that is enough to make it through nursing school in one piece.<br />
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I still have some soul searching to do. If I get a rejection letter, I guess my decision is made for me, however my life never works that way.Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-4217847447338614072010-04-08T10:50:00.000-04:002010-04-08T10:50:37.434-04:00Doggie funEaster was so much fun!<br />
I took the Penny dog out with me all day. First I went to my FMIL's house for brunch. My neice, nephew, FSIL, Auntie Cindy, Uncle Bobby, Alicia, Brianna, and Nick were all there. The kids had a blast with Penny and Penny seemed to have a good time as well. Next Chris, Penny and I went to my aunts house for dinner. My aunt has a jack russell named Abbie. The 2 doggies had so much fun running around outside and hanging out in the sun. Penny doesn't get to run free like that too often so it was definitely a treat for her.<br />
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</div>Hershey's is partnering with bloggers to donate $5,000 to the <a href="http://www.childrensmiraclenetwork.org/">Children's Miracle Network</a>! They are hosting a blog hop and for each blog entry,<b> Hershey's will donate $10 to the Children's Miracle Network. </b><br />
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<div style="border: medium none; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><i><b>Hershey’s Better Basket Blog Hop Rules</b></i><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="border: medium none; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><i>1. Copy and paste these rules to your blog post.</i></span></span></div><div style="border: medium none; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><i>2. Create a blog post giving a virtual Easter Basket to another blogger — you can give as many Virtual Baskets as you want!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><i>3. Link back to the person who gave you an Easter Basket.</i></span><span><i><br />
4. Let each person you are giving a Virtual Basket know you have given them a Basket.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><i>5. Leave your link at <a href="http://betterbasket.info/BlogHop">BetterBasket.info/BlogHop</a> in the comment section. You can also find the official rules of this #betterbasket blog hop and more information about Better Basket with Hershey’s there.</i></span><span><i><br />
<b>6. Hershey’s is donating $10 per blog participating in the Better Basket Blog Hop to Children’s Miracle Network (up to a total of $5000 by blog posts written by April 4, 2010).</b></i></span><b><span><i> </i></span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">7. Please note that only one blog post per blog url will count towards the donation.</span></i></span><br />
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<a href="http://littlerhodygirl.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-state-is-drowning.html"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sara F.</span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://boredomsbounty.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: small;">Broedoms Bounty </span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.livitluvit.com/2009/07/whats-so-great-about-pooping-diamonds-anyway.html"><span style="font-size: small;">LiLu </span></a><i><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://justatitch.com/being-friendly/the-war-on-denim/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Wwwjustatitchcom+%28Wwwjustatitchcom%29"><span style="font-size: small;">Amy</span></a><i></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://sunshinemeg.blogspot.com/2010/04/black-hole.html">Meg</a><i><br />
</i></span>Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-61720961543806324892010-04-01T10:49:00.000-04:002010-04-01T10:49:52.827-04:00The things I am notInspired by <a href="http://justatitch.com/being-friendly/im-not/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Wwwjustatitchcom+%28Wwwjustatitchcom%29">Amy</a><br />
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I am not shy. I will willingly tell the world whatever they want to hear. I do not always think before I speak, I oftentimes find myself putting my foot in my mouth. I am not a patient person. I do not like having to wait for results or answers. I totally understand why my generation is often referred to the as the generation that needs instant gratification. I am not good at calling a lot of people back. Please don't leave me voice mails if you want a response a text or e-mail would be much better.<br />
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I am not a "Pretty girl". I love my jeans and t-shirts. I am NOT a lover of all things beauty. I don't even know how to put foundation on. I don't spend time pampering myself, because frankly, I just don't have time to. I am not "skinny", I know this. I am trying to love my size and shape every day the way Christopher does. That being said, I am not lacking in the confidence department. I know that I am good at a whole lot of other things and I try not to let my body image get in the way of that.<br />
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I am most certainly not an advocate of PETA but I love my animals more than I love my people some times. I am not an alcoholic. I am not a party girl. I am not a hermit. I like to have a good time but I really do love just staying home and knowing that i can sleep in my own bed. I am not domestic, crafty, or really creative. I am afraid that I will be a bad wife because of that. I can't cook and I hate cleaning, I better start working on that hehe. I am not afraid to take risks and just jump and any opportunity that comes my way. They always seem to work out in my favorHaley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-56211483848550148192010-03-31T21:57:00.000-04:002010-03-31T21:57:32.340-04:00TimeI need more time for me.<br />
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I don't get to spend a lot of time and take care of myself and do the things that I want to do for myself. I spend so much time taking care of everyone and everything else, while working and going to school, that I tend to come last a lot of times. I want to really get healthy, I want to cook healthy meals, but how am I or anyone else supposed to do that when they leave the house at 845 am and get home for the day at 10 pm. Hell I am lucky if I can have a dinner at home (cooked or ordered) once a week. I need to do some soul searching when it comes to my career path too. I am so busy that I don't ever get to have a clear head to think about it and what really makes me happy.<br />
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today was a prime example. I was so concerned that Christopher had the copies of his Demo CD to give to people today that I totally forgot that I wanted to bring save the dates with me to give to people. I am so concerned with him that the things I need to do are forgotten :(<br />
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I just feel so lost in this world today. I need some inspiration on what to post. I have totally been at a loss.<br />
I blame it on my lack of funness in my life :(Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-28665136700526409062010-03-26T08:36:00.001-04:002010-03-26T08:36:59.079-04:00Words for thought<div class="quotetxt">Develop the maturity to stop trying to prove something. Learn to be content with what you are.</div><div class="source">— Marjorie Pay Hinckley</div>Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-86518733646524600662010-03-24T22:48:00.000-04:002010-03-24T22:48:57.794-04:00Give away announcement!<a href="http://jakintheb0x.blogspot.com/">Jamie</a> is having a lovely give away! <br />
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We all work hard during the week ladies and it is time that we give something back to ourselves!<br />
Enter her de-stressing giveaway and have a nice strong drink and relax!Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-69224735689463129602010-03-24T11:57:00.000-04:002010-03-24T11:57:39.918-04:00Under ConstructionI am redoing the colors and layout so please bare w/ me. I think I am going to go with the lighter scheme, but I am not quite done yet.<br />
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Tell me what you think!Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-24670872845690178042010-03-23T23:07:00.000-04:002010-03-23T23:07:53.525-04:00Something that really bugs meI hate when people walk into my store 2 minutes before it is closed and proceed to shop as if no one is trying to go home. Like, I am ALL about customer service. I do everything I can to make sure my customers are happy. But really, its 9:58 and we close at 10.. what is SOOOO important that you need NOW that you cant get at 7am? I want to go home at 10 not 10:05 and so does the rest of the people I work with.<br />
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In other news:<br />
1. The Penny has been doing AWESOME with training. even after the first day there was a huge difference in her behavior. I now enjoy walking her because there is not constant pulling. I can't wait to bring her back on Friday and teach her something new :)<br />
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2. I am considering a career path change. When I was in middle school I really loved computers. I wanted to go to school for computer science. I am not thinking that maybe I will get a degree in IT w/ a focus on web design/ development. I am going to start teaching myself HTML and maybe putting a test website together to see if it something that I enjoy still. I like design elements and I think I know what looks good and what doesn't. I guess the really thing is; is there money/ jobs in the field? I certainly do not want to work for myself. I am not into running my own business, but I would love to work on a team for a company. Who knows, everything really depends on what happens w/ Chris and if i get into the nursing program or not. Food for thought. If anyone has any info that would be awesome!Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-12712206677731301732010-03-19T11:28:00.000-04:002010-03-19T11:28:46.938-04:00my Penny PooPoosI am LOVING this beautiful weather! The sun just makes me all happy on the inside :)<br />
I also love it because we can take Penny out to play in the baseball field so that she can actually have space to run run run. I took her out this morning and it was so much fun! I wish I brought my camera so I could have snapped some pictures of her rolling around in the grass. Oh well, next time I will. Watching her run free is rewarding for me. I know it makes her so so happy. There are currently one or two dog parks on Cape and they are pretty far away from us. BUT I just learned that <a href="http://www.hotdiggityonline.com/">Hot Diggity</a>, a local pet boutique, is working to build the<a href="http://www.mashpeedogpark.com/mdp/Welcome%21.html"> Mashpee Dog Park</a>! This is much needed because there are very very few places for our pups to run free and once summer comes, dogs are not allowed to be anywhere :( <br />
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We also start our much needed training sessions tomorrow! We really need someone to teach us how to train her effectivly because up until now, she has been a bit unruly! I can't wait to have a well behaved, listening dog!<br />
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I went to starbucks yesterday with my sweetie for some sinful treats. I was looking and I got excited that they have light frappacinos! I was concerned thought because I really try to avoid artificial sweetners at all costs. So I asked the guy behind the counter, "What makes them light?" I was assuming I would get a "well, it has light cream in it" or "oh we use some type of artificial sweetener" no no... this is the answer I got:<br />
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me: "What makes the frappacino light"<br />
boy: "Well its our light mix and it has 1/3 less calories"<br />
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UM DUH! I CAN read that on the sign. I was just like... really? you don't know WHY its light?<br />
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eventually I got the answer and was told that it is artificial... so I ordered a regular<br />
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That must be how people feel when they ask me where the ice cream is and i politely tell them "The aisle with the freezers"Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-58997022613818887962010-03-11T11:47:00.001-05:002010-03-11T11:47:59.485-05:00I have been inspiredThere are a few things that have inspired me to actually feel like the beautiful sexy woman the my loving FH tells me I am.. Part of it is the weather. I love the sunshine and the warm air. It brings one a sense of renewal and rebirth in my life. It motivates me to really start taking care of myself and taking time for myself. In the winter and fall I usually just throw my hair in a pony tail and run out the door. Lately I have really been enjoying actually trying to put myself together so to speak.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Her name is Crystal Renn and she is a beautiful, curvy size 12. She models for high end designers like D&G and Jean Paul Gaultier. Seeing her being so mainstream and having beautiful curves, makes me feel beautiful too. It is so depressing only seeing stick thin waifs of women on the covers or magazines or walking down the runway. I want to know that my size 12 figure can be thought of like that too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok well that's it for me. I just wanted to tell the work how happy I feel lately :)</div>Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-6784057839619712592010-03-01T12:51:00.000-05:002010-03-01T12:51:10.424-05:00Statistics :(I am not a fan of math, AT ALL!<br />
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For whatever reason, I got it into my crazy head this semester that I would take statistics. I figured that I would need to take it for a bachelors so I might as well get it over with now. I wish I hadn't. The test we just took was a nightmare! The multiple choice did not reflect much of anything that we had done in class. I am think about auditing this class because I don't want the grade to reflect on my GPA. I don't actually need the class, I was just trying to fill my time with something that I thought would be useful. <br />
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you live and learn I suppose.Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-20054850501113949062010-02-26T12:05:00.003-05:002010-02-26T12:17:29.286-05:00ramblings about my jobAs most of you may know (or maybe not) I tutor anatomy and physiology mt the college I attend. I really love what I do. I get to help students grasp concepts and information in a subject that I love yet, is quite a challenge.<br />
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This semester I have met a new challenge when it comes to tutoring. I have been seeing a lady almost 4 hours a week for tutoring. Her main set back- she is Russian. The language barrier is HUGE!. She speaks English quite well but with a heavy accent. The issue is not her intelligence, because believe me, she is really quite smart. The issue is that she cannot just pick up the book and read the words and understand that is being said. Hell, for many of the students that don't have a language issues, that is hard to do!It has made me realize how difficult our language is. It has really taught me to think about what I am saying and how I am saying it. I may need to define a word 3 or 4 different ways before she understands its meaning. She is a riot and has a great sense of humor. we kinds of joke about everything as we are going along w/ the session. She has also taught me to have a lot of patience and how to work with someone that English is a second language. Just because they can speak it does not mean they truly have an understanding.Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215827405868818485.post-34036076115670333372010-02-24T15:00:00.003-05:002010-02-24T15:13:04.770-05:00New blog to read :)Amy at <a href="http://travelnurseaim.com/">Travel Nurse Aim</a> contacted me and asked if I would link her blog. I LOVE reading nursing blogs so of course I said yes! I started poking around and became really fascinated with what she does. She is a traveling nurse (as you can tell by her blog title). this means she works for an agency that sends her all over the place to work at different hospitals. She essentially fills open spots that need to be filled stat.She talks about all the ins and our of travel nurisng like the BIG questions that need to be asked. She is very informative and what she deals with day to day seems to be quite interesting! She just switched to wordpress so if you want more you can find her <a href="http://travelnursingjob.blogspot.com/">here</a> as well!<br /><br />Enjoy! I know I will!Haley Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973517302913432890noreply@blogger.com0