A Blog in the Life Of........

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!

2011-05-19T10:29:00.000-07:00

Graduation Picture from the school!
My graduating class! CSI ADN Spring 2011

Laura Johnson, you've just graduated from nursing school, what are you gonna do next?
Naturally I am going to Disneyland, well okay I will be in the same neighborhood! I have been to Disneyland enough to know the entire park! Instead I am going to a Dodger's game, the beach, Knott's Berry Farm, and a bunch of other fun things with the family to celebrate my brother graduating from high school and me from college! Should be fun! Also, I am studying a little bit every day to get ready for the NCLEX. I also moved into my first non-student apartment! Here's your pictures, Dana! Oh, and I am back to crafting--more pics to come of projects!

Year Two--Same game, different plan!

2011-05-19T10:15:00.000-07:00

Then year two hit. My little sister was no longer around and needing an example--it was my first time being truly out on my own! I had amazing roommates who were a lot of fun. Well, I took advantage of this and had a lot of fun. Don't worry I still pulled my 3.0, but it was due to a lot of late nights and stressing. This year my method for studying was to forget the books completely (let's be honest, I am not going to be able to sit through a 1600 page reading assignment). I instead would record the lectures and then listen to them while I was at home or jogging. This worked a lot better. During the fall, we had several parties and became quite the popular little trio--Alyssa, Tara, and Laura. I learned how to ballroom dance, played extreme Murder in the Dark, lots of movie nights, midnight snowball fights, and spontaneous song and dance in the apartment! I got my second concussion, first stress ulcer, and pulled my first complete all nighter, which turned into 48 hours with no sleep. Stupid, don't try it! I made a lot of great friends in Twin Falls and this is when I truly fell in love with this town. I finished strong though and even managed to finally pass Algebra! Then I spent all of Christmas break with a broken leg. Not fun!
Spring semester was my final semester for the program. I was excited because I got to start off with OB, which is my favorite and I was certain that is where I would be getting a job after graduating. It was just as great as I remembered and flew by. I'm not gonna lie--not a lot of studying done here. Then I moved on to the dreaded Advanced Med-Surg. I was scared to death of this class because it is where fourth semester students fail out. Turns out I loved it. Okay, I did terrible in Endocrine, but I aced Critical Care and actually decided that maybe babies won't be where I end up. I love the ICU and I think that is where I will end up at. We'll see though! We got a new roommate Ashley and I loved her just as much as the others! My group of friends shifted this semester because our friend Shane left to school in Rexburg. I started hanging out with Shane and Gary, Tara, Terica, and Katherine. Lots of good times this semester dressing up for ward activities with the roommates, playing a lot of Just Dance, late nights talking about absolutely nothing, and dances at the church! Don't worry kids, those grades stayed up and I ended nursing school with a 3.4 GPA! I precepted on the surgical and medical floors, which I loved. On my first day my nurse asked if I would take a patient by myself. I said sure and off I went. Well, later in the shift she said that the charge nurse suggested we give the patient a different medication to see if it would help. My nurse Shana, asked if I would mind if she asked the patient about the change. I said that was fine, she was the nurse, and she said you are the nurse for that patient and I don't want to step on your toes. You should have seen the grin on my face! Haha! I was so excited! I'm a nurse! Well, I am a graduate nurse, but still!

The End is just the Beginning!

2011-05-19T09:47:00.000-07:00

Well, I can hardly believe it, but my two year sentence is up! That's right.......... nursing school is finished. Now instead of my posts being rants about teachers and concept maps, they will be about patients and bosses! I'm only kidding! Well, I decided that before I take the NCLEX and my memory purges itself of everything I better write some things down. There was a lot that happened this year--both good and bad, that I don't want to forget.
I started out nursing school living with my little sister and just trying to figure out how to do this nursing school thing! For those who are nurses you will understand that nursing school is like nothing you have ever experienced. For the rest of you I will try to explain it. School has always been difficult for me. I don't have the patience to pay attention during lectures and I don't read because well, that patience factor again. It took me two weeks to read Harry Potter #7 and that's because I skipped the paragraphs that seemed boring or didn't have quotation marks in them! Sad I know. Well, in nursing school they start you out by buying all of your nursing books at once. $2000 right out the gate! Then they tell you that they want you to read all of these books! I was nervous and tried my hardest my first two semesters to figure out how I was going to do all of this reading. Well, by test two I gave up on the reading and just focused on my notes! I was a good girl that first year though and gave up fun activities and a social life for school. It payed off and I got the best grades of my life.

10 Random Facts About Yours Truly!

2011-01-14T10:51:00.001-08:00

So, just to shake things up a bit before school starts and all of my posts become rants. Haha! I am gonna try to be better this semester and post less about school (at least the negative parts)! So, I thought I would let you in to the inner workings of me. Just how weird am I? You are about to find out!

1. I dance around in my room, the kitchen, and in the bathroom while I am getting ready. I am not shy I will dance for most anyone. :)
2. I will not share cups or straws with anyone. Seriously, grosses me out. It doesn't matter if you are a boy I really like, my mama, or the president; I ain't sharin'!
3. I am a Britney Spears fan. Just her old songs, but every time Toxic comes on I feel the need to bust a groove!
4. I am disgusted by mouths. Weird I know considering I used to work Labor and Delivery. Yeah, mouths gross me out the most.
5. I watch some ridiculously stupid t.v. shows (especially lately with the bedrest thing!) Like for instance Toddlers and Tiaras, Pretty Little Liars, and occasionally Jersey Shore. Don't worry I also watch CNN from time to time.
6. I am a blog stalker. Yeah, it is weird, but I like to check out crafts, people who I used to know back in middle school, and recipes.
7. When I was born the doctors told my parents that due to a congenital disorder I may never walk even with surgery to repair it. Sure showed them!
8. I have ADHD like bad sometimes. It tends to drive those around me crazy sometimes. My roommate won't even sit by me anymore during class because the foot tapping and finger fidgeting was too much for her. My other roommate has to remind me to tell her when I have switched topics because sometimes I will carry on numerous conversations with the same person all at once. Oops! :)
9. I love to fly. As soon as I arrive at the airport I get so excited. My mom once said it was because there are so many people and noises that it can occupy me for hours. She is probably right! :) I love security and walking through the "tunnel" to board the plane, and I especially love take off and landing! When I was younger I wanted to be a flight attendant so I memorized the entire spill at the beginning of the flight and still recite it with them today! :)
10. I am very nervous about graduating. Not so much about school or the ceremony, but the fact that I will have to move to somewhere unknown, start a job that is still relatively unknown, and wait for a future that is very unknown!

Well, now that I have shared more about me. Let's see who is brave enough to say 10 random facts about themselves!

New Year's Resolutions!

2011-01-03T12:46:00.000-08:00

So here is what I am thinking I would like to accomplish in 2011...........

1. Most importantly-- I want to beat that test! That's right the time is approaching in a mere 6 months for me to take the national boards!

2. I really want to get healthier and more fit. I have a definite love-hate relationship with the gym; as in I love to hate it! It will take some serious structure, but I know I can do it!

3. I want to build my testimony and feel stronger in my relationship with my Heavenly Father.

4. After I pass that test, I want a job. A good job that I can learn to enjoy!

5. I want to work harder at finding people who could use my help or just a little compassion.

Well, I definitely think that these resolutions are attainable. Guess we'll have to see just how well I do with them! What are some of your goals for this year?

Wrapping up the year!

2010-12-31T08:36:00.000-08:00

Well, as hard as it is to believe it is time to say goodbye to 2010! I can't believe it is already time to ring in a new year! A lot has happened this year that has influenced my life. I started the new year with my second semester of nursing school. I absolutely loved it! Despite my previous thoughts I actually liked Mental Health. I learned a lot about addiction and how it impacts people's lives and families. It is a difficult thing to deal with. I also loved my Med-Surg. rotation where I was finally able to get into the hospital and really work with patients. I learned a lot about myself and how much I love this career! I had amazing teachers who I still go and visit! This semester also brought a lot of craziness in my personal life. I helped out at the scene of an accident, had to rouse a drunk guy out of our apartment, and grew closer to my little sister.
Over the summer we decided to rip up my mom's kitchen and remodel it. It was fun and very different. It looks amazing! We went to L.A. this summer for Dana and Wes's wedding. It turned out beautifully and Dana was so happy walking out of those temple doors. We got them all moved in and they are doing well.
This fall I moved back to Twin Falls to start another semester of school. In the nursing program here the third semester is considered harder than any other physically, mentally, and emotionally. I can attest that it truly was, but can now say that I conquered it! We learned a lot of difficult, but interesting topics including more fluids and electrolytes, cardiac, and neuro. I got new roommates this semester and love it! It has been 100% drama free! I am still living with Tara, and have a few others with similar backgrounds to us. Clinicals this semester were so fascinating. I took three patients a day this time around, went to the GI lab, surgery, cancer center, peds, and the ICU. I also started my first official IV on a really difficult poke! Definitely a high point! This semester I have also dealt with my first stomach ulcer, concussion, and brokenbone. If you know me well, which most of you do, then you won't be surprised. I am a spaz, a clutz, and a major worrier!
So, as I ring in this new year with my crutches and cast, and all of my job applications; I say thank you to the great people in my life. Thank you to my awesome friends who stick by my crazy ADHD self and do not judge me! Thank you to my family who have always loved me and been my biggest cheerleader! Finally, thank you to my Heavenly Father who has blessed me more in these last few months than I probably deserve! He has been a great strength to me. Stay safe this year and live life to the fullest.

Well, I made some resolutions for this year and now it's time to see how I've done...........

I am still not a sewer! I haven't been too great of a blogger, but I do worry less. I think I do anyways! I have worked very hard this year to be a positive person in most every situation! Hope you all did okay with your resolutions, you'll have to wait a few days to see my new resolutions!

It's that time of year again!

2010-11-14T20:21:00.000-08:00

I apologize ahead of time for the rant..............

Holy smokes! It is that point in the semester again.... the point where you just want to quit and say, "I shall now embrace my future as an underwater basket weaver". I always thought I would be great at that (except for the fact that I panic when I have to hold my breath underwater). Okay, so maybe nursing school isn't so bad (although I sometimes feel like I am holding my breath underwater)! We are at that pivocal point where your professors throw as many assignments and tests at you as they can to 'build character'. Well, the deadlines are quickly approaching and I couldn't be more happy for Thanksgiving break, a.k.a. the downhill slide point! Dana will appreciate that my 12 pack of diet cherry pepsi is down to 1 now! Thanksgiving will be great tho! I love it! My mom makes a great meal, we get to spend time together, oh and we are going to see a young little wizard and his friends! Woot Woot! Well, here are some pictures of me and the roommates for anyone that cares.... and by that I mean the family! Haha! Hope you are all doing well, I apologize again for the rant!

This is a waterfall here in Twin Falls. You can't tell from the picture, but you can actually walk behind the waterfall! It's pretty fun!
This is me and Tara the day that we took my family to see the alligators in Hagerman! They have a farm with actual alligators!
This is a crazy girl who is about ready to finish her concept map, teaching plan, plan of care, and med sheet!

A new project!

2010-11-05T09:10:00.000-07:00

School is going well. We have 5 school weeks left until the semester ends and 19 school weeks until graduation- but who is counting?!! I just got a bunch of pictures back from Walmart and was trying to figure out what to do with them. My roommate Alyssa has hers set up all cute and fun, but I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do. I went through my box of crafts and remembered that I had a bunch of frames that I had collected from trips to DI. I decided to just tape the rest up on my closet doors. Well, here's how it turned out.

That's right I have reading glasses!

2010-10-08T18:13:00.000-07:00

So, a little known thing about me......I wear bifocals. That's right folks, since I was 23 I have been wearing bifocals. I only wear them for reading and for driving in the dark, but I do wear them. I have always been a little embarassed by this fact. I have 20/20 vision, but my eye muscles have difficulty focusing when they need to strain (ie. darker rooms or night). Well, when I moved to Twin this semester they got lost in the move. Being the poor college student that I am I just tried to get by without them. It just wasn't working with all of the reading I am required to do so I went to Walmart today and got myself 'reading glasses'. Oh yeah, they're pretty hot!

Well, here's an update on school:

I am halfway through my third semester out of four in the nursing program. It really is as bad as everyone said it was! Haha! It is teaching me discipline and structure. It is also teaching me gratitude and trust in my Heavenly Father. I have had to depend on him more this semester than I have in most years of my life. Instead of doing several care plans during the semester we do mini plans of care every clinical day. Here is a part of the journal entry in my last plan of care. It pretty much sums up my rotation of clinicals this first half.........

"This rotation I was able to start my first real IV, help with an NG placement, care for a patient’s NG, watch surgeries, care for the cutest little kiddos, and improve my assessment skills. I have cared for families who were difficult, families in need of education, and those in need of support. I have learned a lot from my patients and their families this rotation. I learned to slow down, take time to listen, treat them with compassion, and listen to what they aren’t telling me. I have had some easy days, tough days, silly days, and sad days, but each day has been a learning day."

I hope that you are all doing well. I am loving fall just like I always do! Enjoy the picture with the old lady reading glasses!

May 13th, 2011

2010-08-26T18:37:00.001-07:00

So, it's the beginning of third semester! That means I am half-way to graduation! I am so very excited. I got to spend the summer back home in Sugar City and had quite the busy summer. We remodeled the whole inside of my parents' house. It was hard work, but it turned out so nice! We also got my sister married (1,000 miles away), and managed to still have some serious fun! This semester is supposed to be ridiculously busy and harder than the rest and so far it has lived up to that reputation!!! A few of you have asked if I have had any new projects. Here's some pics of my room............
My sister bought this large mirror at a thrift store here in Twin last year. I already had the table and decided it would make a great little vanity. Unfortunately I broke the glass a few days before I moved back here. :( That's the same bench I found at DI last year I just reupholstered it.

I told my mom last year that I needed a book shelf to store all of my nursing books. She found this one at D.I. almost immediately. I forgot to take a before pic, but it was just plain, unfinished wood, so I gave it some pretty black paint and some distressing.

I love this new bedding. It is kind of different from the stark white I had going before!

Picture Vomit!

2010-05-05T13:09:00.000-07:00

I finally found my card reader so here are the pictures that a few of you have asked for. I threw in a few of projects I have worked on recently. So, here's an update for anyone who cares! I am finishing my second semester this coming Tuesday. I have one test and two finals left! I am finishing my term as Vice President of our chapter of the Idaho Student Nurse Association. I am going home for the summer and taking some online classes. Things are pretty good, can't complain really!

Decor Blues!

2010-02-07T08:48:00.001-08:00

So, have you ever gotten half way through winter and decided that you were just bored with the status quo decor? Well, I am right now. I decided a few weeks ago that I was ready for a change. I spend a lot of time in my room studying and writing papers, but I thought that maybe if I changed things up a bit, I might enjoy it a little more. My old decor was nice, but I am going for a little different look now. I've got it almost done, but I decided no pictures until I'm done! School is going great. I am loving Mental Health. It's definitely different from Med-Surg and so I sometimes struggle with the information, but it's good. This next weekend my parents and Nate are coming to visit and I am so very excited for that. I get to show them around my neighborhood now! Then after they leave I have 36 picture frames to spray paint for Dana's wedding!!! That's alright I like crafting! Hope things are going well for all of you!

Here's a few pictures of what my room looked like before..............

They're Coming to Take Me Away, HaHa!

2010-01-21T13:57:00.000-08:00

And so begins the Mental Health rotation. I went into this semester completely unsure of what it would be like. Do people wander the halls mumbling in their straight jackets, or screaming out from their padded cells? I was pleasantly surprised to find that there are none of these things here this semester. These are people who have hit a wall and need to learn how to get over it or work around it. They are people who need someone to believe they can succeed and to teach them the tools they need to do this. I am actually getting a bit excited about it. There are still some serious diseases that I will be working with, but it will be interesting to hear their stories and find out just how much they are like you or me, but with a little bigger burden to carry.

I am also taking a class for my own pleasure this semester. It is an in-depth class that takes you through assessments head to toe so that when I hit the Med-Surg floor in March I will feel like a pro with my patient! Okay, I will probably be way nervous, but I think it will be a great help!!!

It's a New Year!

2010-01-05T14:41:00.000-08:00

Well, 2009 started out a little rough, but it ended so very well! I really can't complain about any part of 2009. I am thinking that 2010 has a lot of potential. We'll have to wait and see I suppose. Well, I have never in my life had any New Year's resolutions, but I think I have a few that I would like to try out this year!

So here they are in no particular order of importance!

1- I want to become a better blogger. I vow on this day to blog at least once a month. I am not guaranteeing that they will be anything that anyone else will care about, but I will blog about something every month.
2- The next one is one I have wanted to do for over a year now, but I finally have all the resources I need. I recently inherited my mom's old sewing machine and want to learn to sew. If you have any tips I'd sure love them!
3-The last one is a big one for me. Anyone who knows me really well, knows that I am a horrible worrier. I worry about everything and everyone. It also leads to me meddling or as my sister likes to call it- "shrinking" other people. So, I am also vowing to relax just a bit. I know I won't be able to totally stop worrying, it is just who I am.

So, does anyone out there have any resolutions they want to work on? Do you have any advice for me on completing mine? Let me know, I'd love to hear them!

Update

2010-01-04T12:30:00.000-08:00

So, I am still among the land of the living! Nursing school has not gotten the better of me yet! Well, first semester is over now and I am onto second semester now! Mental Health and Med Surg here I come! I am actually loving school for the first time ever in my life and I am even doing really well. I am keeping busy with school, work, and ISNA. Well, since I last posted I have done a lot. I am still loving my apartment and roommates. I decided recently that since I am going to be living here for a while then I ought to decorate the place a bit more so I like it! I am loving the bathroom now! The holidays have now come and gone. Thanksgiving was spent in California this year. My grandma who has been valiantly fighting cancer for over a decade now, finally lost the fight on November 8th. Luckily my mom was able to be there with her and my dad was able to be there for my mom. Christmas was a much happier time. I was able to go home for two weeks and spend some much needed time with my family. It was great. I made and ate yummy food, played games, watched movies, and even painted my mom's room for her. I also came home to Twin with my mom for a ladies weekend. That was so great! We shopped, played, I cut her hair and we just enjoyed having some fun together! So, for Christmas we wanted a tree in our apartment, but I absolutely loathe real trees and couldn't justify buying a fake one so we decorated my little craft trees! Here are some pictures of the apartment and trees. Hope you all had a great holiday season!

Newest Project!

2009-10-01T16:29:00.000-07:00

So, I was getting really antsy from lack of craft projects so I decided today to venture out to the fine thrift store that is D.I. and see what I could find! Well I found this cute little stool seat for only $ 7 and decided that it would be really fun! It actually cost me 50 cents more to get half yard of the upholstering fabric, but anywho! Here are a few before and afters. Unfortunately one of them is sideways and until I go home in a few weeks I can't actually staple the fabric tight to the seat so it is only folded under, but you'll get the idea! And the color isn't great on these, but the fabric is a red and cream stripe! Love it!

A Quickie!!!

2009-09-07T17:30:00.000-07:00

So, I was looking at my friend Jen's blog and she had a link to this hilarious page about random thoughts of 25-35 year olds. It's so funny, I was actually laughing out loud!

Go to this link: http://melon.posterous.com/random-thoughts-from-25-35-year-olds

Pictures from the other day!

2009-09-07T14:43:00.000-07:00

So, when I posted last week I couldn't get my pictures to come up so let me try again!
So here are the crazy roommates (minus Natasha-she's third semester nursing, so she's gone a lot!) eating some of our awesome pizza from Pizza Hut! Tara, Megan, Maddie, and Dana!

So I got bored last week from lack of crafting and decided to make this. It's not anything really great, but I have had this plain white sweater for a while and wanted to jazz it up just a bit. So, I saw this easy pattern to make a flower out of a men's dress shirt, so I decided that this would look good with my sweater. Well, being the poor college student that I am I decided that I didn't have the money for a dress shirt, so I settled for a $2 pair of men's boxers! It worked and now I really like my sweater!
Sorry Fay, but I had to throw this one in there! This is Fay and I stirring up trouble on my last night on Labor and Delivery. What can I say? When the Labor gods bless you with no patients you have to find a way to stay awake at 3:00 in the morning! BTW, thanks again girls for that party! I have already used quite a few of my 'survival supplies'. Oh, and another fun fact, my teacher says that this week we will practice venipunctures on the fake arms! Thanks to Sadie I can go into this feeling a little more confident! At least the fake arm won't come out looking all swollen and bruised, right Sadie?!

Update (how creative)

2009-08-31T16:06:00.000-07:00

So, week one of classes is down and I am still alive. It actually isn't bad at all. I have to get used to being in student mode again, and also get my sleeping habits under control! Sometimes I revert back to my night shift schedule! So, still no word back from Peds. I had my last interview with them last Thursday and thought it went well. I got major bonus points for knowing how to use both Meditech and CPN. They were stoked that I know it, I however try to forget. :( NURR 101 is going well. Every member of my graduating class has to sign up for a group called the Idaho Student Nurse Association and then they choose two students to be representatives. Well, I am one of the two which means way more meetings and things for me, but it also means I get a chance to go to Orlando, FL next spring!

So here at CSI the first week of classes is called Welcome Week and they have all sorts of activities. Wednesday night my friend Johnny invited us to the movie in the quad. It was Star Trek which I actually hadn't seen yet and I totally liked it. Okay so good company and cute boys in the movie makes it so worth it! We also had roommate night on Tuesday and then Institute party on Friday. Thursday night we ordered pizza and had the craziest time just goofing around. My roommate Maddie is hilarious and she sometimes makes Fay look calm! Just kidding Fay! Well, things are going good here, just tons of homework! I'll try to keep this thing updated better. One more month and I start getting to do assessments on something other than my SIM!

Well, I can't get any of my pictures to load right now, so I'll try again tomorrow!

Pics of the House!

2009-08-21T09:37:00.001-07:00

So, I couldn't get pictures to work the other night when I was updating my blog. After having many people request them I am trying again so we'll see! Here they are.....

I love my apartment. It has a front door with a doorbell and a back door just around the corner from my room that leads to the parking lot. Also, my room has a lock on the door for which I have the key! It's so awesome! Well, there is more to come as I buy my books and put up pictures of those and my lab kit! Peace out! (that one was for you Sadie!)

The Big Move!

2009-08-19T16:49:00.000-07:00

So, I am officially in Twin Falls, Idaho now. I moved yesterday morning with a car full of all of my belongings and a few of Dana's. I drove straight to the hospital and had an interview there with their HR department. They told me that while I was very qualified for Peds or OB they only had openings on Medical floor. Sad news :( During the interview though the nurse manager from Peds called down and after hearing my qualifications she said she wanted to interview me later that day! Yay!!! In between interviews I signed my lease and got some lunch then moved on to my next interview. I think it went really well! Then I came home and started moving into my room. My roommates are great!

In with the new!

2009-08-02T19:13:00.000-07:00

So for those of you who don't really know much about Twin Falls I thought I'd drop down some pictures.

This is Perrine Bridge. When you get off the freeway in Twin Falls you cross over this bridge to get into the city.

This is Shoshone Falls. Isn't it so pretty?!!! This is about 3-4 miles from my apartment complex!

So, I am almost done packing up all of my junk to take to school with me. I am down to a few pairs of scrubs, three outfits, and my bathroom stuff. Wow! So, here are a few pictures of my new complex. It's pretty nice.

Movin' On Up!

2009-07-08T00:20:00.000-07:00

So I now have an official moving day!..... August 18th I move to Twin Falls to finish my last four semesters of college! Woohoo!!! I am so excited that it's finally happening. I just wish I had been smarter and braver a few years ago so I could have finished earlier, but then again...... I wouldn't have all of the wonderful knowledge and experience that I have now!

I am going to miss my wonderful friends that I have made at good ol' MMH and those cute little babies, okay maybe not the babies so much!

Some More Projects

2009-04-06T08:06:00.000-07:00

I have been working on some more projects as of late. The first one may look a little odd by itself, but when you see the whole picture it makes sense.

It's a recipe book stand. It's so nice in the kitchen especially with the non-ringed books. The rest are photos of picture frames. I am thinking of selling all of my projects both individually and possibly on Etsy. Give me some feedback on whether you think it would work. Would you buy these things for a fair price?

It's been a while............

2009-04-06T08:03:00.000-07:00

Well, most of you know but I officially start back to school on August 24th. I am very excited to get back to the books actually and definitely ready for graduation. I am so ready to get into my classes and clinicals! Wish me luck!

Pay It Forward!

2009-03-04T12:41:00.000-08:00

I saw this on a friend's blog and I'm really excited about doing this.

Here is what you do...
the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year, a handmade gift from me! What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise! The catch is that you must participate as well. Before you leave your comment, type up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going. Then come back and let me know you are going to play! Then sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift! (Please leave your e-mail address in your post to me!)

Projects Under Construction

2009-02-24T13:55:00.000-08:00

So when my friends started introducing me to the blog world I thought, 'That sounds like lots of fun, but I'm not married and don't have kids so what would I blog about?' Their answer, blog about my latest craft projects. So here are some that I have recently completed. If anything interests you let me know and I will let you know how to duplicate it!

Welcome to the Frenzy!

2009-02-15T01:25:00.000-08:00

So I have decided to give into peer pressure and try out the new craze of blogging. I love looking at the cute little posts on my friends' blogs so I decided it's only fair if I give it a shot. I'm not promising anything too exciting, but here goes!!! While I'm thinking about it....thanks to Heidi and Amanda for getting me going. I guess I'll just use this as a spot to announce the rare exciting news in my life and to show off some fun projects I'm working on! If you have any ideas on what I should post then let me know!