Nelle's Notes

In Honor of Earth Day

10:07 AM - Posted by Maloree - 0 comments

In honor of Earth day, I thought it would be most appropriate to recognize some of my favorite Guerrilla Gardening fascinations.

Guerrilla Gardening: A more subversive form of urban gardening, guerilla gardening is a way of adding plants to public spaces that don’t technically belong to the gardener such as a vacant lot, median, beside a highway, or in little strips of dirt. (courtesy of EcoLife)

The following photos are from across the World Wide Web and WebUrbanist.

#32 on my Wist List.... "Go Guerrilla Gardening..."

This n That

8:58 AM - Posted by Maloree - 0 comments

This week's This n That is a day late and so I apologize. I was spending yesterday in a research symposium with nursing students from all over the state. I watched in attentiveness as senior nursing students just like me presented his or her professional research proposals. But enough about nursing for today. Here our my favorite This n That's for this week. I chose things that are great for entertaining and I hope in the near future they will be a part of my lovely home collection! (Slowly but surely, I am blessed with gathering special treasures for my own future home).

I just love this little serving tray. It has so much etsy/elegant personality and would be great for a book club or a birthday party.

When I walked into Pier1 the other day, I fell in LOVE with this serving tray. It fits perfectly four dishes and could be great for any gathering. I love that it could be used indoors or outdoors and have a very simple clean feel to it. I would enjoy using it for a coffee table decor. You could put a candle in it with a few magazines! How cute would that be!?!

A few months ago, I had seen one of these shelves with my mom and loved it! The only thing it was black. I really like the white look here and could be accented with so many different things. What's great is this one is even on sale right now!

All photos are courtesy of Pier1

Neon Notecards & DIYs

8:47 AM - Posted by Maloree - 0 comments

There is this one little coffee shop that I have recently been coming to more often than normal. It is not the same as my first and favorite coffee shop, but it will do. I sit here and soak up every minute I can of the free Wi-Fi they provide and read my favorite blogs and take my daily ATIs (that is not my number one choice of things to do).

I look forward to the day where I can read blogs, practice my DYIs that I have placed into a book in which I will do after school, and have all my exams (including my NCLEX) complete. I look forward to the dark washed bermuda jean shorts and loose white v-necks that are worn while driving with the windows down and my aviators on.

But for now, I will study.
My book of 1500 pages sits beside me and I vigorously try to get through the entire book within a few short days.
I have my neon orange notecards with all my lab values connected to my hip and my cell phone close by.

I'm ready to be done.
I feel as if I have been burnt out with school.
It's been a long time and I am ready for a break.

But for now, I will get back to my final two exams I need to study for.
And then my one main exam.... NCLEX

Wrapping Up

9:38 AM - Posted by Maloree - 0 comments

As of today, for school this is what remains...

- 3 Exams (Leadership, Med-Surg, and Predictor)
- Final part of a CQI paper
- Edits to graded care plan
- 1-2 clinicals for critical care (I really am not sure how many left)
- 1 field trip (Dialysis Center)
- Simulcast

We are so close.
So close to finishing our last semester of college.
I am so excited.

I just have to keep reminding myself that I can do this
I have done what I can
Now, it's in His hands