tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89914125549273059732024-03-14T10:57:10.245-07:00Suddenly I see...From student nurse to Registered Nurse the happenings, adventures and everything I am learning along the way. Whittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-52302910051201436082014-01-25T09:07:00.002-08:002014-01-25T09:07:25.087-08:00A new chapterWhen I moved to Provo I never thought I could live in a desert type place and never thought I would be here for seven years!!! Yes it has been that long and I have come to love this place like home. I love the people I have met here, the mountains, the experiences I have had here, and the list goes on! But soon I will be turning the page to write a new chapter in my life. I will be moving to a real desert Phoenix, Arizona!!! Why in the world would I ever move there?! Yes its a great place to be in the winter, definitely chases away any seasonal depression, but the reason is Love. So cheesy I know but its true.<br />
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Matt and I met actually back to that seven years ago mark when I first moved to Provo. (2006) </div>
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We were in the same freshman ward. </div>
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I remember him, even if he didn't know I existed at the time, and how he was one of the boys to get their mission call to Paris and I was so jealous! I was actually better friends with his best friend James, whom I went on dates with after he got back from his mission. One particular date included Matt, but he was on a date with another girl! James and I stayed in contact over the years, he also took my roommate out on dates as well. One day James invited me to go skiing with him and his friend Matt at the Canyons. I had to work the day they were planning on going but then at the last second someone from work asked if I could switch days with them, it worked out perfectly that I could go!</div>
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(March 2013)</div>
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To be honest at first I had no idea what the situation was here. I was friends with James but wasn't sure if he was trying to pursue me or set me up! I instantly felt comfortable around these boys though and just had a good time. Although at first I could not get my skis to go on and was so embarrassed! I was thinking they probably regretted inviting me and we had not even gone down one slope yet! That was when Matt first showed his kindness by trying to help me get them on. I was able to keep up pretty well too they said! We went to Dairy Keen afterwards and I was so comfortable and at ease that I spoon fed Matt his milkshake on the way home. But it really was my ski leggings he said that won him over! :)</div>
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He asked me out once he helped me get my skis in my car. I was kind of expecting it, because of James quick exit to "rush" to the bathroom once we got back to provo. I said yes and we went out the next night. Our first date was to a peruvian restaurant, it was really fun, and just easy to talk to him. It was nice that I already had felt comfortable with him the previous day and had been able to become friends with him. It was a great date, but then he took me home and I didn't send him an after date text. So the signals we sent at the end of the date to each other were very mixed! Luckily he had used one of his missionary tactics to commit me to tell him how my talk went that I was giving that Sunday. I said I would and then we started being together all the time after that...<br />
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Well we had a lot of fun dating but I was trying to make lots of decisions in my life right before he entered it and I was distracted by other things too in my life at the time. He was also moving to AZ for his new job in the fall. So I ended it. (June of 2013)</div>
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It was really hard for me but at the time I felt it was the right decision. </div>
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I never stopped thinking about him though.</div>
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I dated a close friend for a while but always kept on thinking about Matt instead.</div>
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In August I said I wanted to talk and how I wanted to give us another shot. </div>
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(This is all very abbreviated)</div>
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We got back together for a short while but it just wasn't working. There were things we had not sorted through yet, oh and did I mention he was also leaving in two weeks! My timing was not the greatest. He then dished it back at me and broke me heart...</div>
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It didn't last long though. He had kept his earlier promise to fix my bike and did so before he left for St.George a couple days before moving permanently down to AZ. We of course have very little chemistry together, so it was easy to be around each other and not smooch...not! We ended up kissing that night and then we were both very confused! I showed up in St.George the next day to be with him and prove to him that I was serious about making whatever it was at the time work! Lots of facetimeing and late night phone calls every night, I decided to surprise him in AZ thanks to the help of the Rowleys! It was from then we said I love to each other and things started getting serious for me. I was still in provo but had no desire to go out with anyone else or be with anyone else! I started thinking about moving down there, but still wasn't sure about it all and that was a big step to take!</div>
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Of course thats where faith comes in. I just felt right about moving forward with things. I started applying to jobs, looking for places to live, and figuring out how to make it work. I was still nervous about it at times but just kept moving forward with faith and lots of prayer! I am not the most decisive person ever, at all really, but this decision was one of the easiest I ever had to make and everything just kept falling into place for me as well! I ended having a few interviews and was offered a position at both! I ended up taking a job in the Neuro ICU at Good Samaritan hospital in Phoenix (I'll blog more about that later! )</div>
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So here I am now in Phoenix, living here and not just vacationing anymore. Hard to believe I moved here for a boy, I must love him or something crazy like that! It has been so great to be down here with him and to not be doing the long distance anymore! Definitely do not recommend long distance to anyone! I know God has guided me every step of the way and I just need to keep on trusting in Him and move forward with faith. He really has put little things in to my life to help lead me to Matt, and it is fun looking back on some of them. </div>
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One funny one is the last season of the Bachelorette with Des and Chris. I liked Chris the whole time because he was so sweet to her, reminded me of Matt. Then How she says she was blind to what she really needed and how much she loved him, made me think of how I felt with Matt and just wanted to be with him. Maybe I am too easily swayed by media :) </div>
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Watch for yourself and tell me what you think!</div>
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I now will be living 5 minutes away from Matt instead of 500 miles. I love him and all the sweet things he does for me!</div>
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Lets brag about him a bit shall we?!</div>
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One of my favorite things about Matt is how thoughtful he is, he really listens and takes notes it seems! </div>
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He knows I love surprises and totally surprised me recently by picking me up at the airport, when I thought he was already back down in AZ!</div>
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He also is ridiculously good at buying presents and bought me a DSLR cannon camera, which I love even though I still don't really know how to use it yet! </div>
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He always gets the door for me.</div>
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He always makes sure I'm warm even though he is burning up.</div>
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He compliments me and makes me feel beautiful.</div>
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He speaks French!!! I mean come on how perfect is that, my own personal tutor!</div>
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He lives the gospel and seeks to know how to be a better disciple of Christ.</div>
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I could go on but maybe I'll save that post for later.</div>
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All in all we are very happy right now. And just glad to be near and loving each other every day!!!</div>
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This one time I went to Morocco and it changed my life for the better. I know its been a long time since I blogged but I thought I should get back in to it as I will be starting a new chapter in my life soon. (details to follow in next post).</div>
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I went to Morocco back in May with the helping babies breathe program in association with LDS Charities. I had the opportunity to teach midwives in french how to resuscitate newborns. Ironically enough that I was doing the teaching because I was TRULY humbled by these women and the experience that they had, they should have been teaching me, and they were! These women were patient with my broken french, showered me with kindness and gifts when they had so little of their own. They taught me about their circumstances and how hard they work for the women of Morocco. Sometimes pulling 24 hour shifts all by themselves with very limited supplies. These women are my heroines! Whenever I think about my hard days at work, I remember them and their continued diligence. There is a lot thankfully being done to help these women receive the trainings they need, supplies, and most importantly for their voices to be heard. </div>
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The markets and streets of Morocco are absolutely insane! People and cars down these tiny streets everywhere! There are really snake charmer there too. I was in Marrakesh and it was beautiful!</div>
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The classroom where I taught over 60 women. I have never prayed harder in my life than in those moments. By the end I really was able to teach and communicate to them more easily.</div>
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Where we had lunch. They all eat from this giant bowl in the middle. There is always a salad course then, meat, then fruit. They eat a big lunch and small dinners, which they eat at really late in the night. They also have their cafe break times during the day.</div>
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Some of the ladies at my table. One of my favorite groups too!</div>
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So fun to teach and learn with them.</div>
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The group of teachers, humanitarian directors, and in country "missionaries" (not really because they cannot proselyte, but they are making great strides in creating relations in the country for the church love them!) Dr. Alouia, Brother and Sister Flake, Bother and Sister Madsen, Dr.Robinson. All of these people were gems to work with. They believed in me, supported me, were a joy to be around and all worked hard. They just loved to serve and were enthusiastic about the program and its results. They are truly people who live with passion for what they do for others and the love they share with everyone around them!</div>
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Midwives take care of most of the births in Morocco at birthing centers, or in the homes. Men are not allowed in. Sometimes women give birth in hospitals but not as frequently. These women are the ones who hold the population of Morocco in their hands! </div>
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On of our friends treated us to henna! At this beautiful old home tucked away in this unsuspecting alley way below. The Moroccans emphasize that the true beauty may be hidden but it is always and should be present on the inside.</div>
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At the fantisme show!</div>
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With one of the midwives who after she received the training phoned us the next day to let us know she had saved a baby with the training she had just learned. I got goosebumps when she told me in person and really felt like though small was my contribution in the training, I was a part of something miraculous, inspiring, and important!</div>
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My last night in Marrakesh after a pediatric conference of the french speaking countries (that yes I had to on a panel to answer questions for, very impromptu as well!) they had a big gala that night with a famous Maroc band. Loved dancing with everyone there!</div>
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I always felt drawn and wanted to serve a mission. I had the opportunity to do through this humanitarian service. Even though we did not talk about the gospel or the LDS church at all people knew and would ask us if we were mormon. I was able to share in knowledge and great love with the people there. I had one of those joy bursting moments when we were passing out certificates at the end of the training and they were all giving me bisous (kisses on the cheek) and thanking me so sincerely, I thought this is how the Savior must feel about each of us. So happy to see us succeed, so full of love, and gratitude for each one of us. These women truly work with their hands but it is in and with their hearts that they fulfill their work and help each mother feel safe and deliver their baby. I hope to be more like them.</div>
<br />Whittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-15057517081208215132013-01-08T10:17:00.000-08:002013-01-08T10:17:03.731-08:00A Life Changing Year - 2012 in reviewLast year had a lot of changes in it. Most of them were exciting but a lot of them required a shift into new gears that were not always easy to transition in to. From being done with school, to two very different nursing jobs, to meeting and making lots of new friends, new people in the family, trials, and blessings!<br />
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I learned that as hard as it was to get in to the nursing program at BYU it was just as hard to get out and finally get my two new favorite letters after my name: RN<br />
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I learned that friends really can help you through the hard times. I feel blessed to have so many friends here in Utah while I'm far away from family. They comfort me, make me laugh, and provide some of the best adventures!</div>
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Hollie King and I in Star Valley, WY. Changed my life by being a wonderful friend and taking me snowmobiling!</div>
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Hollie and Jason, these two people have blessed my life in so many ways. They are always there to listen to me and give the best advice. They are two of the best examples of living the gospel everyday of their lives. </div>
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The Rowley sisters continue to bless my life with fun adventures and continued friendship!</div>
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Katherine always keeping me on my toes and a good friend since freshman year!</div>
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Melanie is an inspiration to live life in the style I want to! She is one of the classiest people I know.</div>
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Efy, enough said! Even though I was not a counselor this year the things I learned from it and the people continue to give me joy in my life.</div>
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My health co Karl, so glad we didn't kill each other that summer and remain close friends.</div>
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BDA #14 reunited, love these girls and how they make me laugh.</div>
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Darcy has been one of my best friends for several years. She amazed me this year by her continued optimism and fun personality despite her most difficult trial of having ACL surgery.</div>
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So many friends to celebrate my 24th.</div>
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USNS Mercy completely changed my life! It taught me about patience, obedience, service, missionary work, friendships, perseverance, hard work, discipline, gratitude and the list goes on!</div>
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The casrec crew that helped me survive the ocean waters</div>
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Britters and Krystal would not have survived without them</div>
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After being stuck on a ship for 5 weeks Britters and I went a little crazy as you can tell! We set out for the great outdoors of Seattle and Victoria. It helped me appreciate and put me in awe of God's creations. </div>
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I visited Darcy in Seattle too and was able to see the beautiful place she grew up!</div>
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Sebastian Ritz William King born during the Olympics! Even though I have not even met this cute kid yet he helped bring our family together before he was even born. He had us all guessing whether Sarah was having a girl or a boy and what their name would be, sending emails back and forth everyday. I am thankful for this kiddo and can't wait to meet him. </div>
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Lake Powel and the patience of Brother Rowley changed my life as I was able to get up on a wake board for the first time!</div>
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Roomies reunited!</div>
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Beach babes</div>
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Had to say farewell to my dear friend Hollie. Her testimony and firmness of faith continues to inspire me though as she serves in Brazil!</div>
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Reunited in St.Gizzle with ship mates! Wouldn't have survived without these girls either!</div>
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So glad to see these friends randomly at the top of Angel's landing</div>
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Emily and Krystal cannot say enough good things about these two girls! So glad we've become best friends this past year. They keep my spirits high, we share the same passion of medicine, and are always up for an adventure!</div>
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Love living at foxwood with these ladies! Have changed my life for the good living with them. It's always a party in our apt!</div>
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Renting a puppy? Yes, knowing I can have a cuddle anytime from a cute puppy was a happy fact for me to learn about!</div>
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Fun times with roomies!</div>
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Skiing was a new experience for me this past year and I've had a blast learning. Definitely a new hobby!</div>
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Merry Christmas and smooches!</div>
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Mexico never fails to make me happy!</div>
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My two new roomies and friends. Love these girls and their up beat attitude. So grateful for their example of loving others fully and for their strong testimonies!</div>
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Finally snow this year, I love it!</div>
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Polar express, got me in the Christmas spirit.</div>
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Rents in our apt</div>
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Angel Joshua also changed my life this year as he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. His patience, understanding, and willingness to learn about his new life style astound me. (as well as my sister and brother-in-law for all their new found medical knowledge, very impressed!)</div>
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Happy New Year- 2013 here we come!</div>
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<br />Whittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-34166177882887687772013-01-08T07:47:00.001-08:002013-01-08T07:47:43.114-08:00Life in technicolorLife has been fun, hard, interesting, exciting, but over all fantastic of late. I have not been the best obviously but I have been documenting in another multi media way. Here are links to some of the videos that I have created of the good life with family and friends.<br />
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Whittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-66922622372315098272012-11-05T14:16:00.000-08:002012-11-05T14:18:26.013-08:00Frightful EventsLast month was full of fun, and frightful events. I can officially say that I am a full blown RN, well I've been one since February but I feel that after being completely on my own with three to four patients that I am legit now! I had my first two shifts on my own last week and they were both very crazy, busy, and a little bit poopy too. I learned a lot and love my job even though I feel completely overwhelmed. Thankfully there are lots of people to help, one of those wonderful people was my good friend Katie, without whom I wouldn't have survived nursing school or that second day of work! It was just so crazy that we had made it all the way the way through school and now we are working together.<br />
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Even though I called my Mom complaining about my day, I learned from my patients that I wasn't the one having the rough day at all! Even though my feet ached from running from room to room at least I had feet to walk with or even the ability to do so. Even though I was starving from not eating all day, at least I had only been starving for just one day and not several being told I wasn't allowed to have anything by mouth. I learned a lot about charting, procedures, medications, etc. those two days but I also learned a lot about gratitude and the need to implement that feeling in my life (perfect segway into Thanksgiving month).</div>
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October was a great month full of weddings, friends visiting, and everything pumpkin! I also ran the scariest and therefore fastest 5k of my life! It was a zombie run, so I was being chased by zombies and that really got my sympathetic nervous system into gear and finished in 23:40 (still not faster than my 60 year old dad though!)</div>
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Beautiful fall drives up the Alpine Loop</div>
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Two of my favorite girls in the world!</div>
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Sunday night football complete with a TV dinner</div>
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At Sarah's incredible Junior high Choir concert</div>
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exploring the Olympic museum with Krystal and Marcel</div>
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A creepy night complete with creepy treats from subzero</div>
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our magnificent pumpkins... this is halloween!</div>
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Our creations from Colour Me Mine</div>
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Pumpkin carving FHE activity</div>
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Our magical, lit up, 3-D, pumpkin carriage, yeah beat that!</div>
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Whittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-4352625309416168092012-10-15T22:39:00.000-07:002012-10-15T22:39:20.683-07:00C is for cookiesSo I have a new hobby these days of making short video montages! They are so fun and easy to make after I discovered a bit how to do it on my computer. Still have a lot to learn but here is one I made recently with my friend Brad.<br />
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I started working at Orem Timpanogos Regional Hospital and I love it! I love being in the hospital again and all the people I work with. I am still training and trying to get the hang of things, which means I make lots of mistakes (Don't worry no life threatening ones, mostly just computer charting type stuff!) I love learning new things everyday though and everyone is very helpful. All of the Doctor interactions I've had have been great as well, hopefully I don't jinx myself on that one! There are still days when I want to break down and cry because I wonder if I will ever get the hang of it all, but over all I leave feeling satisfied and so thankful that I chose nursing as my career. I try to remind myself of the honor I have of going into my patients rooms and that I get the chance to be in their lives for a "short" 12hr shift. I've had some great patients who have made my day and have been so fun to get to know as well. So far this job has proven to be a miracle and I will continue to treat it as such!<br />
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We met Jeff from the bachelorette!</div>
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Our (britters my extreme hiking buddy) hell hike on Mt.OlympusWhittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-50622364964735414152012-08-15T15:42:00.001-07:002012-08-15T15:42:45.389-07:00Half the SkyTowanda! A familiar phrase of women empowerment from the film "Fried Green Tomatoes" (great movie but not funny as my tongan friends can attest to). Well today I used that phrase as I finished a powerful book on the oppression of women world wide called "Half the Sky". The authors write bluntly about the stories of women they encountered world wide who face challenges unfathomable to me and my cushy life style. It is not a happy read either but a hopeful, enlightening, and most importantly an empowering read. It addresses issues of maternal mortality, human trafficking, sexual violence, and gender discrimination. It also talks about what tools need to be implemented to combat these, what seem impossible tasks to tackle, through <b>education</b>, family planning, microfinance, etc!<br />
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To be honest it was overwhelming reading this book, going through stages of guilt, and helplessness.I just wanted to jump on a plane and go help people somewhere! The problems are so complex and need creative and cultural sensitive solutions. They won't solve everything but there <i>are</i> solutions. It was an eye opening read though and maybe I am not going to save the world right now but I can make small contributions. For me that starts with the here and now of people around me whom I fail to care for enough. <b>We need to help each other</b>. (plug for <a href="http://www.lds.org/liahona/2012/08/taking-action-in-time-of-need?lang=eng">visiting teaching</a> really)<br />
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The book also gave me so many ideas of how I can help humanity and how any one can overcome their circumstances. <b>We are not limited in our potential.</b> In many places through out the world women are neglected, unequal, or merely seen as sexual playthings, but Women are powerful assets to society and the contributions they make can change it for the better. And they do by overcoming the most dire of circumstances!<br />
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I would bore you with more insights but just go read the book it will change your life and maybe you will help change thousands of other women's lives because it made you want to act. If you think you aren't going to read it then at least consider on some things you can do to help right now!<br />
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Websites to check out:<br />
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Sponsor a girl or woman through Plan international, or Women for Women international.<br />
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Sign up for email updates on about women's issues at <a href="http://womensenews.org/">http://womensenews.org/</a><br />
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<br />Whittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-54287849421481293992012-08-14T15:30:00.000-07:002012-08-14T15:30:57.881-07:00Eat more chocolate?Yes go ahead and indulge in that chocolate bar you have hiding in the back of your cupboard! I just finished this book called "The Chocolate Therapist: A user's guide to the extraordinary health benefits of chocolate" by Julie Pech. I've never been much of a chocolate fan but I think its because I was not eating the right chocolate, and now I am a chocolate snob. Chocolate can be healthy but usually only if you look at what is really being put in your chocolate. Some top tips in buying good chocolate include seeing if sugar or cocoa is the first ingredient. Obviously you want cocoa to be the first. Also make sure they keep the good cocoa butter fat in it and not the hydrogenated oils. Also you don't want the fake vanillin stuff you want the A game in your chocolate so look for vanilla.<br />
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It is true that dark chocolate is the best because it has the most cocoa in it and provides all the wonderful antioxidants that chocolate can provide. I know you are thinking I can't give up my milk chocolate or go to the dark side, but you can do both! Chocolate has different percentages telling you how dark it is so if you are not a dark fan go with a 30-40% but above 55% is really the best. Also I learned that I was just not eating my chocolate correctly. You need to savor it, smell it, and slowly let it melt in your mouth and really indulge in that piece of chocolate. Also if you need help going to the dark side start milky and gradually up the percentages. I think the highest I've gone is 88% and have really enjoyed it without the dirt taste.<br />
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Some fun facts: the louder the snap of a chocolate bar the higher quality it is. There is only 5-30 mg of caffeine in chocolate which is less than a cup of decaf. There are endless benefits from eating chocolate because of all the antioxidants, good fats, vitamins (lots of magnesium) and increased serotonin when one enjoys some chocolate!<br />
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Because I am concerned for your health, please go be adventurous and try some gourmet or crazy chocolate :) My favorite so far was the cherry chillies! Not a huge fan of the lavender blueberry though.<br />
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As excited as I was to be back on land and welcomed back to Utah with fireworks, I still had the itch for some adventure. I also felt like I needed some actual vacation time and to be somewhere exceptionally green. Choice of destination: Seattle, WA. I was able to go visit my friend Brittany (from school and the ship) and my roomie Darcy. My first day there I was able to go on a hike amongst all the beautiful pine trees that were incredibly tall and thick! Lots of the hikes we went on looked like something out of a fairy tale and was just the kind of environment I needed after staring at the inside of a ship for so long. We had some really pretty days there but I also got to experience the rainy, cloudy typical days of Seattle. Of course we had to make a little trip over the border over to Victoria, Canada. We took a little ferry over because we just missed being on a ship ya know! We went to visit our friend John who we met on the ship during quarantine.<br />
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In front of the beautiful parliament in Victoria. There was a little band of children who were playing on the steps when we got there, it was perfect. I loved all the French inspired architecture and everyone was very friendly. Definitely a quaint little city but still really fun, with lots of hidden treasures.</div>
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John is really into horses and we got to meet some of them!</div>
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With our friend John in front of where they filmed X-men</div>
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We met his partner Paul too, both were so kind and treated us like Princesses the entire time showing us around and being hosts to us.</div>
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I look like a pioneer here. On a hike where we didn't get much farther than the ranger station because of the freezing cold fog.</div>
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Beautiful, clear view of crescent lake, but do not be deceived we could not see a thing once we got to top of "storm king" Mt.</div>
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Chasing waterfalls.</div>
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Sending our friends back on the ship a little message in a bottle</div>
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Sticking my gum on the gum wall in downtown seattle</div>
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Space needle and Olympic park.</div>
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Something I saw on one of our runs one day.</div>
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There is this troll underneath the Aurora bridge in Seattle that even grabbed a car off the road in its hand!</div>
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At the flower garden with Darcy</div>
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Ever seen the film "10 things I hate about you"? Well this is the Stadium High School where they filmed part of it! </div>
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We went on several hikes, which unfortunately ended up in a very foggy view. When we hiked with the Miamaids on their campout I was afraid the same thing would happen again for our group, especially because it was the first hike ever for a lot of the girls. The hike itself was probably one of the most gorgeous hikes I've ever been on walking along a stream and intermittent waterfalls, which then turned into a rocky cliff with wild flowers everywhere. A lot of the girls had a hard time carrying their gear so Britt and I loaded up like pack mules, but thankfully we had prepared our quads with our previous hikes and ship stairs! The night we spent up there was the coldest hiking experience ever as well. The next morning they wanted to hike up to the top before it became clouded over. As we hiked up the last half mile the view was starting to become foggy and I had a really bad attitude. Thinking to myself this is so dumb we are hiking up here we are not going to be able to see a thing when we get up there. When we got to the top though there was a different view I hadn't anticipated we would see in another direction. The was a vast mountain range, unfortunately my phone had died so I have no 3x5 so you will just have to imagine it. Once I got there I thought ok touche God, I get it, I had a certain expectation, my view was limited, and I complained the whole time but really He was leading to me somewhere even better than I had imagined. I believe that is continually what He is trying to do for me. Helping me love the climb and the experiences along the way and come to realize His full potential for me because it is so much more than I have envisioned for myself. </div>
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I am trying to trust in God as I keep climbing and waiting for things to happen... learning patience more and more everyday!</div>
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The ship scavenger hunt I planned for the new people to learn their way around</div>
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Our morale helo flight!!! Highlight of the trip</div>
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My short outing in PI</div>
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Cas REC crew and some "family fotos!"<br />
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Sharing a room with 300 other women</div>
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Don't worry we made the most of our experience too by having dance parties in ICU 1, jamming on the Ukeleles in the chapel, Canada day, Playing games in Casrec, writing songs about the mercy, and flirting with boys (What?! Yes I had to survive somehow ;).<br />
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I had an experience of late where I learned true empathy for my patients. I became an admitted patient of the usns mercy. I was super nauseated on Friday night and could not sleep at all which was frustrating because I was so tired from switching from nights to days. I finally decided to go up to sick hall so I could get zofran or something and go back to bed. Well I got medicine but never made it back down to my berthing instead I was quarantined. Which was ok while I was still really sick and tired. But then they kept us there for 48 hours after our last symptoms. There were about forty others that trickled down during the day to ward two the isolation ward! We were all stuck down there with nothing to do, females and males (most of them very smelly). Luckily my friend britt also got sick and was my bunk buddy.<br />
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Admitted patient to the USNS Mercy ward 5</div>
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A lot of them treated us like we had leprosy or something when it was probably just the food or some other gastroenteritis virus, which you just need to wash your hands to prevent from getting. ( guess I wasn't doing a good job of that)
While stuck down there I learned even greater humility and gratitude for the little things in the ship. Like being able to have some selection of my food, seeing sunshine (it had been five days since I had seen the sun), being able to walk around, basic hygiene, working out, flip flops, non creepy boys, etc! Although I was able to sustain myself on delicious girl scout cookies, which I was sooooo grateful for!
When I finally was discharged and felt like I had been risen from the dead I saw the sun and that we had arrived in the philippines! Unfortunately I got kicked off my med cap for it :( So won't be getting off the ship for a rewarding experience but hopefully have one on it. Thankfully i am stuck on this ship with some great people and some cute boys, although some of them become less and less attractive as their sailor expressions get old. Seriously I probably hear the f word maybe a hundred times a day, it doesn't really have an effect anymore. Someday I will look back and only remember the good parts of all this because in the end the bad doesn't really count for anything. I am being challenged in ways I hadn't expected and will be more grateful in life for many things after this. I still have a lot to learn because I still complain all the time but trying to remain positive. This scripture gave me some hope last night too D&C 127:1-2. Back to taking care of some patients hopefully! K in the Philippines now and things are going much better still challenging but I've had some cool patients and feel like I'm helping slightly.Whittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-60345530476652428052012-06-07T06:42:00.000-07:002012-08-06T08:51:07.079-07:00Lice slayer<br />
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Sandoval and I on the lice duty that never seemed to end </div>
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The sign Shaun and I made for Krystal who had to be on lice duty far too often!</div>
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Being ridiculously good looking in the isolation gowns<br />
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<br />Whittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-46723881394375078792012-06-06T05:47:00.000-07:002012-08-06T08:42:32.853-07:00Fire, water, and finally bloodThe past twenty fours have been a little more exciting. We were off shore of an island in Indonesia where there is an active volcano!<br />
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We were able to watch a bit of lava spew from it at night before we sailed away. It was very surreal! As we were watching an announcement came over head as it usually does frequently through out the day but this time it wasn't a drill. Man overboard! We quickly mustered and thankfully the people were retrieved and were fine. That was not the last muster for the night though. We heard an announcement about 12:30 am telling us to report to our emergency post because there was flooding. I was so confused and way out of it but I quickly got dressed to run up to my department. A pipe just burst so also no big deal , unfortunately it had damaged my departments equipment so I had to clean it up the next morning. Today we admitted patients again which meant I was able to do blood draws, and EKGs! Still only saw a few patients though :( not sure why but hopefully it will be busy tomorrow. Politics! It was fun at lunch yesterday sitting with some french, Canadian and Australians so fun getting to meet so many people from All over the world. All for now. Oh and for the familytjey have AFN on the tvs all the time with their great safety commercials just like they did on AFKN love it!<br />
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<br />Whittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-67866149384483818812012-05-31T19:06:00.002-07:002012-08-06T08:24:05.997-07:00Indonesian parade Well life has been hurry up and wait lately. Thankfully yesterday we started getting patients though! I was so excited to see all the interpreters come on and then the patients. Made it finally feel real and that I was a part of something meaningful. I don't feel like I'm doing a whole lot but a patient I had yesterday made me feel like my small contribution of an assessment was needed as we prepared him to have cataract surgery seeing he could not afford it in his country. This scripture also brought me comfort D&C 64:32 but all things must come to pass in their time, wherefore be not weary in well doing for ye are laying a foundation for a great work. And out of small things proceedth that which is great. I guess I really just want to get started and really involved but still feel limited by all the waiting and my skill level but I know I need to be patient because it will come and fall into place as I gain more experience. As for today I do get to go ashore and be in a parade as part of the opening ceremonies! So I get to go to Indonesian soil! :)<br />
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Pretty much what we did all day in Indonesia was pose for pictures</div>
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On the shore with Pat and Diana. USNS Mercy in the background</div>
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Dont rock the boat I am on the usns mercy ship sailing away from Guam now! We left from Guam yesterday and so far no sea sickness! </div>
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Emily Blotter and me before we boarded the Mercy for the first time!</div>
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Krystal and I made it!</div>
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Jenni our fearless driver in Guam</div>
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Swimming!</div>
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Sushi birthday dinner, the best!</div>
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Everyone is really friendly and helpful. All the navy uniforms are a bit intimidating At first but everyone is very approachable. Actually if you imagine top gun or pearl harbor with more of a navy emphasis thats what everyone looks like, so lots of josh hartnett eye candy everywhere! There are about eight other NGOs here besides the lds charities group that I am with. There are also people from the Canadian and Australian navy forces. There are people from the air force, army, and marines too. It really is a joint humanitarian effort.
Everything is in military time and punctuality is being 15 minutes early, which I guess will help me be more on time to things now. We wake up at 5:30 to go workout ( actually more like three different times a day we go to pt- physical training because besides meetings there isn't a lot to do) and then to chow(eat) as they call it!<br />
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After that we muster, yes that is part of the navy lingo I am learning, which basically means to report for duty and roll call. We then have to clean the berthing area (where we sleep on racks) and we have to have our beds nice and neat looking. I am on the top bunk of three, so I am very close to the ceiling, which makes it a bit challenging to make my bed for sure.<br />
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We have little curtains to close off our beds to block the light so we can sleep too. The ship has a ton of stairs! There are 81 just to get from the berthing area to mess deck, which we go up at least three times a day. Luckily all of the stairwells are color coded so you can figure out where you need to go, kind of like the different metro lines.
I am still a bit nervous about what I will have to do for the nursing aspect of it all but we are doing a lot of training next week before we reach country. I am assigned to the casualty receiving area, kind of like an ER triage. I am eager to get started on it all though and start working! I feel extremely privileged to be here learning from people with lots of experience and knowledge. I don't know yet if I will be able to do any medcaps( getting off the ship to do clinics in country) but I hope I'll get to do at least one to make my JEV worth while. All the updates on navy life for now! Signing off civilian Whitney RNWhittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-21718138419330478812012-05-20T23:50:00.000-07:002012-05-20T23:52:19.079-07:00Bon VoyageI had a blast celebrating my golden birthday (turning 24 on the 24th) this past weekend with lots of dear friends. I also was glad to see so many people because I leave at 4 am May 22nd for Guam where I meet the USNS Mercy ship. I fly from SLC to LAX to Hawaii to Guam! I have been frantically trying to pull all the last minute details together for the trip, which has been fun and stressful! I finally bought a camelbak backpack, which I have been eyeing enviously for years when my fellow hikers have had ones. Now I am the proud owner one!<br />
It still amazes me that I am going on this trip, project, ADVENTURE! I was thinking about it today and how the timing of everything has just worked out perfectly. Even though I was distraught in the beginning of the year over things not working out as planned, they have all seem to fallen into place so that I am able to go on this project. It has definitely been a lesson to me of trusting in the Lord's timing. I know that now I need to lose myself in His work as I go on this project.<br />
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I will try to keep everyone updated through this blog as much as possible. Please pray for the whole project that we will be able to be effective and be able to help in the best way possible those we will be serving. Thanks!<br />
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Last weekend I indulged my inner child by running the color me rad race (where you become completely covered in colored corn starch and paint as you run a 5k), buying a hula hoop for my work's talent show, jump roping, and playing airplane with friends (ya know where you fly on people's feet). I guess eventually you have to grow up a little bit from the Toys R'us kid mentality and tell the lovely cashier that you probably shouldn't get a rewards card for the store. (even though I was tempted to because there are a lot of cool toys there!)</div>
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Yes somehow I landed a job at Provo Care Center. It is a home for people with developmental disabilities. A lot of them are older too so it is somewhat like a nursing home. The crazy thing is I am the Health Services Director, which I didn't even know I was going to be that when they hired me. Sadly the fancy title just means a lot of paperwork, administrative work, and people passing the buck to you for everything that goes wrong. I love the people I work with and the residents are great. I am the most happy when I get to be on the floor working with them.What is interesting about it is the fact that it is an active treatment facility. Meaning we have to run all these programs to help them maintain and learn new skills. This principle helped open my eyes in nursing because it is so stressed that we need to teach our patients how to care for themselves but sometimes we rarely actually do that. I think as a student too I was always extremely eager to do things on my own and for the patient. Effective teaching really means having the person do it themselves even if it may be slow or not as perfect as we would like it to be either. The whole teach a man how to fish and he will eat everyday sort of principle, something I am still trying to master for sure.</div>
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The fancy plaque outside of my office. I'm official :)</div>
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The most exciting news I have though is that I will be leaving in ...oh my goodness 18 days till I leave on USNS mercy navy ship with the Latter Day-Saint Charities group!!!!! Basically I will be going as a nurse on this giant hospital/navy ship to Southeast Asian countries(Indonesia and the Philippines) where they bring people on to the ship for surgeries, exams, etc. or we go out and set up clinics in the country or go into their homes to visit them. The church is just one of the NGOs that will be helping the navy with this special project. </div>
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Yes after years of wanting to go I am actually going on this project. It is hard to believe and I feel so privileged to be going. It was interesting how it all happened because I had kind of written it off as a possibility and I wasn't sure if I would be around in provo still for me to go. In my one of my desperate moments during unemployment I emailed the lady in charge of setting of the group to go to see if they needed anyone. She said no, but would let me know if anything changed. Just a little bit later when I got a couple job offers she also asked if I could come in for an interview for the ship. When I met with her I just knew I was suppose to go and she told me that even though the Navy and herself were in charge of picking who goes on the ship that ultimately it was the Lord's team. I am so glad she was in tune with the spirit to be willing to interview more people she thought needed to go. I ended up being able to take my current job and still go on the ship!!! (well that is if my boss hasn't forgotten about our little deal yet) Don't worry my vaccinations, malaria pills, mosquito repellant, and flight itinerary are all set for me to get on the ship! I am really getting excited and a little stressed too. I hope that I will be able to really help the people in these countries and to learn from them as well. I hope because of my lack of skills as a nurse that I will actually be helpful and not a hinderance. I know it will be a huge learning curve but I am very eager to take on that challenge. I will be posting and updating on the trip as much as I can. </div>
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"Fear thou not; for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea I will help thee; yea I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness." Isaiah 41:10 I know He has been with me and supported me even during the times I may have ignored Him. Somehow He still blesses me so much and I know I need to live up to and be more deserving of those blessings.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">APRIL AND PJ CAME TO SLC TO VISIT! STILL NOT TOO GROWN UP TO BE SILLY WITH HER AND WEAR CHEETAH ROBES AT THEIR HOTEL</td></tr>
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This Leap day the one day acceptable for a girl to ask out a boy nine girls from my nursing class set out on the adventure of their lives. One that would test their strength, stamina, friendship, and their faith!</div>
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We set out Wednesday morning to Vernal, UT to snowshoe to a Yurt (a mongolian home, pics bellow) and the desert scenery which surrounded us had us doubting if there would be any snow...ha little did we know! </div>
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Jocilyn our fearless and knowledgeable leader. Future wife to Bear Gryllis</div>
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Vernal , UT</div>
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Lots of desert</div>
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The Temple in Vernal</div>
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What our trail ended up looking like! Soooooo much snow!</div>
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we got there we set out with our packs and snowshoes to tackle the fresh
powder. Yes it had just snowed there and the snow was up to my waist at some
points! It was really hard to pave the path and we had to trade often. I
usually think of myself as being physically fit and active but there were times
when I had to stop because my heart was beating so fast I thought it was going
to burst. I felt like a human trying to be a horse and it just wasn't working
for me. Definitely the longest five hour cardiac work out I have ever had! At
one point our group got split up in to three groups. I was at the front with
Britt and Kim leading the way. It started to get dark and for a while our only
headlamp was not working and we could no longer see the blue diamonds very
well. The coming of the evening darkness was when I really started to feel
discouraged, but the faint glow of the moon above gave me a lot of hope!
Eventually the lamp started working and we were able to find the yurt and it
was such a joyous feeling because even though I saw the signs to the Yurt (with
no mile markers to tell you how far you are!) I began to doubt if it even
existed! I really though I was going to have to sleep out in the cold and would
die there on that mountain! Thankfully that was not the case! Unfortunately
when we got there we could not get the lock undone, another obstacle. When we
did get I have never felt so grateful for that mongolian type tepee! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Inside the Yurt</div>
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The warm inviting fire</div>
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Survived the night in the yurt</div>
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Jocilyn and Ashley shoveling some snow so we could get find our snowshoes, which had been buried from the snowstorm that night.</div>
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The view</div>
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Our snow covered path</div>
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The little outhouse</div>
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The yurt</div>
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Kim and Bethanie</div>
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Beth and I infront of the Yurt</div>
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The donner party and that dang sled., which was rescued by Krystal and I just in time ;)</div>
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The donner party and that dang sled., which was rescued by Krystal and I just in time ;) I didn't want to go back at first, but after we all said a prayer for them I knew I needed to go help them. I knew how discouraged they must be feeling because I had just been there and I didn't want them to have to feel that way any longer. It was so easy carrying their pack and it didn't seem hard at all because we were able to help in some small way and give them hope that they were almost there.</div>
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Now for the analogies, which there were so many to me. This trip really helped solidify and strengthen my faith. As we were walking we had to follow the path a head of us and also pave the path to make it easier for those pulling the sled behind us. This reminded me of following good examples that will lead us to our destination and not make the path any harder for us than it already is! I also thought of service and how it is hard to help other people at times but it is a joy to know that you have made their burden lighter. Christ does both of these things for us. He has shown us the way we need to go and he continually strives to make our burdens lighter if we let Him. There were a couple times when people would fall down in the deep snow and would need others to help them get back up on their feet. We can't do it alone, we need each other and its ok to ask for help when we do. As we were walking and my faith about the yurt even exiting was diminishing with each painful step I thought about how we need to rely upon those bits of hope from God and not doubt them. Even though I saw the yurt signs I still doubted. Often times in my life even though I have the scriptures, prayer, the testimonies of others and my own, my patriachal blessing, all leading and guiding me I doubt them. I often forget the goal in mind and just want to give up because, yes it is really hard at times and you want to quit! We may not know how long or far our journeys will take us, but the yurt does exist and it provides safety, and warmth. God and Jesus Christ do exist, love us, know us, and are there for us every difficult step of the way! We just have to really trust in Him</div>
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"Look unto me in every thought, doubt not, fear not" D&C 6:32</div>
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When we finally had all of us together, the fire going, and had eaten, seriously the best, hot spaghetti I have ever had, we all shared our feelings about the challenges we had just overcome. My friend Kim shared this scripture, which touched and calmed all of our hearts: </div>
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<span class="verse" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 1px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">19 </span>And when I desire to rejoice, my heart groaneth because of my sins; nevertheless, I know in whom I have <sup class="studyNoteMarker" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: super;">a</sup><a class="footnote" href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/4?lang=eng#" id="footnote30" rel="/scriptures/chapter/footnote/default.xqy?volumeUri=bofm&bookUri=2-ne&chapterUri=4&noteID=19a&lang=eng" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">trusted</a>.</div>
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<a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="" name="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 1px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">20 </span>My God hath been my <sup class="studyNoteMarker" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: super;">a</sup><a class="footnote" href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/4?lang=eng#" id="footnote31" rel="/scriptures/chapter/footnote/default.xqy?volumeUri=bofm&bookUri=2-ne&chapterUri=4&noteID=20a&lang=eng" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">support</a>; he hath led me through mine<sup class="studyNoteMarker" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: super;">b</sup><a class="footnote" href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/4?lang=eng#" id="footnote32" rel="/scriptures/chapter/footnote/default.xqy?volumeUri=bofm&bookUri=2-ne&chapterUri=4&noteID=20b&lang=eng" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">afflictions</a> in the wilderness; and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep.</div>
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<a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="" name="21" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 1px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">21 </span>He hath filled me with his <sup class="studyNoteMarker" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: super;">a</sup><a class="footnote" href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/4?lang=eng#" id="footnote33" rel="/scriptures/chapter/footnote/default.xqy?volumeUri=bofm&bookUri=2-ne&chapterUri=4&noteID=21a&lang=eng" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">love</a>, even unto the <sup class="studyNoteMarker" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: super;">b</sup><a class="footnote" href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/4?lang=eng#" id="footnote34" rel="/scriptures/chapter/footnote/default.xqy?volumeUri=bofm&bookUri=2-ne&chapterUri=4&noteID=21b&lang=eng" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">consuming</a> of my flesh.</div>
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<a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="" name="22" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 1px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">22 </span>He hath confounded mine <sup class="studyNoteMarker" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: super;">a</sup><a class="footnote" href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/4?lang=eng#" id="footnote35" rel="/scriptures/chapter/footnote/default.xqy?volumeUri=bofm&bookUri=2-ne&chapterUri=4&noteID=22a&lang=eng" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #486fae; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">enemies</a>, unto the causing of them to quake before me.</div>
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Six of us left the next day to make it back to provo for interviews and it only took us two hours to get down! It was definitely a bonding experience and I am excited to see what adventure we will have next together. But I think I am good with not snowshoeing for a long time, definitely got my fill!</div>
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Although I really do want to be kicked out of the unemployment club. I have been able to have lots of fun adventures since I have the time. I have been able to hit up a couple of states, enjoy all kinds of weather, and the activities they had to offer me. So Aaron had interviews for Dental schools in Mesa and Vegas, on a spontaneous whim I packed my bags and we set out on our second road trip together. We were able to stay with the Rowley's and a friend of Aaron's, who also had a baby while we were staying with them! Needless to say we had a blast and lots of adventures. Unfortunately we only came back with good memories and as friends. </div>
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Only problem is I am not sure what I really want yet, where I should be going, and what changes I need to make to become the person I want to be. I know I need to confidently go forward with faith, "Be strong and of a good courage, be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed, for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." Joshua 1:9</div>
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Aaron and I at the Sunny Mesa Temple. I think I definitely want to move somewhere warm. The sunshine just makes me so much more happy.</div>
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Yup I got to be Brother Rowley's copilot. </div>
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We were able to fly over the superstitious Mountains.</div>
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After Arizona we were off to Paris...well sort of the Vegas version. </div>
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Happy new year! Year of the Dragon, WoOt, wOoT!</div>
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Leaving Vegas</div>
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Oh Hello St. George</div>
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Star Valley, Wyoming! According to President Monson there is good fishing here, but I discovered it was a great place for snowmobiling! </div>
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My good friends Hollie and Jason, who invited me on this amazing trip!</div>
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The 80's snowmobiling catalog!</div>
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Two of the happiest people I know!</div>
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Efy, ferris wheel, and now wyoming friends forever.</div>
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Spoon me up with Katherine!</div>
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Besties for six years now!</div>
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The view from the top of the back mountain at Sundance. I was able to go skiing for free this past weekend too! </div>
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Another view</div>
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My accountant friend Brad who got us the sweet hook up!</div>
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I am really getting into skiing, but I am not sure how many more sweet deals I can snag. I also was able to go ice skating for free with our stake that night, only in Provo could those things happen. I love all the adventures I get to have here, but wonder if this is where I should be. I do have an interview in SLC on Monday with a nursing home though!!! Not the most glamorous job, but I am really excited nonetheless! It is something while I continue to wait and apply to any place I can. </div>
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<br />Whittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-44337571473064927582012-02-04T10:44:00.000-08:002012-02-04T10:44:45.942-08:00A new title- RN On February Second (a day I am glad I do not have to relive over again like in the movie Ground Hog's day) I went to Draper to take the NCLEX. This test was like taking boards for nursing to become licensed. I have been studying for this test by doing tons of practice questions everyday, studying with friends, reviewing lab values, EKG strips, infection control precautions, etc.! The night before the test I was feeling anything but confident despite all of my preparations for the past several months! I was freaking out to say the least. Thankfully I have very supportive friends and family members and a loving Heavenly Father who always calms my troubled spirit. When I prayed the night before about it, I just got this very excited feeling about it and I was eager to take it and find out my results! This helped me feel at ease and walk into the testing center with confidence!<br />
It was the strangest nursing test I have ever taken! It asked the most random questions and I had so many select all that apply, which I never did well on when I was practicing! The minimum of questions you can get is 75, I was trying to prep myself for getting more than that and being in the testing center for hours, but right after I hit submit to question 75 it turned to a beautiful blue screen and I was done in two hours with the most important test of my life! Three years of hard work in nursing school somehow came down to two hours and 75 questions! Most people always feel like they failed after they took the test, I felt pretty indifferent about and just thought ok well what do I do now that I am done? I didn't feel like I did fantastic, but I guess because I had that reassuring feeling from my prayer from the night before I wasn't feeling to anxious. Some of my other nursing friends all had theirs shut off around 75 too and had passed (even though they say it isn't judged on that) and also found out in about 48 hours on the DOPL website.<br />
So last night I anxiously was checking it fairly frequently, but at 11:30 I received a text from one of my friends telling me to check out the site again since they had updated it and this is what I saw<br />
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Details for WHITNEY M BOOTH</h2>
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License Information</h3>
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That's right I am officially a fully licensed, registered NURSE!!! It feels so good to be able to say that and I almost feel different in a way. As if I really have something new about me with this title!<br />
I feel that I can go and change the world now... ya know one nursing home at a time! I can move forward at least with applying to jobs now. I still feel uncertain about where to go from here in my life, but for the past six months or more I just keep going back to the scripture in Proverbs 3:5-6<br />
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"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all they ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy path."<br />
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That is what I am striving and I am going to do. Trust in Him and keep moving along. He brought me on this path and I know He will continue to guide me along.<br />
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I was able to meet up with two of my favorite past roomies Alexis and Shalisa, along with their new families.<br />
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Life is good and I can officially change my blog signature from Student Nurse- SN BYU to RN!!! Will be updating on things I learn now as a new nurse.<br />
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<br />Whittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-20973723491957264842012-01-26T10:52:00.000-08:002012-01-26T10:52:09.719-08:00Park city dreams<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I went skiing for the first time this past week and absolutely loved it! I went with my nursing friends to the Canyons resort up in Park City. It was so beautiful up there and I felt as if I had left Utah completely to enter another world. It had just snowed and continued to snow through out the day we were there, so we had some good fresh powder, which I learned makes a big difference! I fell down ok wiped out quite a bit, but then my friend Jocilyn ( who always manages to get me out of my comfort zone) taught me how to turn and stop. By the end I was really getting the hang of it and loving every second of it! It was so fun to go with those girls and the people at the resort were really helpful. It was fun to step into what seemed the elite world of skiers and snowboarders. Seriously I felt so blessed to be up there and enjoying God's creations in that way. I can't believe sometimes how incredibly lucky I am to have experiences like this in my life! I am getting use to my time off now I guess since I have been doing fun things.</div>
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Usually this is an expensive endeavor but I only spent a whopping $20.00 for the day and boy did I get my money's worth. Unfortunately now I have the skiing bug but still no job to support my new obsession! </div>
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Bethanie and I conquering the Mountains</div>
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In other news no job prospects yet, but I do take the NCLEX on February 2nd so start praying for me that I do well on it and that I don't have to really celebrate Groundhog day that day and retake the test over again ;) </div>
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<br />Whittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-71690062709044366112012-01-12T14:45:00.000-08:002012-01-12T14:45:19.926-08:00Books and Year in reviewWhile I was at home enjoying the beauty and relaxation that Asheville, North Carolina had to offer me, I had some time, ok a lot of time to do things for pleasure. One of those was working on finishing up a project with my friend Darcy. We decided to challenge ourselves in reading a couple of uplifting books. The first book I decided to read was "Who moved my Cheese?" by Spencer Johnson. It is a book about facing the challenges of change and learning to change with events in our life. (The cheese is what we want and when something unexpected happens or change that is when it is moved.) This is something that I have been faced with lately since I graduated from College and I am sure about which direction I should move in and where in the heck am I going to find a job?! Someone has moved my cheese and I have no idea where it is now or how to go about finding it, but this book gave some good insight into those problems.<br />
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One of the most powerful lessons I learned from the book was that my challenge in dealing with change was FEAR! But the author writes "What would you do if you weren't afraid?" I have been using this as my mantra when I am hesitant to make a decision . You have to move beyond your fears in order to progress anywhere. It is in this movement that we often find new direction, which hopefully helps you find new cheese or new purposes in life. The author also talks about concentrating on the positive because of change, think of what you will gain instead of what you are losing. It is often in the change that we find better things, so much so that we could not even imagine the blessings we would receive in the end because of it! I am learning to embrace change a little better and move with the cheese. I still don't have a job but I am trusting in the Lord that I am in the right place and doing what I can to prepare for when my cheese might move.<br />
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I am also officially signed up to take the NCLEX on February 2nd at 1:00pm so please set your alarm clocks to go off at that time to send some prayers off in my behalf!<br />
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Another book that has helped me realize my potential and what I should be doing during this time of limbo was a book I received for Christmas, "Happy Like Jesus" by Kelly D.Ogden. I love the title of this book because it reminds me of a jubilant baptist praising the Lord and the picture cover describes a perfectly joyful moment in history.<br />
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I loved reading this book because it describes Christ's life and how we can become like Him. It is a bit of a spin off of President Gordon B. Hinckley's nine Be's. He writes about how we can be like Christ by being:<br />
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I learned a lot about different scriptures from reading this book and also feel that I gained a greater understanding of what Christ was truly trying to teach us through the way He lived his life. A couple things that stuck out to me was when he wrote about being prayerful and how even though Christ was always surrounded by people he always found the time pray. He would be forced to go without food and sleep at times in order to do so, but he made the effort. He taught the importance o prayer to His disciples when he admonished them about praying while he was in gethsemane (Luke 22:46) "Rise and Pray, lest ye enter into temptation" Prayer is a protecting force against sin and helps us commune with our Father to know Him and His will for us.Yet for some reason I fail to follow Christ's example and counsel to do so. I still think at night about how tired I am and I do not always say the most sincere prayers or in the morning I am more apt to listen to my hunger pains than I am the spirit, which will actually give me the best start to my day. Christ went without to maintain His relationship with Heavenly Father and I know I need to do the same.<br />
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Another point that stuck out to me was when the author wrote about the mantra of "I AM THIRD!" This means putting God first, Others Second, and ourselves third in life.<br />
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The main point of this book though is hope in Christ and how he has overcome the world and we can be happy if we choose to follow Him and be like Jesus.<br />
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Year in review- 2011 started out challenging but proved to have blessings in disguise and amidst any trial I faced.<br />
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Was able to see and spend time with family this year<br />
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Did the dirty dash with my fairy nursing friends</div>
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My nursing team won the intramural championship in flag football. Just proves that you never know what you can do until you try it.</div>
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Still living with my fabulous roomies Sarah and Darcy!</div>
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All in all it was an incredible year, in which I learned a lot. I am looking forward to what 2012 will bring and hope it is one of my best years yet!</div>
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<br />Whittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-61548250432805288242011-11-19T15:57:00.001-08:002011-11-19T17:38:51.097-08:00Be calmThe semester is coming to a close and they are starting to put up Christmas trees in the library. We had the season's first snowfall yesterday and it made me extremely joyful to play in the falling snow, but also very contemplative. On what subject do my thoughts linger to... what in the world am I going to be doing with my life come next month?!<br />
Yes I walked in August but I will officially be done with school come December, a few short days away really. I have been searching, scouting, praying, asking, pondering, debating and have written more pros and cons lists than I know what to do with!<br />
In m NCLEX prep class we discussed some of our favorite scriptures (yes only at BYU) we talked about Psalms 31:18 Be still and know that I am God. This has become a mantra of mine when I start to freak out. I know I am learning to trust. I am learning that I need I will be officially cut off from the college life and will be an adult making my own decisions so I better start practicing now! I know that all will work out the way it is suppose to, I just need to act and do my part. I just keep wondering what that is though that I need to do. I have been applying to residency programs, to no avail yet. I am applying to places in Utah, since I am coming back in January. I guess I also need to remember the scripture in 2nd Timothy 1:7 " For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power and of love and of a sound mind" I know I need to be motivated by faith and not fear. It is hard when faced with the unknown. Earlier this week when I was reading in Hebrews 11 seeking for some Faith stamina I read verse 8, which says "By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went." In other words I need to have faith no matter where I go even if I don't know what is in store for me.<br />
There are just somedays I love Utah (usually when I am no where near I-15) but others where I would love nothing but to step out into the unknown armed with well ... nothing. I just feel stuck in a way and I want adventure and change, yet I love the life I lead, but I am coming to the realization that it is all about to change. College is really over. oh what a sad statement that was. I know it won't last long for me because I love learning and want to pursue a masters degree.<br />
I am not sure yet what consensus I will come to, in order to ask that specific question if it is right or not, but I will keep acting. In the meantime I will try and be still, be calm, and remember that He is in control.<br />
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"I have no life, because I am studying to save yours"- BYU college of nursing</div>
<br />Whittles-RNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05670133184754258329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991412554927305973.post-49557125149084510322011-09-12T16:22:00.000-07:002011-09-12T16:26:24.683-07:00Come to the Mountain of the Lord (Isaiah 2:3)I have a new calling in my ward, which is Relief Society teacher! I am really excited about this calling because I love teaching and RS is not as intimidating as Sunday School for some reason to me. This past Sunday I team taught with another girl in my ward about the temple and family history.<br />
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The Orlando temple I went last year.</div>
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In the true to the faith it teaches us also that the purpose of all that we do in the church is to "point us to the Savior and the work we do in holy temples." I know that when I have the temple as my focus or goal in life it helps me keep my covenants I have already made and gives me an eternal perspective on life. I thought it was interesting how even the temple grounds can symbolize Christ and help lead us to Him. There is usually some form of water or trees on the grounds. To me the water represents Christ (John 4:14) and the trees are the ordinances that we perform to be like Him and return to His presence. I think both are summed up together in the verse from 1NE 11:25. It all really just represents the Love of God and His mercy.<br />
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Rexburg, ID where my friend Ann was married this summer.</div>
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I love what President Monson said about temples in his last talk, "temples are more than stone and mortar. They are filled with faith and fasting. They are built of trials and testimonies. they are sanctified by sacrifice and service." I believe that all of those things helped build temples but also what keeps them operating today.</div>
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Bountiful, UT temple where my friend Ashley was married in August.</div>
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I also love what he said about blessings of going to the temple, "... we will be more able to bear every trial and to overcome each temptation. In this sanctuary we will find peace; we will be renewed and fortified." Now that is power from on high!<br />
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This summer was packed with blessings. One off those special blessings was going to different temples all over the world. I had the opportunity to go to the temple in Tonga, D.C., and Palmyra. Each place offered the same blessings of peace and genuine love felt from my Heavenly Father, but expressed through different experiences. In Tonga I was blessed with the beautiful singing of the Tongan members within the temple. Their love of the gospel and others was evident in the spirit their singing brought into the room. It was one of such pure love for the people of Tonga and the group of nursing girls I went with as well.<br />
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In D.C. I was able to sit for a long time in quietness as we waited for more people to come. I was so excited to go to this temple because this is where my parents were married and sealed! I finally was able to go into the baptistry this time!<br />
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Kristen, Hollie, Karl, and me at the temple. (the bus pulled up right before we took our picture of course!)</div>
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DC temple with my friend Hollie</div>
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What connects all these temple experiences for me all over the world and for the past year that I have attended the temple I have always been given Hungarian names. I lived in Hungary for three and a half years so I was always excited to get names from there. When I started noticing a pattern I began to wonder why? It may be because temples all over the world were working on Hungarian names for the past year, but I believe there are no spiritual coincidences. When I was in Palmyra some of the counselors had been in the temple all week doing work and had never once received a Hungarian name till I came. Either way I know and feel of the love that Heavenly Father has for me each time, which is such a blessing to me.<br />
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One night we were there for a devotional on the temple grounds. The temple President told us to lock the temple gate when we were done. Needless to say we were really excited to be the only ones on temple grounds and to be able to lock the temple gate! It was a unique experience!<br />
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Jason, Karl, and Dax our priesthood holders that the temple workers thought were youth.</div>
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Palmyra temple grounds.</div>
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View of the temple from the where the sacred grove is.<br />
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Beautiful Sara and Jenna on our rainy temple day.</div>
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Part of the B.C. team that went to the temple that day.</div>
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