Feel the wind in your hair...

My friend posted this picture today:




It's okay, I swooned a little too.

And now I want to ride a motorcycle.

To-Do lists

I have learned over my life that it is more motivating to begin a to-do list with items that you have already completed. Why? Because I'm a "check-off person" (hence this blog) and I like to check things off. Checking them off motivates me, because I look at my list and think "I've already completed some of this, what is going to stop me from finishing this list?"

Somehow when making this blog I forgot that little hint from my childhood, so now I am adding the obvious to my list (to help make up for the fact that I took off earning my Master's degree).

Earn my Bachelor's of Science in Nursing.

I can officially check this off my list in NINETY-TWO DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pictures will be posted, dancing will commence.

Oh, and I guess getting a job should be in there too, but that's kind of a given. Without a job, I can't do the rest of the things on my list. I need some kind of income to go exploring around Europe.

It's a sad day....

I have decided to take "earning my Master's" off my list. I have sought the wisdom of several nurses, who all told me that it would not be wise to go straight to grad school after graduation; that it will be easier several years down the road, when I have seen a great deal and am very comfortable with patient care, assessment, and medications. They all promised me that waiting to go back for my degree for 10-20 years will be the most beneficial not only in study time but also with getting a job after graduation; I will have more experience.

The only good thing about removing this from my current list of goals is that I now have a spot for another one! Anyone have any ideas?