Caron's Wish List.

1. I wish I were NEVER, EVER grouchy.
2. I wish that I were a meticulously neat person.
3. I wish I didn't have homework!
4. I wish my friends lived closer.
5. I wish I could say no to cheese.
6. I wish there were more hours in a day (to do fun stuff)
7. I wish my family was closer. (I miss you!)
8. I wish I were a little less pale.
9. I wish I were photogenic.
10.I wish sheets magically changed themselves.

What do you wish for?

People May Say...

1. People may say that I'm a scaredy cat because I can't kill a spider, but I can reply "would you rather kill a spider or drain an ostomy daily?" I think draining the ostomy takes more guts.

2. People may say that I've been in school forever. My reply is "I'm just really well rounded"

3. People may say that I'm a health nut. My reply is that I'd really love to be a health nut...but cookies just taste so darn good!

4. People may say that I'm crazy because I check the locks three times before I leave, but I can honestly say that nothing has ever been stolen from my house or my car!

5. People may say that I'm addicted to Diet Coke with Lime...and my reply to that is....yep, I definitely am.

6. People may say that I'm a "goodie" because I don't have sex before marriage...my reply is that "I can say I'm STD FREE!!!" (of course I would explain the other benefits of abstinence also)


Tell me something that people say about you....and what your reply is. It's kind of interesting to think about.

A List of Symptoms....If You Have 3 of These You Have the Diagnosis of "nursing student"

Please Check Yes or No to each question. If you check at least three symptoms it means You are a Nursing Student :)

1. Does this phrase frequent your vocabulary "I used to have friends, but after I started studying they've kind of disapeared"

2. You are deathly afraid that after you get married you will get pregnant. You've considered using 5 forms of birth control....all at ONCE.

3. Your family is planning your wedding for you...figuring out how you're going to get all of your nursing assignments done is the only type of planning you have time for.

4. The gym....You love it...You tell all your patients they should go there....but for some reason (HOMEWORK) you don't make it there as often as you should (even if you were a personal trainer in the past)

5. You talk about bowel movements and ostomies....while your eating.

6. The word "discharge" frequents your vocabulary every day.

7. You assess people wherever you go...the parking lot, Target even at restaurants.

8. You know EXACTLY how many weeks of school you have left until your next break (even if it is the very first day you started nursing school)

9. You see your fellow nursing students more than your own family.

10.Your itching to see your first bed sore, burn or anything else that most people would faint at the sight of....

Funny Phrases....

When I was younger, my friend Sarah and I used to try and listen to funny phrases people said. My brother-in-law and I used to do this also...Here's a few I can remember. They make me chuckle...cause people actually use these expressions.
1. We got smoked like a country ham!
2. It ain't worth a hill of beans to me.
3. Hot diggety dog!
4. Alrighty, buddy bear.
5. I don't like the way you "poo-pooed" my idea.
6. 5 dollars is not something to "sniff at"
7. Ooooohhh doggies!
8. Jumpin' Jehosephat
That's all I can remember right now...can you add to my list?!

10 Reasons I HATE Spiders

1. They have too many legs...Nothing should have more than 4 legs...
2. They not only creep but also scamper.
3. They can be hairy.
4. Nothing with 8 legs should be able to be coordinated to move that fast.
5. They make me wanna cry.
6. They hide in dark places.
7. Sometimes they crawl on you.
8. They make webs which stick to your face when you are hiking.
9. THEY ARE NASTY.
10.They make me look like a wimp and they give me nightmares. I seriously don't think I hate anything as much as I hate spiders.
What do you hate?

Meaningful Touches.

Guess from the list below what the optimal number of meaningful touches per day is.

a. One....a hug a day, keeps the blues away.
b. Two....a kiss in the morning, a kiss at night...it keeps us from having a fight.
c. Three..(I can't think of a stupid rhyme for this one)
d. Four...Now I implore...is it really just four?
e. Five...Five it's what keeps us alive.
f. Eight...Now that would be just GREAT.

*if you you guessed f you are correct! Do you remember any time in your life where you did not get enough meaningful touches a day? (ex..I'm talking about hugs, pats on the shoulder, kiss on the cheek) I remember in my early college days I would go MONTHS without a hug. I was in a new state, with no family and all my friends were brand new. I didn't really notice how much I missed hugs until I went home fulfilled my "eight meaningful touches" quota each day. Many female college student suffer from depression....do you think this could have to do with the fact that they are not getting enough meaningful touches? I know hugs always brighten my day...what do you think?

What Should We Bring Back from the 80's??

Here's a few things that I hate...that I will probably watch my future daughter drool over someday.

1. Neon Slouch Socks
2. Scrunchies...with lots of extra material.
3. Zoobas...
4. Big, Big hair.
5. Safety pinned pant legs.
6. Neon shirts, neon shoes..neon anything.
7. Poodle perm hair
8. Shoulder pads
9. High waist jeans (although express sells those now?? I say "yuck"
10.Those shirts that change different colors when they were put next to higher temperatures..hyper color shirts??
Gosh..I'm glad we don't wear this stuff anymore....