I would just like to make note that I had an AMAZING birthday today. After a good night's sleep, I spent the morning listening to such things as Jekyll & Hyde, Josh Groban, and The Prince of Egypt whilst coloring in my Disney Princess Wedding book :) Following my amazing morning activities I enjoyed a nice back rub from Dustin and he finally got me to open the long awaited (on his part) birthday present. It was perfect! A soft cuddly hoodie complete with nerdy logo for a game I love. Next up was a fun filled evening at work (hip hip hooray) Anyway, I had a great day and I'd like to especially thank my family for being so wonderful and supportive. Love you guys!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
August Rush
Yeah, yeah, forgive the pun. This month is insane! So, Dustin graduated in May, and I'm pretty sure that was one of the proudest moments of our marriage :D He took the test and passed with flying colors therefore earning his RN license. The summer was going great until we hit August. Dustin has applied for probably five jobs a day, both in and out of Utah, and he still hasn't had any luck finding a job. Everybody wants experience - but how does he get experience if no one will give him a job? Anyway, we're coming to the end of August and we have to move out of our student housing by the 31st since Dustin is no longer a student. We have several ideas where we might go, but everything hinges on where and if Dustin finds a job. He had a couple of interviews last week and they said they would let us know by this weekend. Pray for us! Thanks :)
Monday, March 21, 2011
Slacker
Yup, that's me - a slacker. Here I promised I'd be better about keeping this blog up to date and I haven't posted anything for three months plus. Can I plead insanity? I know as a Hall and as a Nielsen, I'm prone to insanity anyway, but seriously, the last few months I have felt more crazy than usual.
My life feels like a roller coaster, but not your typical Disneyland ride. Strangely, it feels a lot like we're going up a very steep slope waiting for life to get going, or something to come along that gives us a boost. Dustin had night shift capstone hours for his nursing program this semester. I think this is what made it the hardest three months of my life. He's been done for two weeks, and he still has trouble coming to bed before 4 or 5 in the morning. I suppose it's better than 8 in the morning from the shift. But we're anticipating his graduation this May! Hip hip hooray! But this also means that he has to find a job, we have to find a new apartment (we're in student housing so when he isn't a student anymore, we'll be kicked out) and depending on where the job is (we're looking at a few places out of state) I have to figure out how to transfer my credits somewhere and I'll have to find a new job. So, there's a lot of uncertainty going on right now - hence the upward slope of the roller coaster.
On a lighter note, life is good! Dustin is pretty much done with school. He only has one class on Wednesday and an online class he has to take a test for on Tuesday nights, but other than that - he's got tons of free time! He is really looking forward to getting a job in the medical field. He's looking at five different Critical Care internships he wants to apply to. Two are here in Utah, one is in Vancouver, Washington, one is in San Diego, California, and one is in Dallas, Texas. We're rooting for either the ones in Utah or the one in Dallas. Texas has a lot of great hospitals and they pay the best for the profession Dustin is looking at. He is hoping he can get in to TCU for their graduate program in nursing anesthesia.
My life is still VERY busy. Especially for these next couple weeks. I still have school Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights, but on top of that, General Conference is coming up, which means a lot of hours at work. I normally wouldn't mind hours at work - I like getting paid. But on the other hand, I've kinda gotten used to this 20-25 hours of work per week thing and how it allows me some time to breathe and get some school work done. Oh well. I'm looking at 35 hours of work this week and probably more next week. To top that all of, I just came down with a nasty cold. We all know how long colds last, especially when there is no time to rest and recover. I'm looking at a miserable next two weeks. Beyond two weeks out lies the unknown. I've been trying to find a way to transfer my credits to a college that offers an associates degree, but I'm finding that anywhere I go, I lose a lot of credits. I can't really stay at BYU, though, because if we move out of state, I lose all those credits anyway. Even if we stay in state and find a place here in Salt Lake, the BYU Salt Lake Center doesn't offer courses for a Bachelors degree - I have to be at the Provo institution to get my Bachelors. Any way I look, I feel like I'm stuck.
My life feels like a roller coaster, but not your typical Disneyland ride. Strangely, it feels a lot like we're going up a very steep slope waiting for life to get going, or something to come along that gives us a boost. Dustin had night shift capstone hours for his nursing program this semester. I think this is what made it the hardest three months of my life. He's been done for two weeks, and he still has trouble coming to bed before 4 or 5 in the morning. I suppose it's better than 8 in the morning from the shift. But we're anticipating his graduation this May! Hip hip hooray! But this also means that he has to find a job, we have to find a new apartment (we're in student housing so when he isn't a student anymore, we'll be kicked out) and depending on where the job is (we're looking at a few places out of state) I have to figure out how to transfer my credits somewhere and I'll have to find a new job. So, there's a lot of uncertainty going on right now - hence the upward slope of the roller coaster.
On a lighter note, life is good! Dustin is pretty much done with school. He only has one class on Wednesday and an online class he has to take a test for on Tuesday nights, but other than that - he's got tons of free time! He is really looking forward to getting a job in the medical field. He's looking at five different Critical Care internships he wants to apply to. Two are here in Utah, one is in Vancouver, Washington, one is in San Diego, California, and one is in Dallas, Texas. We're rooting for either the ones in Utah or the one in Dallas. Texas has a lot of great hospitals and they pay the best for the profession Dustin is looking at. He is hoping he can get in to TCU for their graduate program in nursing anesthesia.
My life is still VERY busy. Especially for these next couple weeks. I still have school Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights, but on top of that, General Conference is coming up, which means a lot of hours at work. I normally wouldn't mind hours at work - I like getting paid. But on the other hand, I've kinda gotten used to this 20-25 hours of work per week thing and how it allows me some time to breathe and get some school work done. Oh well. I'm looking at 35 hours of work this week and probably more next week. To top that all of, I just came down with a nasty cold. We all know how long colds last, especially when there is no time to rest and recover. I'm looking at a miserable next two weeks. Beyond two weeks out lies the unknown. I've been trying to find a way to transfer my credits to a college that offers an associates degree, but I'm finding that anywhere I go, I lose a lot of credits. I can't really stay at BYU, though, because if we move out of state, I lose all those credits anyway. Even if we stay in state and find a place here in Salt Lake, the BYU Salt Lake Center doesn't offer courses for a Bachelors degree - I have to be at the Provo institution to get my Bachelors. Any way I look, I feel like I'm stuck.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
It's beginning to look a lot like...CHRISTMAS!!!
AH! So excited :D Nothing beats running through snow in flip flops, blowing your nose every five minutes, checking out of school before finals, and setting up your first Christmas tree! Work has gotten ten times busier in the last week or two which makes my day go by so much faster. We have hot chocolate and cookies every Monday, Friday and Saturday night as well as authors and singers and artists galore. People go to see the lights on Temple Square and pop over to have some fun and do a little Christmas shopping. Good times.
We got a new dress code at work, so I get to wear color now! Unfortunately that didn't include the allowing of flip flops, but that's okay, I get to wear them to class on Thursdays like today. I've decided that flip flops are the best to wear all year round. Summer naturally, but little do people know that winter finds flip flops quite useful as well. Sure your toes get a little chilly, but when considered, during the summer your toes get a little toasty. Just like during summer when you wear your flip flops so that sand can get out easily, during winter you wear flip flops so the snow gets out easily. Not to mention, during the winter when you wear your boots, they get wet and take hours to dry. Put on a pair of flip flops and take them off when they're wet, they dry in minutes. Flip flops were the best invention ever!
Anyway, I had a Biology test I crammed for this morning because I decided to be a slacker and try to get everything done today (and guess what... here I am blogging lol) Needless to say I'm so done with this semester. Dustin is too. We've both gone trunky and just want to go to Georgia. Well, I probably ought to do the piles of homework I have. (Hooray for 8-12 page papers!!)
We got a new dress code at work, so I get to wear color now! Unfortunately that didn't include the allowing of flip flops, but that's okay, I get to wear them to class on Thursdays like today. I've decided that flip flops are the best to wear all year round. Summer naturally, but little do people know that winter finds flip flops quite useful as well. Sure your toes get a little chilly, but when considered, during the summer your toes get a little toasty. Just like during summer when you wear your flip flops so that sand can get out easily, during winter you wear flip flops so the snow gets out easily. Not to mention, during the winter when you wear your boots, they get wet and take hours to dry. Put on a pair of flip flops and take them off when they're wet, they dry in minutes. Flip flops were the best invention ever!
Anyway, I had a Biology test I crammed for this morning because I decided to be a slacker and try to get everything done today (and guess what... here I am blogging lol) Needless to say I'm so done with this semester. Dustin is too. We've both gone trunky and just want to go to Georgia. Well, I probably ought to do the piles of homework I have. (Hooray for 8-12 page papers!!)
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Gratitude
This week has all seemed to say, "Katie, be grateful that you have what you do!" I feel like I've been complaining an inordinate amount as of late, and its a good thing that I got smacked upside the head today in church.
Thanksgiving was wonderful, and I just have to say that I'm so grateful that I have such a wonderful family and such wonderful in-laws and such wonderful friends. I am grateful that my husband does the driving in this snowy weather rather than myself (maybe it is a good thing I have issues driving clutch!)
On more than one occasion I have wished for more in the past few weeks, especially with work. I am grateful I have a job. I am grateful that my employers are so flexible with my school schedule. I am grateful I don't have to work on Sundays. I am grateful that I get to feel the Spirit daily and help others do the same. I am grateful that I get to be an instrument of God in helping others find the consolation and inspiration they seek while at work.
Much of my current stress has come from looking at what I am lacking rather than what I have. I keep saying "I'll be happy when..." Dustin has a job, I make more money, or school is over rather than saying "I'm happy now because..." Dustin is focusing on getting an education, I have a job and am eligible for grants and loans, and I'm gaining the knowledge the Lord wants me to receive.
There is a man who frequently comes in to work by the name of Bob. Bob is in a motorized wheel chair because he was hit by a car just after he finished high school. He spent two and a half years in three different hospitals re-learning how to speak, how to move, and how to live with a brain stem injury. Shortly after he was released from the hospital, he was crossing the road when another car hit him, and he was sent back to the hospital. Not only does he live in constant pain, he's happy about it. He once told me he knew he wasn't meant to come to this world just to study about disabilities, he came to have one. He is grateful for the life he has and for the knowledge of the gospel. Despite all the things he lacks, he still focuses on what he has.
I hope I can more frequently show the gratitude I feel for all the blessings God has given me. I hope that I can remember to focus on what I have rather than what I lack and stop saying that I'll be happen when. Thank you to wonderful Relief Society lessons and visiting teachers who helped me realize the blessings that come from an attitude of gratitude.
Thanksgiving was wonderful, and I just have to say that I'm so grateful that I have such a wonderful family and such wonderful in-laws and such wonderful friends. I am grateful that my husband does the driving in this snowy weather rather than myself (maybe it is a good thing I have issues driving clutch!)
On more than one occasion I have wished for more in the past few weeks, especially with work. I am grateful I have a job. I am grateful that my employers are so flexible with my school schedule. I am grateful I don't have to work on Sundays. I am grateful that I get to feel the Spirit daily and help others do the same. I am grateful that I get to be an instrument of God in helping others find the consolation and inspiration they seek while at work.
Much of my current stress has come from looking at what I am lacking rather than what I have. I keep saying "I'll be happy when..." Dustin has a job, I make more money, or school is over rather than saying "I'm happy now because..." Dustin is focusing on getting an education, I have a job and am eligible for grants and loans, and I'm gaining the knowledge the Lord wants me to receive.
There is a man who frequently comes in to work by the name of Bob. Bob is in a motorized wheel chair because he was hit by a car just after he finished high school. He spent two and a half years in three different hospitals re-learning how to speak, how to move, and how to live with a brain stem injury. Shortly after he was released from the hospital, he was crossing the road when another car hit him, and he was sent back to the hospital. Not only does he live in constant pain, he's happy about it. He once told me he knew he wasn't meant to come to this world just to study about disabilities, he came to have one. He is grateful for the life he has and for the knowledge of the gospel. Despite all the things he lacks, he still focuses on what he has.
I hope I can more frequently show the gratitude I feel for all the blessings God has given me. I hope that I can remember to focus on what I have rather than what I lack and stop saying that I'll be happen when. Thank you to wonderful Relief Society lessons and visiting teachers who helped me realize the blessings that come from an attitude of gratitude.
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