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Bathroom Decor

Right now, I'm glad I am slowly putting decor on our apartment. I have pictures printed and bought some picture frames for a dollar. Now I would like to make the bathroom look nicer. I found the Toto toilet and just went through the website. I like the bathroom decor and would want to really focus on making ours nicer. I just really want to see what theme I want for it.

Motorcycle

In the Philippines, we don't have motorcycle accident attorney. I wish we do because there are so many motorcycle accidents and there's no one to defend them. That's the thing I like about being here in America. There are people specializing on a certain cases. My father drives a motorcycle and I don't like it so much because he had plenty of accidents before. He's getting older too. The last accident he had was when Steven was still there. He was disoriented but glad he had a different sim card with my phone number. He wouldn't be able to contact any of us if he didn't.

Warm Holiday

Ever have plans on going to orlando, Florida? I always wonder what that place would be like. I only see it in the movies. Ohhh, I didn't know that there is Disney in Florida. I'm sure they have plenty of tourist attractions too. If we can afford it, I would ask Steven if he and I could go there. I know he also hasn't been in that side of the country so it would be an adventure for us. Those who do not want to be in the cold place right now would maybe want to be in a warm, hot place. There are good flight deals sometimes and vacation packages.

What's Up With Me

I have seven more days before my big exam. I am overwhelmed by how many skills I have to master. Though you only get to perform 5 skills but you don't know which one it will be. Glad I do not have to go far to take the exam. It's going to be at Pinnacle Healthcare here in Springfield. I will just walk like maybe ten minutes. I am excited but I am really scared to fail. I keep praying to my God to help me when the time comes. Steven has been a very good patient of mine, he's the one I'm practicing on. He's reading the skills for me while I perform. I'm so glad he's there. I don't know what I'd do without him. 

Yesterday, we also took photos of each other. This is my favorite one. The rest, I look fat! Hehe! I look like in the oldies. Love it!

Talk About Dying

When Steven and I were walking to the mall yesterday, I told him I do not want to be buried when I die. That way, he can keep a lot of my life insurance still. It's kinda expensive to have a wake and then burial. I'd rather just have my ash be brought and thrown somewhere. I said I will tell my family so that they too will know and not get mad if ever he brings me back there in ashes. It's hard to talk about it but everyone dies. We will have a certain time on this earth and then we'll die and be with God. Steven did tell me the most important thing, you just need to be right with God every time.

Relaxing

I know a friend who can have her own spa in her own house. She said she need spa filters and then she can invite us to join her. It's nice to have your own because spas are so expensive here if you go to a real salon. My husband's friend paid more than a hundred dollars just to have one for his wife. I would not want Steven to pay for that much for me because I'd rather have the money to buy clothes and food. Unless of course, we're in Asian countries. It's so much cheaper there to have one.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Glitter Pictures

The Holley Herald wishes everyone a Happy New Year! I hope everyone will have a good year. God is good!

Opportunities

After finishing my CNA course at Lane, I've been trying to job search online for Caregiving jobs. It's good to have websites where we can check for job opportunities. It's really hard to find a job especially if you don't have experience.
I have applied to a couple elderly homes but the I did not get a call from the one place I really wanted to work in. I feel disappointed but my licensing schedule will be this coming January 11, 2010. I'm glad that the testing place is just near my place because I can just walk there. I have been reading my skill sheets but I am so scared that I won't be able to remember them when the time comes. I wish I have a friend who can help me go through it.

Kill The Molds

I love products that help you with allergy relief. That's why I make sure I clean my house well so my husband will not get sick. When we were living in our old apartment, we had mold problems in our ceiling. That was really bad! If I knew about the Vital-Oxide Broad Spectrum Disinfectant & Mold Control product, I would have used this. It was such a hard thing to do because once we got the mold cleaned, it would come back all over again. Now I know I could use a product that is good for killing molds.

Friend's Visit

One of my caregiving classmates in the Philippines gave me a visit last Sunday. She came with her husband who has a family in Portland. They drove 2 hours to come see me and Steven so I tried to make their stay worthwhile. I cooked lumpia shanghai, spaghetti, pot roast, rice, and chocolate cake. I sure hope they enjoyed their visit. We also gave them a tour at the University of Oregon. It was so cold and it was getting dark. I wish they have stayed longer.

Stay Warm

Right now, I feel I need an electric blanket. It is so cold outside that I really feel so lazy to go out. The sky is dark and gloomy and the temperature is down to 0 degrees. Yes, I am in a place in America that is so cold. I really need to go out today but I feel so lazy. This type of weather just makes me want to lie down in the bed and put the thick blankets. I bet people would love to own an electric blanket during winter. It's worth to get one because the winter last for a few months. I love the style too.

Be Secured

It's always nice to hear the words travel health insurance especially when you are traveling to distant places. You will never know what will happen. At least, for me, I feel my family will benefit if it is my time to leave this earth. I always tell Steven to get insurance when we travel. It helps me feel secured too. I know God is my security and He will take care of my family but it will help them. So if you enjoy traveling a lot, you should get yourself insured.

Greeting Cards

Here are two of the greeting cards I made for theBlogger's Community Photo Challenge.

Graduation

I finally finished my CNA course at Lane. It was fun! I had a great time learning and applying what I've learned to people. After completing the classroom hours required, we went to an elderly homes and applied what we learned. My first time was changing someone's diaper. We didn't just changed his incontinence brief is what you're suppose to call it but we cleaned him up too and change his clothes. The smell was horrible. Imagine a kid's diaper that you haven't changed for a long time. I can take a kid's diaper but an adult, it's really smelly. I thought I would throw up so I tried to smell my uniform because it smells bleach.

The next day was worse, we had to clean up someone. She pooped and that was really bad. The smell is unbelievable. I tried to be brave, my friends looked cool so I had to also. When I got home that night, I sometimes could still smell it. It was just my imagination. That's pretty much what our days at the elderly homes were, clean someone up, feed them, and help them go to toilets.

When we went to finish our clinical at a hospital, that was so much better! You could see the difference. The hospital was more high-tech, people pooped too but not as bad. I liked it even more because it was fast-paced and really interesting. I'm not saying the elderly home is boring, I missed the old folks. It's just different. As far as choosing where to work, I need to start at the elderly homes.

Flossing Your Teeth

My husband and I loved using the DenTek complete clean floss. We've been using it for a couple of days now. We both loved to floss so we know which dental floss we like to use and DenTek is one of our favorites now. The hard thing about twisted floss is they untangle easily but DenTek doesn't. I like that it's super thin so it easily goes in between your teeth. I'm glad I was chosen to participate in this dental floss. I would really recommend it.

This review is a result of a feedback campaign by DenTek Oral Care Inc. The recipients were asked to give their honest opinion about the product they received. Good reviews were not incentivized and poor reviews will not be censored for their opinion of the product.

Be Sure Your Sin Will Find You Out

"...be sure your sin will find you out"  Numbers 32:23

Discipline

Steven and I agreed to help each other lose weight. I need to lose really badly because I want to wear some of my old clothes again. The problem I have with weight loss is discipline. Yesterday, I ate this brownie with my classmates and it was so good. She gave me the rest of it which was bad. Oh, that was the best brownie ever. It's also the holiday coming which would mean a lot of Christmas parties to attend to. I just love the food people prepare here for the holidays. They're just amazing! I must keep my focus though on losing weight. It will be rewarding in the end.

Working at the Hospital

Yesterday's clinical at the RiverBend Hospital was really good. I wasn't even tired. I got to do a lot of things. My CNA was amazing! I wish I will get her again. She really let me do a lot of stuff which I really needed so I can fill up my skill sheets. I enjoy the hospital more than the elderly homes but the elderly homes is still nice. I kinda miss the old folks now. If I will apply for jobs, I will start at the elderly homes. I hope I'll get hired soon. :)

Two more days and I'm done with my CNA course. I told some of my classmates last night I'm confident I will pass the board exam. Now I feel bad that I said that because I don't know if I will make it or not. Sometimes I have to control my mouth and just learn to shutty. LOL! Anyway, I need to study really hard.