Growing up with a little sister, wonderful parents who love each other, and going to church every Sunday all I’ve ever wanted is my own grown up version of that for myself. When I grow up I want to be a working mother and wife who loves her family and creates precious memories while still providing for them who also teaches under a house of the Lord.
Monday, November 24, 2014
Incorporating Sources
Source: Bible-Proverbs 31:10-30
When Solomon wrote the book of Proverbs he talked about what a Godly woman of a household looks like and all the different aspects she portrays as one, “She sets about her work vigorously... She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy... She watches over the affairs of her household”
Proverbs. New International Bible Version. Verse 31:10-30. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998. Print.
When Solomon wrote the book of Proverbs he talked about what a Godly woman of a household looks like and all the different aspects she portrays as one, “She sets about her work vigorously... She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy... She watches over the affairs of her household”
Proverbs. New International Bible Version. Verse 31:10-30. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998. Print.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Interview-Being a Mom and a Nurse
I'm writing my paper about what it mean to be a working mother. About how all day you take care of strangers and then you come home and take care of family and somehow find a way to balance it all.
In high school I aided for the school nurses for two years. Both, Mrs. Grizzle and Mrs. Waller, have been nurses for a long time and both are mothers so they're perfect for my topic.
1. What made you want to be nurses?
G: Well, for me I like the human body. I was interested in how the body works. I was always trying to figure out what was wrong. Just the curiosity. And taking care of people also.
W: I think it's really in my blood. My mother was a nurse and I have three sisters who are nurses, so my mom would come home and tell us all kinds of stories...and it was always just very interesting and intriguing. And it was just something I've always wanted to do even as a little girl, I never really though about doing anything else. And I love it.
2. How old were you in college and when you started your career?
G: Probably 22. I got my LPN first and then I went to JJC for my RN two years later. I had a job as a LPN and they paid for my school for RN.
W: I was 22, I was married, and had two kids. I went to a three year diploma program at St. Joes and then later I went and got my bachelors at USF.
3. What were set backs of being a new nurse?
G: Just the insecurities of not knowing. And you have to take the lead, looking back I probably needed to take the lead a little bit more. I relied too much on the nurses to tell me what to do and that wasn't the best thing to do. So taking the lead is a big thing and just being confident.
W:I think that's typical of a new nurse, there's so many insecurities. I started very few IVs in nursing school but when I worked in the ER I got a lot more experience. So I think it's just that, hands on experience.
4. What are some nursing fields you've done?
G: I started out in the nursing home and I got a lot of experience there. I tried home health care and private duty nursing, that's what good about nursing there's so many things you can do. And then here at the school.
W: When I first graduate I working at First River Side Hospital, I worked midnights because that was all that was available. And then I got a job at Silver Cross and I liked that more because it was better hours. Then I had a number of jobs. I worked for my pediatrician, then Ask-A-Nurse, I worked in the ER for a only a little because it wasn't for me but I'm glad I tried it.
5. Which one did you like the most? Which did you like the least?
G: Probably the nursing homes because I got a lot of experience there and I loved taking care of the little old ladies. My least favorite would be at Joliet in the hospital. I was on the second floor, the psych floor, and it was over a hundred patients per nurse. I was just constantly passing our meds and it was never fast enough and it was just a liability and I didn't like it.
W: I've done school nursing since 98' and I like all in all that's my favorite. It worked out really well for my family. My least favorite job was the ER, I hate to say it, I'm glad I tried it but it wasn't for me.
6. What are some of the biggest struggles of being a working mother?
G: It was hard at first when he was little because I was working a lot and we were going back between babysitters. But my husband was really supportive. And then I got the job here and that's been really good for my son growing up. This was the perfect job, I get summers off and holidays that's why I took this job.
W: I think the hardest thing was my husband had to take care of the kids while I was working so we was mister mom. I would get the kids in the day and he'd take care of them at night. But that way he saved money on babysitters.
7. What are some of your proudest achievements as a nurse?
G: Taking care of people in the nursing home, I really loved the old ladies. I grew so attached to them and I felt like 'I love these people'.
W: For me it was graduating because I had a lot of doubts. I wasn't a good student in high school so I didn't know if I was gonna make it but I ended up doing great because it's something I really wanted to do.
8. Looking back, is there anything you would change?
G: I would've done more schooling and applied myself more in high school.
W: I wish I would've gone for my master. I didn't really want it to until a few years ago but now it's really too late. Having more school can up your salary.
In high school I aided for the school nurses for two years. Both, Mrs. Grizzle and Mrs. Waller, have been nurses for a long time and both are mothers so they're perfect for my topic.
1. What made you want to be nurses?
G: Well, for me I like the human body. I was interested in how the body works. I was always trying to figure out what was wrong. Just the curiosity. And taking care of people also.
W: I think it's really in my blood. My mother was a nurse and I have three sisters who are nurses, so my mom would come home and tell us all kinds of stories...and it was always just very interesting and intriguing. And it was just something I've always wanted to do even as a little girl, I never really though about doing anything else. And I love it.
2. How old were you in college and when you started your career?
G: Probably 22. I got my LPN first and then I went to JJC for my RN two years later. I had a job as a LPN and they paid for my school for RN.
W: I was 22, I was married, and had two kids. I went to a three year diploma program at St. Joes and then later I went and got my bachelors at USF.
3. What were set backs of being a new nurse?
G: Just the insecurities of not knowing. And you have to take the lead, looking back I probably needed to take the lead a little bit more. I relied too much on the nurses to tell me what to do and that wasn't the best thing to do. So taking the lead is a big thing and just being confident.
W:I think that's typical of a new nurse, there's so many insecurities. I started very few IVs in nursing school but when I worked in the ER I got a lot more experience. So I think it's just that, hands on experience.
4. What are some nursing fields you've done?
G: I started out in the nursing home and I got a lot of experience there. I tried home health care and private duty nursing, that's what good about nursing there's so many things you can do. And then here at the school.
W: When I first graduate I working at First River Side Hospital, I worked midnights because that was all that was available. And then I got a job at Silver Cross and I liked that more because it was better hours. Then I had a number of jobs. I worked for my pediatrician, then Ask-A-Nurse, I worked in the ER for a only a little because it wasn't for me but I'm glad I tried it.
5. Which one did you like the most? Which did you like the least?
G: Probably the nursing homes because I got a lot of experience there and I loved taking care of the little old ladies. My least favorite would be at Joliet in the hospital. I was on the second floor, the psych floor, and it was over a hundred patients per nurse. I was just constantly passing our meds and it was never fast enough and it was just a liability and I didn't like it.
W: I've done school nursing since 98' and I like all in all that's my favorite. It worked out really well for my family. My least favorite job was the ER, I hate to say it, I'm glad I tried it but it wasn't for me.
6. What are some of the biggest struggles of being a working mother?
G: It was hard at first when he was little because I was working a lot and we were going back between babysitters. But my husband was really supportive. And then I got the job here and that's been really good for my son growing up. This was the perfect job, I get summers off and holidays that's why I took this job.
W: I think the hardest thing was my husband had to take care of the kids while I was working so we was mister mom. I would get the kids in the day and he'd take care of them at night. But that way he saved money on babysitters.
7. What are some of your proudest achievements as a nurse?
G: Taking care of people in the nursing home, I really loved the old ladies. I grew so attached to them and I felt like 'I love these people'.
W: For me it was graduating because I had a lot of doubts. I wasn't a good student in high school so I didn't know if I was gonna make it but I ended up doing great because it's something I really wanted to do.
8. Looking back, is there anything you would change?
G: I would've done more schooling and applied myself more in high school.
W: I wish I would've gone for my master. I didn't really want it to until a few years ago but now it's really too late. Having more school can up your salary.
Follow Your Heart
I know we've looked at this video in class already but it really speaks to me. At one point Allen Watt says, "What would you like to do if money were no object? How would you really enjoy spending your life?" I think about this question all the time. Part of the reason I want to be a nurse is to be financially stable in my life. But thinking about what I would do if money were no issue, I still believe I would work. I would still work as something; a nurse, a doctor, etc.. If I wasn't working I'd be volunteering because I cannot picture a life that doesn't involved helping people. Being a nurse is just the best way I can think of to do that. The video talks about how people have passion to be writers or painters but there's no money in that so they get stuck doing a job they hate but that pays the bills. "You'll be doing things you don't like doing in order to go on living that is to go on doing things you don't like doing..." I honestly believe I'm going to enjoy being a nurse. In my job now as a nursing assistant I look forward to giving patients showers and making them feel better with something most people take for granted. Watt asks the question, "What do I desire?' I desire a family, a career, to live comfortably, and to spend everyday doing whatever I can to help others. That is all that I need to be happy and to live my life to the fullest. Work consumes most of ones life. I've been working since I was 16 and I wont stop till I'm in my 60s so I better make sure I love what I do, as should everyone, and I know I will. The title to this video is Follow Your Heart, my heart is telling me to be a nurse, telling me to be wife and a mother and that is all I want.
theJourneyofPurpose TJOP. "Steve Jobs | Allen Watt - Follow Your Heart". Online Video Clip. YouTube. YouTube. 14 April 2014. Web. 5 November 2014.
Monday, November 3, 2014
Marriage and Money
Skogrand, Linda; Johnson, Alena; Horrocks, Amanda M; DeFrain, John. "Financial Management Practices of Couples with Great Marriages." Journal of Family and Economic Issues 32.1 (2011): 27 - 35. Web. 28 October 2014.
This articles explains a study done of 64 married couples who claim to have happy, healthy relationships being partly because of their way of handling finances. After examining the information given by the couples three phases were written out. The first being one person of the couple was to be deemed the main controller of the finances. The couple must agree on which of the two should be in charge of paying bills, maintaining savings etc., this requires trust and good communication between the couple. The second phase is for the couple to have no debt or little debt that they plan to pay off. Debt creates stress on a marriage and family therefore, having little to no debt is one less thing to worry about. One participant said, "We never purchased a vehicle unless we had the money to pay..." (31). Not having to worry about a car payment or credit card bill will really be a relief rather than that chunk coming from your savings or checking. Lastly, by having a budget, living in ones means, and being frugal the couples were able to use their money for what they needed in a responsible ways so they would never have to worry about having enough money and could live comfortably. A few years of less dinners out, doing maintenance on your own car, and cutting coupons you can lead you to years to come of worry free finances. While growing up in a lower middle class family I've learned a lot from my parents about how to handle money. They've always encouraged me to save and pay for things right away. I got my first savings bank account when I was 12 and my first debit card when I was 16. I pay for my own gas, car insurance, and just about everything else so I've learned how to budget myself. I always put a portion of my paycheck in savings and plan how to make the rest last for two weeks more. Too many young adults waste away their money and leave college or start families with no savings or financial experience whatsoever. I choose this article because I want to start off right. I want to do the right things when I go off on my own, get married and start a family because I don't want my children to have to experience and lack the things I did.
This articles explains a study done of 64 married couples who claim to have happy, healthy relationships being partly because of their way of handling finances. After examining the information given by the couples three phases were written out. The first being one person of the couple was to be deemed the main controller of the finances. The couple must agree on which of the two should be in charge of paying bills, maintaining savings etc., this requires trust and good communication between the couple. The second phase is for the couple to have no debt or little debt that they plan to pay off. Debt creates stress on a marriage and family therefore, having little to no debt is one less thing to worry about. One participant said, "We never purchased a vehicle unless we had the money to pay..." (31). Not having to worry about a car payment or credit card bill will really be a relief rather than that chunk coming from your savings or checking. Lastly, by having a budget, living in ones means, and being frugal the couples were able to use their money for what they needed in a responsible ways so they would never have to worry about having enough money and could live comfortably. A few years of less dinners out, doing maintenance on your own car, and cutting coupons you can lead you to years to come of worry free finances. While growing up in a lower middle class family I've learned a lot from my parents about how to handle money. They've always encouraged me to save and pay for things right away. I got my first savings bank account when I was 12 and my first debit card when I was 16. I pay for my own gas, car insurance, and just about everything else so I've learned how to budget myself. I always put a portion of my paycheck in savings and plan how to make the rest last for two weeks more. Too many young adults waste away their money and leave college or start families with no savings or financial experience whatsoever. I choose this article because I want to start off right. I want to do the right things when I go off on my own, get married and start a family because I don't want my children to have to experience and lack the things I did.
Friday, October 31, 2014
Sources
1. Robinson, Francesca. "Modern Nursing Careers." Practice Nurse 33.3 (2007): 15. Web. 28 October 2014.
3. Skogrand, Linda; Johnson, Alena; Horrocks, Amanda M; DeFrain, John. "Financial Management Practices of Couples with Great Marriages." Journal of Family and Economic Issues 32.1 (2011): 27 - 35. Web. 28 October 2014.
2. Dindoffer, Tamara; Reid, Barbara; Freed, Shirley. "Women Adimistrators in Christ Universities: Making Family and Career Co-Central." Journal of Research on Christian Education Volume 20.3 (2011): 281 - 308. Web. 28 October 2014.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
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