Just My Journal

  This year I've fallen back in love with journaling... so I decided to let you know what's on my journal shelf, starting off with #1.  #1 My Learning Notebook In here I write down all the things I want to learn more about. For example major nursing topics like ACLS/BLS, the cardiac cycle, etc. I also have a section dedicated to finances, like the Baby Steps by Dave Ramsey, the 10 Levels of Financial Independence, types of budgets, etc. You get the idea.  #2 Calligraphy Made Easy by Ashley Gardner  Calligraphy is so beautiful so I decided to try my hand at it. It's a skill so you HAVE to practice, which is annoying. What made me realize it does NOT come easily was watching  Jazza try calligraphy ... his first attempt made me cry for the ink pen. Along with this book I also enjoyed this  calligraphy practice sheet  as it gave me something other than letters to try and ink. I'd say my calligraphy got way better with just this sheet! Practice makes perman...

Tanning Salons As a 5 billion dollar industry, it's no wonder that tanning salons still exist. I've only ever gotten a spray tan (and a free one at that), but I could never imagine exposing my skin to a tanning bed knowing what I know. Tanning salons are everywhere and even my gym has tanning beds for people to use! According to the  American Academy of Dermatology , if used before the age of 35, indoor tanning bed increase the risk for melanoma by 59%. It also has a compound effect, putting you at higher risk each time you tan. The UV light from a tanning bed is a known carcinogen and therefore, it's the AADA stance that "no person or facility should advertise the use of any UVA or VB tanning device using working such as 'safe,' 'safe tanning,' 'no harmful rays,' 'no adverse effect,' or similar working or concepts." My promise to myself in 2020 is that I will never go into a tanning bed. Smoking Cigarettes I'm lucky enoug...

I recently read an article about how a 4-year-old died from the flu in Colorado. At the end of the article, the mom states, "... and it feels like we failed him because we did what we had to do." Worried, and searching for advice, this mom tried Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Elderberry, and Zinc. And despite these remedies recommended by fellow members of a Facebook group, her son didn't survive. But what if I told you, she had already took her son to the doctor? How the doctor already prescribed Tamiflu , but she didn't pick it up. How those recommendations for Vitamin C "until diarrhea," and peppermint oil didn't break her son's fever that caused a seizure. The fact is this Anti-Vax Facebook group and mother did fail her son. What's the point of going to the doctor if you aren't going to follow his recommendations and prescriptions? "I am a momma freaking out all alone in this, with a family who believes in [no] natural ways... they are m...