Sarah

Quote: Originally Posted by leigh miller Being busy and tired is the biggest healthy eating wrecker i know. Amen to that girlfriend!

I did WW about a year ago, and did well when I kept up with it. I'm just not doing anything right now and need to get some motivation. That's awesome how well you did in your first month! Seriously Big congrats!

Wow Leigh! I'm so proud of you! That's definitely motivational. You're just doing weight watchers right? I need to join you

Quote: Originally Posted by starchild mini hijack....the pregnant woman goes to the gym while the not pregnant woman eats a biscuit...nice Umm...I was just thinking something along that line too. Here I sit in my pj's, getting ready to go to bed. Not the gym. Too funny.

Quote: Originally Posted by Janet There! I just did it. I'm officially on the bandwagon now. Ooooh- wow! You're just Janet now! fun

I was looking forward to your point of view on this one... Quote: Originally Posted by Christine As a government teacher, I have to say this poll needs to be edited. There are a few people on here that have no chance at winning. That being said, if McCain gets a moderate to conservative running mate that can help him win the popularity of the Christian Coalition and those in the bible belt he really could take the country. Many people feel that he has the experience needed to help our country out. He certainly is the only candidate that has military experience. On the Dem side, Obama has very little experience and some people like that, some don't. He is charismatic and is that rags to riches story that makes people feel like they know him. He certainly has a lock on the African-American vote for the most part, however the Clintons have always been very popular among African-American voters. Clinton has a lock on many women, Asian, and Latino voters which if you've ever been on the West Coast you know if you don't have that vote you can't win most of those states (which is why she won CA). Clinton has made huge efforts to make sure people don't remember her as the first lady and people look at her as the Senator from New York and a public servant. She does not want her husbands Impeachment to wreck her campaign. She will have to get a running mate that will tie the Democratic party together. Obama will also have to do the same, they cannot be each other's running mate, they are both to strong of people for that. As for getting the nomination. Hillary at this point has more super delegates, which after yesterday look like the only way anyone is going to win this race. here is an article about super delegates for those of you who don't understand them What role for Democratic 'super-delegates'? - Politics - MSNBC.com The Republican nomination basically looks like its in the bag, unless some crazy freak event happens, but Romney would basically have to win just about every other state in order to get the nomination and Huckabee would have to really win everything else to get it. Okay off my box now, please let me know if you have questions about this please let me know. Above all please vote and vote for who will lead our country through this war, recession, and global warming implications.

It's beautiful Erica- I think it would be a perfect wedding song. I don't know what faith you are (if any) but Jeff & I wanted a Christian song that also sounds like a love song- my dad & bro sang the perfect song. You can listen to it for free on Rhapsody.com here: Free Music: Living For You by Gateway Worship - Rhapsody Online It's called Pure. Just another option for you if you like Christian music

It worked for me... I think he's a Christian singer.

Jeremy Camp...Nothing Else I need Pretty song!

I think it's definitely become a mod trend, although I was doing it before I was a mod... I started as AQHARider, then NurseSarah, now just plain Sarah- it's just easier! I like Alyssa, although I will miss the smiley!

Oh no Christine! You poor thing! Oh how I hate car issues... yuck. Your DH will understand. Hopefully his candidate (whomever he or she is) does well today so he will be in a good mood

Those are amazing Jessica! I love how simple yet impressive they are. Fantastic job!

Everything looks amazing! I LOVE the pink & orange.

Very cool Jen! Can't wait to see her work her magic on your wedding

Sweet tattoo Jason! I love tattoos with deep meanings like that! The colors are amazing... So Karen, when are you getting one?

Wow Leigh (and Nic!) those were AMAZING! The pics when they see eachother for the first time absolutely gave me chills. The emotion in those pictures is absolutely palpable! Phenomenal job once again Leigh- you never disappoint! Katie- you were soooo gorgeous! I love your hair, your bouquet, your dress....everything! Congratulations!

Oh honey, I feel your pain. I have issues with other nurses I work with though, not techs- there are some seriously lazy people out there! Anyway- are you in a union or non-union hospital? It seems like in union hospitals people seem to get away with wayyyyy more. I guess it doesn't really matter either way, but there is definitely some way you can take this one "to the top" if she's making threatening statements about patients and impeding your ability to give adequate and appropriate patient care. Do you have occurence reports or a way to write things up? I'd write her up every time she doesn't follow your instruction (you are an RN, she's a tech- your job is to delegate to her so you can better do her job) even if you have to write her up every day! Or, is there a way you can report her extracurricular activities i.e. solitaire? I know some units have policies about "down time" and it's appropriate usage. I do not understand the mentality of some of the support staff we have to work to as Rns. Seriously. Do you have many friends on your unit? If you do, hopefully they will rally around you if this person tries to cause trouble. If not, it's no great loss if they don't like you- just go to work and do your job. I'd definitely report your manager or supervisor or whomever to the higher-ups in your organization if they rat you out to this tech. That's soooo unprofessional. Just be tactful and say what you need to say- you're right! Good luck...boy I'm glad I work in OB

Here's mine. I loved my veil! It's kinda hard to see in this pictures, but if you look, you can see the scalloped beaded edge extending past the train of my dress.

Quote: Originally Posted by Michelle&Steve sarah, im actually thinking of doing an OB residency, but possibly going into fertility afterwards.. we'll see.. hows ur friend handling it? wheres she doign her residency? Don't hold your breath on the RSVP thing...lol I'll cross my fingers for ya though! I work at Ingham Regional Medical Center in Lansing : Ingham Regional Medical Center . That's where she's a resident. It's definitely a tough program. Our hospital is obviously a teaching hospital, but relatively small-med sized so we only take 3 OB residents a year. It's definitely a tough program. She and her DH are both residents (he's ortho) so the hardest thing for her is that they literally NEVER see eachother. She'll also work like 20 days or nights in a row without a break. The life of an OB resident is HARD! She's really tough and is handling it well, but I won't lie- we've had some talks where she just cries it all out and tells me she can't handle it, yadayada and I just support her until it gets better. I think she's happy at least 75% of the time though. She was the main reason why I almost quit nursing last summer to pursue med school. She almost had me talked into it. In the end I decided at my stage in life I didn't want to have kids in residency and I didn't want to wait until I was 40 to have kids so I decided against it. But, there's a small piece of me that will always wish I went to med school! Good luck in your schooling. Never know- maybe you'll rotate through my hospital as a student someday I've met lots of PCOM people!

LOVE your work Erin! Welcome to the forum- definitely have your blog bookmarked. Your photos are incredible!

Quote: Originally Posted by KLK Photography This is awesome!!! I'm always looking for new options, thanks so much for sharing and I wish you great success, products look GREAT!!! I've already had a couple photographer inquiries and will be working on special pricing for "design-only" services for photographers. Quote: Originally Posted by TammyB Oh I remember the days when we met for brunch, and you had your BD pics along with your Engagment books with you.. I remember looking at your BD one really fast so that no one would know what I was looking out. I told you then that you did an awesome job, and after seeing your wedding pages I think this is a perfect business for you, AND the best part is that your prices are WAY cheaper then most photographers, and IMO your work is right up there with the best.. GL, Sarah and just remember us little people when you make it big.. :-) Aww Tammy, you're sweet. Yup, I remember smuggling my books into Cracker Barrel last year about a week before my wedding. Wow- that went fast! Quote: Originally Posted by foxytv Sarah, this is AWESOME! I just saw your new siggy info in another thread and was thinking ... "hmmm... what have I missed?" That is ssoo cool -- I think you will be gettign some serious business from BDW! (do we get a discount, lol). After seeing all of you DIY work, there is no question we will all LOVE the work that you can do for us as well!!! I'm trying to keep my prices as low as possible to make photobooks affordable for everyone. That's how I got started on this, after all! Thanks for your encouraging words Tami! I definitely love having a creative outlet, and this definitely will help me get that out. I tell my parents all the time that I should have gone to school to be a graphic designer instead of a nurse- my parents think I should do both! lol

Wow Shea- everything looks soooo gorgeous! I absolutely LOVE your dress. That back is amazing- I don't think I've ever seen you post your dress. What a great room...EDR is definitely somewhere I'd like to visit. Can't wait to see more & hear your review Thanks for sharing...

Quote: Originally Posted by yari2566 Sarah just rocked an awesome monorgram for me!! Thank you Sarah you rock! Aww, you're welcome Yari. You all know I love monograms! I might start doing them for people a little more- I might add them to my website and let people choose a free one like Aylee did for a while... We'll see. Quote: Originally Posted by 1Love Hi Sarah, I think I've found the answer..........flourishes or boarders!! is that correct? Are they forms of clip art (sorry about the silly questions, I just don't have a clue!! I'll try goggle and see what comes up. Thanks. I get stuff from all over the place. Most of what I use for monograms are actually fonts- actually dingbat fonts to be specific. Go to dafont.com and look at all the different dingbats they have. Most I've gotten free, although I have bought a couple... If you're looking for something specific let me know- I might have a font with it already there. I'm a font junkie Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan sarah, I've been wondering where your new clip art came from. The green leaves you have on your website & new logo. I love it! I actually paid for that! lol I searched EVERYWHERE for a background/clipart that I thought represented what I wanted my logo to say- fun, elegant, cute, yet professional. I probably looked at thousands of backgrounds. Do a google search for "grunge floral" and you'll get a bunch of stuff. I have a file on my desktop where I always save any clipart or font or anything I can use for sigs, logos, monograms, album art, etc. It's my "inspiration" folder...

Quote: Originally Posted by starchild Sarah the vendor? LOL I'm so happy you're doing this, you sure are great at it! You need to make business cards and slip them into the mother's pockets when they are discharged...baby book anyone? Now that's taking solicitation to a whole new level! lol I'll have to remember that one... j/k

Those turned out GREAT Morgan! I still can't believe how cool they are and how much you paid for them.