Angie’s Blog

My Shopping Costs.

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:03:07 +0000

Having an excellent knowledge of paediatrics is all well and good, but sometimes I like to be able to forget about it altogether. And that’s because ‘All work and no play makes Angie a dull girl’. So how exactly do I get my jollies I hear you ask… well, by shopping of course! After all, you can put the girl into paediatrics, but you cannot remove her love of retail therapy (or something along those lines…).

Now, a lot of ladies will still enjoy trudging around the high street stores to do their shopping, but I just can’t be doing with that! I’m afraid that Angie is bang up to date when it comes to looking for goodies; yes, for me it’s online shops or none at all. I get plenty of exercise as it is without going out of my way to look for more. Besides, I’ve had more than my fair share of fruitless shopping trips into town… No, I’ll stick to doing my purchasing online thank you very much.

Of course, my postman would probably prefer it if things were different. There is always a parcel delivery for me each day and he often ends up having to make two (or sometimes three) trips to my front door! I admit, this does make me feel a little bit guilty sometimes but, at the end of the day, it’s just a sort of ‘collateral damage'I suppose…

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how I let my hair down. However, I’m by no means unique. Most girls get their kicks from spending money (if they are honest about it that is). The only down side to it all is that it’s money I have earned myself. Hmmm, I may be onto something there… Now what was the URL of that dating agency I saw???

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Making a Hospital Brighter

admin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:33:19 +0000

I have been taking a great class this term about bed side manner and how to make children’s hospitals better environments for patients and their families. I am working on a really difficult assignment where we are supposed to figure out how to do interactive story time on a ward where the kids are confined to their beds. It is not an easy one, but I have come up with some great ideas.

I realized that the visuals needed to be huge and that a banner stand, or a series of them, would be a perfect solution. The large clear displays meant that kids could see the story from a variety of positions. It also meant that parents could read the stories themselves to their kids from across the ward. I needed some expert advice on pricing and preparing the digital files, because I didn’t really know where to start. You have a couple of choices really, because of copyright issues, it may be easier to actually write your own story based on a classic fairy tale.

I was lucky and got permission from Mercer Mayer to reproduce My Trip to the Hospital for the local hospital that I was volunteering at, the good thing about this method, though, is because banner stands are designed for people who are doing trade exhibits, the story can easily be shared amongst a group of hospitals. If you have the option, get the digital files from the author or publisher. These are going to be of a higher quality. What I did was choose five scenes from the book, each with a bit of text. Basically, like any good story you need the visuals to give you prompts for a beginning middle and end. You simply make up the rest. My best lesson was that funny voices help and kids and parents love it.

Work From Home Options for Nurses

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:33:10 +0000

If you’re also a nursing student like me you would also be sometimes wondering about the market situations, life after graduation, job prospects and unanticipated set of responsibilities. These thoughts sometimes become reason to feel nervous and sometimes, give you a lead to think more about it until you get some significant clue. I have also been thinking about the job prospects as a nurse and tried finding out the nursing jobs that offer you the comfort of working from home.

Of course, I would admit that there aren’t too many opportunities for the nurses who haven’t trained enough to handle the simplest of instruments like hair scissors. However, for the people who are good at what they do, there appears to be no dearth of opportunities. There are few kinds of nursing jobs that allow you to work from home as well.

For instance, being an online instructor in nursing can be a good career option that doesn’t require you to commute to hospitals or healthcare centres. You can start your own classes and earn a steady income. However, you need to find right online resources to get yourself started. You should also be equipped with some basic I.T. skills as well.

You can also take up a job in a telephone triage service. You can provide addition help to the doctors out there, particularly when there are no emergency cases. This is primarily because the emergency cases usually require nurses to be present right there with the patients. Many hospitals and healthcare institutions hire home based telephone triage service professionals who are professionally qualified in nursing.

With all the goodness of working from home, sometimes people fail to see its downsides. It can whereas lead to a lifestyle that’s habituated to comforts, it can also develop a feeling of loneliness. In my view, working from home should be opted only if it has significant benefits over the intangible costs it has.

Cutting Admin Means More Nursing Jobs

admin — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:33:05 +0000

All I hear these days is gloom and doom about how bad things are in London and the UK. The TV and radio seem intent on reminding us all about how we’re teetering on the edge of a very large cliff and could drop into a pit of bankruptcy at any moment. Worse still comes the news that the government’s plans to ring fence the NHS budget wise haven’t quite lived up to the promise they held before the election last year. That said the services they are cutting seem limited to the administrative departments, so perhaps there is hope for me after I graduate.

To be honest I don’t know why everyone in the UK is so glum. All you need to do is take a look at the rest of Europe to feel better about things here. If we’re in a bad state, then Europe is a total disaster next to us. Greece is about to default on its second bail out and may withdraw from the Euro. As for my native Spain, well the problems they are having over there far outweigh the job losses we have here. Virtually most of my family and friends who live in Catalonia and Southern Spain have all been made redundant or are looking for work. Right now, I’m glad I live in the UK. It might not have the best weather, but it certainly beats Spain and the rest of Europe for living conditions.

A lot of my fellow students and friends on my course have been getting worried about the chances of actually finding a job once they graduate. We’re all training to be nurses of some description or other, but have been told there are very few nurses jobs available within the NHS at the moment. I find that odd considering I’ve been doing some random online searches and have found more then a dozen jobs being advertised in London in the past week alone. In addition there are loads of rgn jobs available up and down the country. I may not have thought about moving to Wales to be honest, but if I get a job there after I graduate then I’m not going to turn it down.

The cuts to the NHS that everyone on the news keeps talking about seems limited to back office staff as far as I can tell. Whether this is a good or bad thing I couldn’t comment on without doing further research. I do know that when I’ve been on placement at hospitals, the amount of administrative staff has often outnumbered the medical staff on duty at any one time. If this reduction creates more NHS nurse jobs for people like myself then I for one am not going to complain. If it also means that I have to take on extra administrative tasks as part of my job, then again I’m not going to complain. I have a feeling that half the paperwork medical staff are required to complete will be phased out soon anyway. Most of it is completely redundant in my opinion.

I remain hopeful for my future and have decided not to listen to the news anymore. It seems designed to keep us all miserable and in our place.

Arguments and anger management

admin — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:03:25 +0000

Are you one of those people who just can’t stop themselves from getting into a massive argument? Hm, hard, isn’t it? Being someone like that, I mean. Or perhaps you’re someone who struggles with keeping yourself cool and your temper from exploding when someone doesn’t see your point of view? Whatever the scenario – and let’s face it, we’re all different and everyone has a different tolerance to things that annoy and irritate them – there are a few things which you can do to stop yourself from losing it.

Such as follows:

By the time you’ve counted to 10 you can see the world clearly again

1) Recognise when it is about to happen: we all blow our tops from time to time. But the difference between people who do so in a controlled manner and those who do so and embarrass themselves enormously is MASSIVE. If you can learn to detect when a spate of angry words are about to come rushing out of your mouth then that’s better for both you and everyone who happens to be in your company at the time!

2) Learn to pick your fights: sometimes it’s worth losing your temper. Other times it isn’t. If you lose your temper too often and end up regretting it, then maybe you need to devise a way of working out if it’s worth getting het-up over?

3) Learn to count to 10 when you think you are going to lose it: this may sound ridiculous, but in fact it works a treat with me, and sometimes I can be really bad! By the time you’ve counted to 10 you can see the world clearly again and usually you can see that it’s best to keep that mouth of yours shut.

4) Don’t say the first thing that comes into your mind under your breath – learn to keep it inside your head until it has been properly vetted and you have calmed down: this way, you won’t end up making someone near you angry, and making them ask “did you say something?” This will lead to you not getting into a fight and walking away with your head held high. And you know what? You’ll feel pretty good that you’ve managed to leave an argument without ripping your Cotton Fabrics !

5) Do you need professional help? Maybe you do. Don’t feel ashamed about that — there is absolutely no need to. Lots of people get help with their anger management issues and for good reason: in order to live a full and productive life it helps a lot if you don’t irritate everyone around you!

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Arguments and anger management

admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:07:53 +0000

Such as follows:

By the time you’ve counted to 10 you can see the world clearly again

Self-Confidence Tips for the Everyday Person

admin — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:33:11 +0000

Self-esteem is often a delicate state. It is easy for our own view of ourselves to get dinged up or even destroyed. Frequently with very little assistance from anybody or anything else. It occasionally seems our self-esteem is like a bubble, merely waiting to get popped. Listed here are 3 easy ideas that will assist an individual to improve their self-confidence.

1. Smile frequently

Grinning is without a doubt infectious. If you do not think so, grin at a handful of people over the following couple of hours while out and about such as when you are in search for large format printing shop services. Do not smile as a maniac (that simply puts others off), simply allow yourself to grin naturally. You will be pleasantly surprised the number of people will grin back. That, consequently, makes these people seem friendlier and much more approachable, which can help to support your self-esteem levels.

2. Dress sensibly

First opinions count: if you are dressed in scruffy denim jeans and have your head covered by a hooded top or beanie, folks will judge a person on that. If you are smartly outfitted (jeans can definitely be acceptable here, simply make sure they are clean and sensible) then you’ll be handled with more regard which will have a very beneficial effect on your self-confidence levels.

3. Fake it

Self-assurance is an act. No-one has to know that you’re faking it unless, of course, you’re covered with drops of perspiration in addition to trembling like a leaf. Rehearse the fakery in your own home if you find an opportunity - stand up before a mirror and do not be afraid to talk out loud, even though the rest of the relatives believe that you’re going crazy. The harder one rehearses, the better organic your new “fake” self can be until it progressively replaces the previous, lacking in self-assurance, you.

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Tips for Beautiful Skin, Face and Hair

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:03:34 +0000

There tend to be numerous methods for you in order to always make your skin, face, and hair seem beautiful in addition to being healthier. The following tend to be useful beauty tips:

-One of the greatest beauty tricks for those with slender lips will be utilizing a light tinted lipstick. For anyone that has voluminous lips, the lipstick could be either dark or light tones.

-While selecting eye shadow, each woman should go for tones which go well with their own eye’s natural color. To do that it is very important to choose a hue that’s significantly opposite to one’s eye color in a color wheel.

-To obtain shiny, full hair one always dreamed about without the need for hair restoration , do not wash your hair using hot water. Instead, always rinse off with cold/cool water that will seal the cuticles. This will increase the shine of the locks. Additionally, when shampooing your hair, under no circumstances use shampoos together with sulfate however choose those with small amount of chemical compounds which help prevent your locks from getting to be too dry. Additionally do not wash the ends of the hair with shampoo just the roots.

-Another suggestion for hair care is to trim the ends on a regular basis: this helps split ends from occurring. In order to stimulate the the hair follicles as well as assist in the growth of the locks, massage ones scalp on a regular basis this will increase the blood circulation to the area. The final suggestion on caring for hair is to utilize a wide toothed comb designed for detangling hair in addition to using natural boar-bristle brush.

Update

It may be that hair restoration isn’t what you’re after. Rather it may be that you are looking to reduce the amount of hair on your body. There are many products available to help you with this, but do not rule out the option of laser surgery. It can be useful and in the long term save you a lot of money.

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Methods to Eliminate Cataracts

admin — Sun, 22 May 2011 21:03:11 +0000

Cataracts continues to be the key reason for loss of sight all over. Whenever an individual has cataracts, this merely implies that there’s a clouding from the all natural lens from the eye. In many instances, this really is due to an age group associated sickness and for that reason, mainly dealth with by the aging adults, however, it might additionally happen as a result of birth problem, as a result of trauma done the eyesight, or subsequent certain eyesight bacterial infections.
Previously, this issue was handled late within the disease with less advanced treatments.

These days, achievement is high together with surgical treatment on the eyesight that generally will not require the need for stitches and is carried out with a local anesthetic in order that the individual is awake, however can feel no discomfort throughout the remedy. Sufferers that have gone through this process have verified and confirmed that it’s simple and physicians are assured of it being safe with a 95 % success rate.

One important thing to be aware of is that not every individual will be eligible for the surgical treatment and those people qualified very first have to go through a comprehensive eyesight examinations with an ophthalmologist to find out whether they may find some other eyesight difficulties that could mess with surgical treatment, or if the individual is entitled to the therapy whatsoever.

You may find about three procedural possibilities open for laser surgical treatment: the initial works on the suction gadget to draw out the opaque percentage of a person’s eye; your second works with a freezing gadget to take out the whole lens; and the next works on the higher speed vibrator which splits up the cataract, and is then drawn up by way of a hollowed out needle. When the cataracts is taken care of, it will be much easier for an individual to find Physiotherapy Jobs.

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Basement Floor Paint Removal

admin — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:33:04 +0000

So I was at home one day last week seeking it support in London when one of my best friends called to ask me advice on how to remove paint form their basement floor. I don’t know why she thought I would know this but I did some research and called her back.

If you want to remove your basement floor paint then you need to get a pain stripper for the job. Choose a paint stripper that is appropriate for the job. You may need to ask the experts at the store to assist you.

You can get someone to do the job for you but it is not difficult a task to do. The three main steps are below.

The first thing you need to do to your floor before removing the paint is preparing the floor. You need to remove all the things on the floor and clean it thoroughly. You may be required to use detergents to make sure that all types of dirt are removed including the greasy parts.

After cleaning the floor, you need to apply the paint stripper according to the instructions written on the container. Apply carefully to every corner of the floor making sure that you are protected because some paint strippers are toxic.

The last step involves scrubbing off the old paint from the floor and disposing it. You need to get a good tool for scrubbing off the paint to make sure that you get the paint off without creating scratches on the floor. Collect the waste material and dispose it according to the instructions given on the paint stripper container.

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