Free Printable Cleaning Schedule Template

One thing I'd like to get better at is maintaining a cleaning schedule. Some of my friends have said that it helps them to write it out so I thought I'd make a printable for it. I thought I'd fill in all the boxes but then I quickly realized that with my work schedule, my cleaning schedule would change weekly, so it'd be better to leave my boxes blank so I could fill them in each week. This makes it great for all of you because I could also upload it for you to download for free! To download, simply click the link below the image. You'll be taken to a page of the printout. You can either print it from there or just click the little "save" icon that pops up in the bottom right hand corner.

These printables are to be used for your own personal use. Please do not share them and claim them as your own. If you'd like to share with friends, please link them to this post. Pinning it is fine as long as it is pinned from this page. 

Also, these printables are available as they are. At this time, I do not edit these for individuals.

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Brain Break (There's a VIDEO!)

Disclaimer: Wendy's wanted me to go buy a sandwich, because I love Wendy's I said "Uh, duh! Let me go get my keys!" so all opinions are my own and this story is completely true. So there.
So I have big news.
I passed my boards!!
Say hello to the newest nurse in the blogging world! :) Don't worry, I have plenty of nursing themed posts still coming your way and if you'd like to see any, please let me know what you want to see!
But, I'm on another topic today.
I'm a big fan of brain breaks. My favorite during school? Driving to Wendy's and getting my favorite meal, a cheeseburger without pickles with a sour cream and chive baked potato for the side and a large coke. 
From our old house, it took me 20 minutes to drive to Wendy's on almost all highway so I had plenty of time to blast some music and unwind and then eat my favorite comfort food.
So when Wendy's asked me if I wanted to try their flatbreads and make a video about it, I jumped all over it. A free trip to Wendy's in the middle of studying for boards? Sign me up! 
Cody had tried their flatbreads when they had them out last year some time, so I knew they'd be delicious. It was hard to give up my standard comfort food but I'm glad that I tried something new!
Plus, I got to take a break from studying and stressing to stretch my creative muscles and come up with a fun video. I hope you watch it!

So you might be wondering why I made a video. Well, Wendy's is having a #6secondsflat campaign in which you can win $6,000! Pretty cool huh?
As a bonus the videos were hilarious and were also great brain breaks! If you don't want to enter yourself, you should definitely head on over and watch the entries!
Here's all the details if you're still fuzzy on specifics:
6 seconds could win you $6,000 in Wendy’s #6SecondsFlat Flatbread Sweepstakes.
Tell Wendy’s what you think about their flatbreads in a Vine or Instagram video then send it @Wendys (through twitter, Instagram or Vine) with the #6SecondsFlat tag and my custom hashtag #DoseofPaige. Each week of September, one lucky winner will be randomly selected to receive a $6000 prize.
Visit the sweepstakes landing page for more information and view the “official rules” at the bottom of the page.
Now, I'm gonna go be nursey, aka lay in bed and watch youtube videos on my day off. Holla!
It's been forever since we talked! What have you been up to?

Life Lately

Hello everyone! How's everyone doing? I feel like I haven't had a spare moment to sit down and think for the past two weeks, ever since I started studying for boards.

Shorts: rue21 // Necklace: Caroline G Shop // Shoes: JCP // Bangle: c/o Chicnova // Shirt: c/o Chicnova

I take boards on Monday and I am so nervous! So much that I don't even really want to talk about it.

Instead, I'd like to ramble.

What do you think of that shirt up there? I freaking love it! I got it at Chicnova and I have already worn it at least ten times, and I'm not exaggerating. I also got the bangle and it's the only bangle I've ever found that fit my tiny wrists! I'm definitely excited that I can transition it to fall with some jeans instead of shorts.

Other than studying for boards, I've been working full time. So far, I really think I'm going to like my job. I'm kind of surprised because I had my heart set on working in ICU which is a whole different ball game. It's weird getting used to not turning patients by myself and having patients that are actually awake enough to listen to me. My coworkers have all been pretty nice for the most part. There were a couple I was unsure of at the beginning but it seems like they are sweet too. 

I've also got some big news! I bought my car! I got a 2013 Hyundai Sonata SE. Cody and I went to drive a Mazda6 and a few other cars last Monday. When we drove the Mazda6, Cody was literally folding his 6 foot 3 inches frame into the car and I knew that even though I'd love it, we couldn't buy it because it wasn't comfortable for him at all. 

Then we drove the Sonata and we both loved it. It's super nice and comes with all the features I wanted like Navigation and XM radio and bluetooth and a rear facing camera for backing up and all that fun stuff but it has enough horsepower for Cody to be happy. Plus, it's super roomy so I know it'll be great for trips. 

Now I feel like I sound like a commercial for the car, I DEFINITELY was not sponsored for this car! In fact, we hadn't even thought of the Sonata until we were on the lot but I'm so glad that's what we got. 

I have to say that I'm so glad that I was never given a super nice car. I feel like I definitely appreciate it more that I had to buy it and it's all mine and due to the hard work I put in. 
I've got so many blog posts planned that I want to work on but I keep having things to do on my off days! One day, I will sit down and write them all but that day is not today. Instead, I'm going to go read and spend time with Cody!
Tomorrow, I'm going to get a pedicure with my Momma and then on Monday I take my boards. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers on Monday morning! I'm so nervous but at the same time, I can't bring myself to look at another book, question or fact.
How have you been? What was the highlight of your week?

5 Things That Bug My Husband

After a year of marriage, I don't have a ton of marriage advice. What I do have though, is a list of things I do that have the ability to drive Cody up the wall.

I thought I'd share a few with you today.1. Random Singing: For whatever reason, whenever I break out in show tunes, songs from our parents' generations or any type of pop song, he just stares at me. He usually tolerates it for about three minutes and then he starts telling me I'm off key. Bonus points if dancing is involved.

2. I talk through movies. This one annoys most people, I know, but it's a habit. I'm like that person int he movie theater that yells at the character not to go in the cellar (because, uh, duh.) This happens for every movie, not just ones I don't like.

3. Similarly, he hates when I text in movies. It's not that I'm bored, usually anyway. It's that there's a pause in the action or drama and I think it's the perfect opportunity to text or check my twitter. 

4. Adding onto errands. One of my worst habits is telling Cody we're going to the mall to go into x store and then when we get in the car I immediately say "Oh, well how about we stop at Target and Kroger and let's get something to eat too!" I think that's one of the things that drives him the most crazy. He likes to know what to expect before we actually leave the house.

5. When I soak the bathroom. One of Cody's favorite things about our new place is that he has his own bathroom so he doesn't have to, as he says, "step in the lake that my wife makes" in the bathroom after I take a shower. Apparently, I don't dry off enough after my shower and the rugs get soaked. Oops.

There are definitely some things that drive me crazy that he does, but we'll save that post for another day.

What do you do that drives your husband crazy?

Nursing Pinning and Graduation

In case you missed my lovely toast yesterday and are therefore in the dark, I graduated this past weekend!
And it feels amazing to be able to say that I officially have a BSN.
This is going to be a very picture heavy post, but this is one of those posts that needs it and stay tuned because at the end, I'll tell you what I'll be doing next!
If you're not familiar, a Pinning Ceremony or Nursing Convocation is a special ceremony just for nurses to welcome nurses into the profession. Essentially, we say a pledge and get pinned by a professor of our school as a symbol that we are officially nurses (of course it's not TECHNICALLY official until we pass boards)
My school does that before the actual college graduation.

Above is when we entered into the ballroom where the ceremony was held.

On the left is one of our amazing advisers. I met with her after one of our critical care tests, which I bombed horribly after studying from 5-12 hours a day for the previous two weeks. I literally broke down in her office and she sat with me for about two hours, making all of her other appointments wait.

On the right is when I got pinned by my critical care teacher. When I saw she was the one that was going to pin me, I got so excited! As she put my pin on my gown, she was like "I'm so proud of you! You did it!" and then gave me a huge hug!

Here is where we say the pledge. We simply hold our right hands up and say it at the same time together. It's really long or I'd post it here.

Then it was time for pictures! Cody was trying to be silly but my friend snapped this picture and it turned out be perfect! I met Cody the summer before nursing school so he's been here for the entire time. I'm so grateful I had him to support me through out school!

This is my younger brother. I swear there was a conspiracy between him and Cody to ruin pictures.

This is my Mom! (The woman in the blue dress) I'm so glad she was able to make it!

You already saw my mom and the woman in the picture on the right is my grandmother.

These are two of my good friends that didn't graduate with me!

And these are two friends that did!

Then it was off to graduation!

My class sitting at graduation. 

Graduation was long but at least I had fun! Someone brought "illegal" confetti that we all threw up at the end!

Here's me in my cap and gown and then with my other grandparents and then me with a wreath I made that I'll have a tutorial up for later on!

Anddd drummm rollll pleaseee!

I'M GOING TO BE A CARDIAC NURSE!

I start my job next week at one of the top cardiac hospitals in the country! I'm super excited!

I'm a College Graduate, Ya'll!

Hey guess what? I GRADUATED ON SUNDAY!!

3rd Semester of Nursing School

As you can probably imagine, I spent most of my weekend with family and friends celebrating. So I have no blog posts scheduled and a camera full of pictures with a recap of pinning and graduation coming your way.
But for now, I'm going to raise my glass one more time and do a toast.

3rd Semester // 4th Semester // 1st Semester

To nursing school.
To the orientation, when you assigned over 100 pages to read before the next Monday.
To my first semester, when I thought putting in a foley was the scariest thing ever.
To the nights spent doing care plans until 2am and waking up at 5am.
To the mucus, the blood, the urine, the stool and all of the above

4th Semester

To patients that were difficult
and patients that made it worth it.
To the teachers that made me cry
and the teachers that inspired me.
To the lifelong friends I've made
and the classmates that made me just a little bit stronger.

To the teachers that made me think on my feet
and some amazing preceptors that showed me what true nursing is.
To the impossible tests to ridiculous projects
To doing compressions until my arms felt like they were falling off while trying to save a life
to holding a patient's hand while they found out some horrible news
To the laughs and the tears and the nights I thought I couldn't finish
and to two full years I will never forget.
Nursing school, you sure were worth it
But I'm glad I never have to go back!

Sunday

I'll be back tomorrow with a real post. I've got a lot to catch you up on!