Foodie Taking Too Many Naps

In the past 2 weeks, I've come to realize that I love food and naps TOO MUCH. I get a hankering for a particular food and that's it, I must make it or a variation of it to curb my craving. I've started cooking interesting meals such as boiling red potatoes and sweet potatoes together then mashing them with butter and garlic. Oh so yummy!

The next craving I had was mac n' cheese but it took me awhile to get to making it because I had other leftovers to eat first. After boiling whole grain noodles and using yogurt instead of cream or milk as a base, I added onion and bacon and peas. Little did I know, yogurt gives an interesting taste to the dish but my bacon and onion made up for it.

And of course, don't forget I have the sweet tooth of the ages! I have to have some sort of sweet thing every day...not good for my hips...yet sometimes it's healthy and sometimes it's sinful. Friday, Kerry & I treated ourselves to cupcakes for successfully completely our simulation labs. Then Saturday night, instead of running to the store for ice cream or frozen yogurt, I made oven-dried apple chips. They made the house smell HEAVENLY and tasted very delicious but the mandoline is an evil contraption. I cut my thumb pretty bad but no worries, the nurses in training knew what to do and I fixed myself right up!

As for school, our first Med-Surg (medical-surgical or Adult Health I) Exam is tomorrow. I've been preparing a little bit at a time for a week now and am getting more comfortable with the content. I have 2 books that are very helpful instead of just reading the power points over and over. I order another review book to help me through this semester and the reviews on Amazon said it will continue to help me through my next Med-Surg or Adult Health II class next semester.

I have my 1st Mental Health clinical in Waco on Wednesday. Our 1st exam is next Monday and I have yet to start preparing for it. I also ordered a review book from Amazon to help me in that class because I'd rather read that than a giant textbook that has too much information!

Anyways, I have a busy week with a partial paper due, exam and 4 clinical days in a row with paperwork to get through but I can do it! I just can't take as many naps (sad face).

Oh! Those naps...yeah, I like to nap...a LOT! I have never been one for naps until the past couple months. I don't understand why but I need to stop the cycle. It's not only cutting into my study time but I haven't been working out as much. Yet another reason for napping is that I've been suffering from severe tension headaches. I went to the doctor and the eye doctor and nothing is severely out of whack but I have a med to help.

So as long as I stay up-to-date with my assignments and studies, take less naps, and not cause any headaches this week, I think it'll be a good long yet fun week!

Love,
A

One of my concoctions - Almost Stuffed Bell Pepper