Blog # 9

My biggest challenges in exercising daily and eating a healthy diet is time. I am a full time student and I also work long hours daily. It is difficult for me to make time to exercise , cook a healthy meal and do my school assignments daily when I get home from work at 7:30 pm everyday. I try to make time for these things, but many days I am exhausted and more worried about doing my assignments then exercising. I know that I need to exercise and eat healthy, but I have a hard time using the little time I have wisely. I have wanted to join a gym, but that is difficult also because again I have a hard time making time to go as well as paying for the expensive cost. I could at least do better at eating more healthy because I can take a healthy lunch and come home and cook a healthier dinner while doing my assignments. Even though I have more time to eat healthier, I feel like many of the healthier foods are more expensive.

In five years, I can definitely see myself living a healthier lifestyle. I believe that it will be easier and more affordable for me to join a gym. I feel that I will need to be in better shape because I will need to be fit and healthy for my future in nursing. I am going to need to be energized and strong so that I can give the best care to my patients without tiring out too fast. I really believe time will always be an issue with my future in nursing,but I feel that it will definitely be easier than it is now!!!!

Blog # 8

I interviewed my mom about what she is experiencing in her menopause stage. She has gone into menopause early because she had a mandatory hysterectomy last year. She said she has not had a bad menopause experience. The only thing she mentioned that she has been experiencing is hot flashes. She said she is very uncomfortable when she has her hot flash episodes because she sweat and seems to not be able to cool off. She actually accepts the fact that she is taking hormone replacement pills because she does not want to lose what is naturally in her body. She feels that she has already had a hysterectomy so her body is not the same. She believes in taking the hormone pills to replenish the natural hormones that the female body produces. Personally Iwould take the hormone pills if I had a hysterectomy and if I was going through menopause. I feel that it is important to have the hormones to regulate your body as well as your emotions. Everybody has a different reaction to hormones so this is definitely a individual decision for each person.

Blog # 7

If I had a friend who felt they were infected with a sexually transmitted disease, I would definitely encourage he/she to get tested. I would explain to them that getting early treatment for STDs can decrease the chances of further problems that can be a result of the STD. I would discuss that the STD can affect not only his/her life,but their next partner's life as well as their future children's life. I would explain that not getting medical attention for a STD can lead to sterility and death. I would also inform them that it is better to know and treat it then not to know.

I would definitely be there for my friend and go with them to the doctor to get tested. STDs are very scary and can be life changing, but many of them can be treated. I feel that we should all take measures to prevent as well as getting tested annually so that we have the opportunity to stop the progression of disease before it becomes more serious.

Blog #6

I feel that children are gifts to every parent who chooses to have them. At this point in my life I do choose not to have children because I am still in school. I am only 23 years old and I feel like I want to be a little older before i make that huge step in my life. I would rather be stable, married, and financially capable of caring for a child. I would like to see myself married before I have children because I want my children to grow up with both parents present. I currently work at a childcare facility for children with special needs and I love children dearly. I see a lot of young mothers and I see how hard it is for them. They are trying to put themselves through school, work, and take care of their children. I feel like having children is a huge responsibility and not just something that should be taken lightly. I actually feel scared when I think about the fact of having children at my age because I would be responsible for not just myself, but the life of an innocent child also. My mom was a young mother and she always expressed to me that children should come when I have accomplished all of my goals. I want my children to be well taken care of and I do not want to struggle to take care of them. I respect everyone who has children and who were young mothers. I personally do not know how I would handle becoming a mother at this time in my life. But if it happens then I will do anything and everything to take care of my child regardless of where I am in my life. I hope that when I have children, I will give them a very nurturing and loving home that will impact their lives forever.