For those who have read my blog, and kept checking my blog in
hopes of another post, I am eternally grateful, but I am also sincerely sorry
that I haven't posted in quite a while. I was busy with other things in my
life, I am a MOTHER! Yes, Aaron and I had a daughter, Olivia Grace. She was
born July 2, 2014, she is a perfect beautiful, smart, and charismatic little
girl. But that isn’t it... we also had a little boy!!! Jaxson Thomas! He was a
complete surprise and came just 14 months after our princess. So needless to
say I have been one busy lady!
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| Olivia Grace Smith July 2, 2014 |
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| Olivia Grace 5 months old |
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| Jaxson Thomas Smith Sept 26, 2015 |
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| Jax 3 moths old |
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| Jax 2 months old |
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| Our annoucement to the world! |
Continuing my education while being a stay
at home mom to two is probably the most difficult thing I have ever done. Yet,
it is by far the most rewarding! I did take a small break from school when I
was nearing the end of my pregnancy with Jax, due to complications (more on
that later), but I am back in the swing of things as of last week. I have
completely, well not completely, changed my goal of being a nurse, to being a
dental hygienist. After having my babies and being home with them for so long,
I really had to do some soul searching. I realized I was too selfish to forego
weekend soccer games, or nighttime baths, or holiday events with my children,
as nurses schedules often require. I still wanted to stay in the medical field,
but I didn’t want to start all over with schooling, so I saw that Hygiene had
almost all of the same prerequisites. So here I am!
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| "With enough coffee you can do all things"- one tired momma! |
I am taking yet another writing class, technical writing to be exact, and thankfully I got the amazing (in my opinion the best) instructor at LCC. Sandra
Mardene, is my teacher yet again! She tends to like, no, LOVE, technology and
so her class, once again, is formatted around blog posts. So here I am, resurrecting
my ol' blog :-) I also am in a place where I am able to catch up my personal
family blog as well. If you are interested in checking out my family's blog click
HERE! And if you want to get to know Sandy a little more, and why I love her
so, her blog is HERE!
I am excited to learn the art of technical writing, because I am sure I will be using it in either Nursing or Dental Hygiene in chart notes. Well as you can see my life is quite busy, but I am determined to keep up with this blogging business :-)
Since this is supposed to be my "professional" blog, how do you feel about me incorporating my personal life into it?
Hey Crystal,
ReplyDeleteFirst off, congratulations on the birth of your two beautiful children! I recently became the father of an amazing little boy this past November and know all too well the struggles paired with the overwhelming rewards of balancing family, work, and school. I think your blog looks great and don't really see incorporating aspects of your family life taking away too much of the professionalism. Your children after all sound like they were the main influence in your newly selected career path. I look forward to your future posts and working together this semester.
Chris Bennett
Hi Crystal,
ReplyDeleteI really liked reading your blog! It was nice to see a blog that was so nicely laid out! I definitely think that your blog post was professional and I really liked your story about how your family influenced your decisions in your school career. I can relate to your choice in changing from nursing to dental hygiene. My own son was the reason why I have waited this long to pursue my nursing career. I look forward to seeing more of your blogs as the term progresses.
Dona Daubenspeck
Hey Crystal,
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job on your blog, you managed to make it very appealing while still keeping it professional. Sometimes finding the harmonizing balance can be difficult but you seemed to have managed it pretty well. Personally I think it is awesome how you incorporated your personal life into your blog, it seems to really tie everything together and give the reader more of a sense of comfort. Anyways, I think you did a great job on everything and I can tell you’ve had prior experience with this before. Good luck with the class and I can’t wait to see where your blogging goes!
Brendon Collins
Right on the money, Crystal!
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