Love Letters and Lace

Hey everyone, As many of you know, I used an iPad Pro + Apple Pencil to get me through Nursing School, so today I really wanted to discuss some of the apps that I think are super useful to get you through your classes. Personally, I really loved using my iPad, because it's the perfect meeting point between using a laptop and taking notes by hand. I was still able to write out my notes, which I find to be the best way for me to learn, but I was also able to keep all of my notes together in one compact place, no matter where I was. Notability Notability is hands down the app I used the most throughout Nursing school and probably the one app I would say that I recommend the most. It is super versatile - you can type up documents, as you would on a laptop, but you can also use the Apple pencil to not only write out your notes, but also write on top of PDF's and PowerPoint slides, which to me was the most useful feature. You can neatly organize all your classes in fold

This quote really spoke to me. Actually, it's kind of my motto for this year. Whether you're in school full time, or working full time, or anywhere in between, it’s really easy to feel super overwhelmed with all of the things on our plate and all of our responsibilities pile up. One thing that I learned the hard way last year is that sometimes, even when your To-Do list is a mile long, you need to stop and take a breath, and just take care of YOU. Yeah, I know, it's been said over and over again, but have you been listening? Last year, I was caught in a cycle of countless late studying nights, a terrible diet, gallons of coffee and no self care whatsoever. Telling myself I’d relax on my break between semesters after I just got through exams. I ended up making myself anxious beyond belief, completely miserable, gave myself a stress ulcer... and you know what? I didn’t even do THAT great on my exams anyway. So now I’m trying something new. I’m staying on top of my

The semester is over and my final exams are written and done. I can officially say that I survived my second year of nursing school. This whole year went by so quickly, I'm a little disoriented by it. But it was stressful, amazing and endlessly fascinating all at once. It kind of blows my mind to think about how much I've learned in the past 2 years and how much I have left to learn. The further I get into my studies, the more I love my career choice and the more I know I made the right choice. I've reached the part of my life where 50% of me is excited for the future and 50% of me wants everything to slow down. One half of me just can't wait to graduate and start working as a nurse, moving out and getting my own place and basically just beginning my life as an independent, working woman. But the other half of me is the scared half. The one that's bewildered at how it's already been 2 years and that in just over a year from now, I'll be writing my exam t

After a nice long winter break, I'm officially back at school. In a way, I'm excited to continue learning and getting closer to finally graduating and being able to work in my field. But on the other hand, and lets face it, I'm for sure not alone with this: I just want to keep being lazy haha. No more late night Netflix binges, sleeping in and spending the day baking at home in my pyjamas. Oh well. I'm determined to make this semester my best yet. Lets add that to my 2016 New Year's Resolutions! Of course, I also want to make time to actually keep updating my blog on a regular basis. So these are my goals for this semester. Anyway, just thought I'd give you all a little update. I have a 7 hour lab awaiting me, so I should probably go get ready! xo PS. I have a ton of new product reviews that I'm just dying to post on here. I've been spending some time on Influenster lately and it's really brought out my love for reviewing. If you don't

Note: Before I begin, for anyone not familiar with the education system in Canada, specifically Quebec, we have 5 years of high school, followed by CEGEP (2 years for a pre-university program or 3 years for a career program), and then university. Why did I choose Nursing. It's a question at least one teacher a semester asks us to share with the class to get to know us. It's a question friends, family and acquaintances ask me all the time. It's a question I ask myself when I'm up at 4am studying or dealing with a particularly difficult clinical assignment. The past year and a half has been a total whirlwind of confusion, leading to choosing this career path, leading to the intense studying that comes with it. So why did I choose Nursing? Like the majority of people my age, I was totally lost. Growing up, I was always that kid who would "probably end up in medical school". I wasn't even sure myself but figured I'd end up doing something in the sci