How to determine your Face Shape

Knowing your face shape will help you make more informed decisions when choosing what hairstyles will help flatter your face, what makeup techniques will bring out your positive features,  what sunglasses are ideal for your face shape etc..

First,  with your hair tied back measure the following four things and write them down:

~ Forehead/Hairline: Measure horizontally from hairline to hairline the widest part of your forehead.
~Jawline shape: Measure the angle of your jaw to your chin, then multiply this number by two.  Consider if your jaw is rounded, square, or pointed.
~Face length: Measure from the top of your forehead to the bottom of your chin.  Consider if your face length is longer than it is wide.
~Cheekbones: Measure the widest part of your cheeks from the edge of your face. (Remember to keep ruler as straight as possible.)

Second, with a mirror in hand, use the following simple chart to help you decide what face shape you have. If you have the feature listed in the box, you get one point. In the end, the one that has the most points is your face shape.

(If it is a tie, use the key features section to help determine which one out of the remaining face shapes applies to you more.)

I have an oval face shape, what is yours? 

***Picture source: Kate Bloom

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Preparing for Nursing interviews: Tips

You completed the nursing application process, and after weeks of waiting you finally hear back that they want to bring you in for an interview. SCORE!! You are so excited and elated about the news, yet slowly then feel the anxiety creep in and questions start going through your mind.  What if they ask me a difficult question? What if I get so nervous I will start stumbling on my words? What should I wear?

These are normal feelings. After taking in a couple deep breaths, you can now focus on how to prepare. In one year, I was able to get 24 interviews as a new graduate.

Here a few tips I have when preparing for your interview:

1. Create a Portfolio binder.
• Have things that highlight your success, your resume, certificates, recommendations etc.
2. Research the company.
• Know their mission statement and values. 
• Be prepared to answer the question " why do you want to work here? ".
3. Write down and Practice interview questions.
• Know how to answer these questions: 
• Tell us about yourself.
• What made you choose nursing?
• Tell us a time you had conflict with a colleague or patient and how you dealt with it.
•  Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?
4. Dress professional.
• Make a good first impression with nails manicured, hair done, and light natural makeup done. 
5. Always have at least 3 questions ready to ask at the end of the interview
6. Lastly, after an interview, go have fun and destress. You did it champ the worst part is over. 

What kind of questions were you asked in an interview?


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CPR/BLS & ACLS certification

Getting certified in CPR/BLS as well as ACLS is a must for health care professionals. Getting certified will help train individuals to act fast during emergencies, and help save lives when time is of the essence.  Here are steps to getting your certification:

1) Go to the american heart association website, and find/sign-up to a class near you.

2) After signing up they will give you an access code and link to the american heart association to do an online pre test.

• BLS/CPR: There are 10 pretest modules that took 2hrs to complete, and only 20 minutes to complete the  pre-test exam at the end . (You can take it an unlimited amount of times)

• ACLS: There are no pre-test modules to watch, and it took 1 hour to complete the pre test exam. You need to get 70% or higher to pass.  (You can take it an unlimited amount of times)
• The test has about 60 questions: each topic, like rhythm identification, pharmacology and practical application all have 20 questions each. 

3) Go to the class.

• BLS/CPR: It took 10 minutes to complete the in-class skills.
• ACLS: It took 3 hours to complete the in class skills. You take an exam at the end.

4) If you pass the class, they should send you a card in the email. Your certification will be valid for another two years.



What easy ways do you have to remember your heart rhythms in ACLS?


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Self- Reflect: Your Inner Thoughts

You would be surprised to find out the extent to which your critical inner thoughts affect your life. Much of our thought process/mindset, mood, beliefs of ourself/others, actions and reactions  come from a deeply rooted and interconnected system of critical inner thoughts. Consequently, creating us to be our own worst enemy as our inner voices roll play self destructive and critical ideas over and over in our minds with every opportunity it gets.  Yet, as we intentionally take the time to identify these critical inner thoughts and take action to combat them, we gradually gain a new perspective that gives us more control of our  actions and lives. As you take the time to reflect on your mental health and identify your critical inner thoughts, ask yourself the following questions:

What are your inner thoughts telling you? Write them down.

• Your stupid. Your Ugly and fat. You always forget things. You never can do anything right. Your a bad person. No one will ever love you. You never finish anything that you start. What a klutz! You suck at everything you try to do. Your going to mess up again. 

Is this something you tell yourself, or others?

• Is this something your parents, siblings, or friends have told you?
• Is there something that triggers these thoughts? 
• Were you told this in your childhood?

Who is the real you?

• List your positive attributes, success/accomplishments, talents,  goals, values, interests etc. 

What will you do to reflect the real you?

• Take all the critical inner thoughts you wrote down, and combat it with a positive "I am" statement. 
• What actionable steps will you take to reflect the real you?

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Start a garden: Simple steps

Spring is here and around April-May is a good time to start your very own vegetable garden. You have never gardened before? No worries,  we all start somewhere. The point is to have the desire, and just start. Here are simple steps to get your garden from an idea into action:

1) Choose a spot of where you would like to have your garden.

• Try to pick a spot that will have good sunlight.

2) Rake the area and remove all shrubs, weeds, rocks etc.

3)Take a round point shovel and use it to dig in, lift, and then turn the soil, so as to expose the soil from underneath. Then use the back of the shovel, a hoe, or your hands to break down the soil even more.

• If your soil is more clay-like you can buy and add peat moss, sand, ashes, or cut grass to the soil to help provide it more minerals. Consult your local gardening store for more ideas.

4) Choose what you want to plant

• I chose tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, beans (bush beans, garden beans), beets, green onions, dill, and different types of squash (butternut, zucchini etc.)
• Cucumbers, beans, and zuchini tend to grow easily and harvest in 2 months. 
• Start with these if you can't decide. 

5) Follow the planting directions on the seed package to know how deep, and how far apart to plant your seeds.

• Don't let the planting directions overwhelm you. Just start. Focus on planting one plant seed at a time until your entire garden is planted. 
• You can also plant flowers (ex. Zinnias, sunflowers, wildflowers) to attract pollinators to help increase your harvest. 

6) Water your seeds and patiently watch them grow.

• Its important to keep the ground moist as they germinate, and have some sun to keep them warm. A good rule of thumb is to water it every 2 days depending on the moisture of the soil. 
• Depending on what you planted, you will see things sprout/germinate within 1-2 weeks.

What type of vegetables do you want to grow?

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