Update on Q 🤍 He is finally out of the ICU and is currently on track to transfer to the Shepard Center for rehab TOMORROW! 🥳🥳🥳 At this time, he has been able to move his L arm more (even brushed his own teeth!!) and has started to be able to move his R arm as well. Still no movements in his legs, but he can feel everything and continues to get these "urges" where he feels like he will be able to move them. I really appreciate all of the messages, love and support that I have received. I know that I haven't replied to many people on here, but I want you to know that I have read every single message that was sent to me (including all of the recovery stories) and I sincerely thank you for taking the time to reach out to me. Please continue sharing and contributing to his GoFundMe account if you are able. We have yet to hear about insurance coverage but know that there will be many expenses that will be out of pocket moving forward. Thank you SO MUCH to those who have already helped, we love and appreciate you so much. (Link in bio)

Say hello 👋🏼 to your newest…… • • • OR nurse!!!!!!! After my big move next month, I am so happy to announce that I will be starting a long, six month orientation as a nurse in the OPERATING ROOM 😆🥳 I know what most people are thinking here.. why the big change? Don’t get me wrong, I love the PICU and have had a wonderful experience on my unit for the past three years. I love taking care of kids. I love supporting families. I love being able to say that I literally “saved someone’s life”. I love a good challenge. But that’s just it. I knew that working in an ICU was going to be a challenge when I signed up for it. I knew it was going to be stressful, I knew that I’d see things I never even imagined, I knew it would be hard, I knew there would be tears. And it is indeed all of that. I don’t (and will never) regret my experience. My co-workers are absolutely incredible and are always the most supportive human beings ever. In my 3 years of experience, I STILL learn something new every single time I go to work and that is something that I will never take for granted. But starting in a new city, having to apply to a new job REGARDLESS, I really thought to myself, do I want to put myself in a situation where I KNOW that I will continue to be anxious? Or should I try something new and hope for the best? The OR has always been a place that fascinates me. Ever since I watched my first open heart surgery in anatomy class in high school I have always wished to work there one day. In nursing school, I even chose to have my preceptorship in the Peds PACU and I was able to watch countless amounts of surgeries (and then help to recover the patients of course 😆). I am so excited to take this next step and to be able to follow my passion; and who knows where this journey will take me 🙏🏽🤍 **Also, I am not in ANY MEANS saying that my new job will not be stressful either, but I know that it will be a different kind of stress 😌**

and in chapter 26 of life..... I BUY A HOUSE 🥰✨ Words cannot explain how excited I am for this HUGE change in my life. For those of you who don’t know, I’ve been in the same city for my entire life (yes, even college/ nursing school).... but I am finally LEAVING!!!!!!!! So many anxious thoughts occupy my mind, but I know I’m ready for this and I know that I am going to be SO HAPPY! ....yes this does mean that I am changing jobs but I will talk about this in another post 😌☺️ For now I am focusing all my energy on planning and designing my new house and I am SO HAPPY and have SO MUCH to look forward to! 🤍 Also.... if you live in charlottesville and wanna be friends.... HMU 😆

GUESS WHO FINALLY GOT THEIR CCRN! 🥳🥳🥳 [Critical Care Registered Nurse] So happy to finally be over and done with the studying 👏🏽 but I do have a few reccomenations for those of you who are getting ready to prepare for your certification 👉🏽 -allow yourself enough ~uninterrupted~ time to study. I personally took a week of PTO to prepare towards the end because it was really difficult for me to switch off between studying and working. Having a full week really put me in a great mind place and helped me feel more prepared. -use your resources! I personally used the “Nurse Builders” prep question book and I highly highly reccomend! I also bought the study program through AACN which was nice because they had questions online that were in a similar format as the actual exam. -practice doing questions with a time limit! The exam itself is 3 hours and I actually ended up using every second of it... -make sure you drink water and eat prior to your test because 3 hours is a LONG time and my belly was growling at me the entire time 🤣 (you best betcha I got chic fil a after hehehe) + message me if you have any questions 😊

If you think I always have abs, THINK AGAIN 👏🏽 The thing about social media is that we always think we have to be “perfect” We have to choose the right picture Have the best lighting Stand a certain way Cover certain parts up that we are insecure about But for what? Comments? Likes? What even is “perfect” anyways? And why do we care so much about what other people think Let’s normalize SKIN ROLLS..... Let’s sit COMFORTABLE when we pose for pictures Let’s make our insecurities things that we shouldn’t need to feel insecure about 👏🏽 WHO IS WITH ME? . . . . . This beautiful set is from @ivlcollective and code MEGAN15 will give you a discount 😊 (I am wearing a small top and XS bottoms- pretty true to size)

5 years. This is the time it took me to learn how to incorporate health and fitness into part of my LIFESTYLE rather than crash and burn dieting, binges, and quick “fixes”. 5 years ago, I thought “wheat” bagels were healthy. I literally ate one every single day.. until it got to this point (above, left) where I saw myself in a bathing suit and felt so disappointed. Since that point, I graduated from nursing school, I took nutrition classes and I did SO MUCH RESEARCH on my own time. I learned all about macro and micronutrients, I watched countless videos about weightlifting ...and later, I progressed on to became a Certified Personal Trainer because I loved it so much It took me a long time, but I’ve finally reached the point in my life where I know that perfect balance I started feeding myself FUEL and I started taking my vitamins everyday. After some time, I really started to notice a difference in not just my physical apperence but in EVERYTHING.. I all of a sudden had energy, I wasn’t as stressed out, I felt LIFTED. I do, indeed, still enjoy bagels. Cheese fries are my absolute favorite. Tacos are my guilty pleasure. and I don’t ever feel bad for eating them!!! I learned what “moderation” meant for ME. I realized that I could still enjoy these foods that I love so much, but I had to learn the right balance of how often I could do it without feeling bad It definitely takes time and a lot of effort But I am telling you that it’s WORTH IT to put your health FIRST 👏🏽 Put some effort into learning about nutrition Find foods you LOVE Find exercises you ENJOY And you too, my friend, can change your life 😊👏🏽

This is 26 🥳✨ [Bikini custom made from my favorite little shop @bonviebikinis 🥰 ]

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Taking a second to address something very important in the nursing community right now: 𝙉𝙐𝙍𝙎𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝘽𝙐𝙍𝙉𝙊𝙐𝙏 Are you a nurse? Do you feel drained? Do you feel mentally and physically EXHAUSTED? Have you lost all of your motivation to progress at work? Do you ever feel hopeless? Or anxious? If your answer is YES, to any of these questions, I can tell you 100% that you are not alone. I would like to say that I am a pretty positive person most of the time. I know that I have OCD tendencies and anxious thoughts occasionally, but usually I know how to control these things on my own. Over the course of the past few weeks, my anxiety has definitely taken over and has been at an all time high. I have been on an emotional roller coaster- sometimes feeling great, yet other times, in a depressive state. And when I try to explain it to people or when they ask “why?” I really don’t have an answer for them other then I feel “burnt out”. Nothing about my job has changed. I’d even like to say that I love my job. The people are great, the patient population is great, the management is great… but even with these circumstances, I have not felt great. I have felt completely unmotivated to go to work. And when I am at work, I feel completely drained and stressed the entire time I am there. I have tried REALLY hard to take care of myself and do things that make me happy. I started studying for my CCRN hoping that this would help provide me with more motivation, I took a break from social media, I have been going hard in the gym, really focusing on my nutrition and I KNOW, irresponsible of me, but I even booked a trip. I am finally feeling a litttttttle bit more myself again but I felt the need to come back on here and address this matter because I know that I am not alone. And I want you to know that YOU are not alone either if you are feeling this way. Each day that passes I know that things are getting better and that we are one step closer to beating this thing. I know that motivation is hard to come by these days, but I want you to know that I still believe in you, and I believe in me too. Let’s fight together and make it out stronger than ever, OK? 🤍

Be with someone who gives you the same feeling that you get when you see your food coming at a restaurant BUT ALSO Someone who: -challenges you -inspires you -motivates you -and pushes you to become your best self 👏🏽

How to set your self up for success: Nursing Edition I know it can be hard.... you get off hour 12 hour shift and ALL you want is a big fat meal... we’ve all been there. Here are some strategies that I’ve implemented in my own life to help set my self up for success: 👉🏽 plan your workouts around your schedule each week. I personally do not exercise on the 3 days that I work. My current split (4 days a week) is Legs, Push, Pull and Glute day. 👉🏽 Every Sunday I plan out all of our meals for the week - allowing myself one free meal (used to be more but this is one of my New Years resolutions) By doing this, not only am I less tempted to order take out after work, but we also save money and waste less food each week by having a plan. 👉🏽 Over cook how much food you cook for dinner the night before you work so that you have a healthy (and yummy!) lunch for your shift How do YOU set yourself up for success during the week? Share your tips with me 🤩👇🏽

Wishing you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎅🏼🥰🎄 stay safe out there ❤️