Current reading/studying.....

........Postpartum blues, postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, and postpartum anxiety.

Etiology, signs and symptoms, treatment, midwifery management.

Yes, I am definitely on the downward slope towards the end of the term!

Excuse the lack of posting. It's going to be a whirlwind of studying and test taking for the next 3 weeks.

Oh, and can the ink fairy send some more ink for my printer? Thank you.

Creativity, projects, writing & school

You like the new layout? I played with it last evening. I wanted to create a header that showcases some of the flowers I've photographed lately. I was tired, so I didn't make a new background design/color, so I just chose one that I had made previously.

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I started the new school term on Monday. The first day is always a day of copying/pasting/printing the syllabi and individual modules for each course, as well as reviewing and reading the introductory material. I also try to create some sort of calender for the term, with due dates filled in. Yeah, I'm an organized person like that. I think you really need to be, to succeed in a program like this. I mean, the program is 100% student driven and initiated. If I don't do it, it doesn't get done. If I procrastinate, I will fail the class. Simple as that.

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I received some follow up info on an intervention I implemented at the OB/CNM office where I did my community health practicum, way back in October/November 2009. Apparently, they've really taken off with the implementation of my postpartum depression information and follow up. I also included information about local support groups for PPD. Patients have been going to them, thanks to my intervention from my class! WOW!! I wrote to the program director at my school for the Bridge curriculum, and she suggested writing it up for one of the Maternal/Child Health Nursing journals.

So, I took her advice, and started researching how to write and publish an article with one of the journals. I'm just at the beginning stages, so I don't expect to see any completion in this article in the next few weeks (or even months). Especially now that I'm at the beginning of a school term, with my own deadlines and such.

However, I am super psyched! I love to write (as you can tell), and love to express my creativity while educating women/families. This could very well be just the tip of the iceberg for my writing and scholarly future.

(And, it looks good on a resume/CV to say you've published articles in journals!)