You Want to Become A Nurse?

Nursing is not just a promising career field because of high demand for nurses nowadays but it is very much useful in everyday life as well, especially if you are a mother.

Years ago, many people want to pursue a nursing degree but training in the university requires full time education like any other medical and paramedical degrees. Thanks to online nursing schools that those who are busy could still fulfill their dream degree.

Time and energy going to the university is saved with nursing programs offered online. Mother with kids to take care of could learn on relaxed pace because of flexible schedule and no need to spend their time going to school to earn the degree.

If you are one of those who want to enjoy learning on their own pace, online schools is a big answer to your need. Just make sure that the school you are  enrolled is accredited and your earned units is credit transferable if you want to go further education in the future.

If you are into medical profession like me, you can say that it is not merely a career path that could offer you working opportunities,  stability in job, as well as good compensation but a career that gives great satisfaction because your job has impact to other people’s lives by the time they need help the most.

Thanks to The Good Web Host Provider

What is the important criterion of a  web hosting provider? As a layman who ventured in the world of blogging, I could say that customer support is the most important criterion in choosing for a web host.

Speaking of blogging, it was never in my mind to write some articles one day. It seems, I am always lost for words to write if we were given some assignments during my high school and college years. It’s not because I have no idea of the subjects that we were assigned to write to but, for the reason that it was too hard for me to express all the things I want to say that time.

Thanks a lot to a friend who invited me to join the blogging world for me to learn to express my thoughts, opinions, and views in life so as to share my experiences and the things I know to other people. He said, all I need to do is to write things I want to say of certain topic.  And, since I am on Medical field, I better write something about health and be inspired by other sites under health category while doing my own thing in sharing information about health, my own experiences and other things I learned about life in general.

Webhosting provider, web security, domain names, search engines,  web traffic, and other terms are so strange to me that time but he was patient enough to introduce me about the basic in blogging and on how will my website will run. The most exciting part as I remember about my website is when I choose for the name of the site. It has taken time for me to think of the best name that I love and could be proud of.

It has been a year now since I started writing my thoughts, and I thank God that this site, Family Health Avenue, run smoothly on the internet inspiring people to live a healthy lifestyle because of the help of a good web hosting provider.

Human Growth Hormone

The human growth hormone is normally produced by our system through the brain, but due to some abnormalities, there are people who produce less of this hormone thus causing them to have dwarfism syndrome or having a small frame like that of a child and not grow in height. One of our church members’ child had this syndrome, and at fourth year high school, she was as tall as a fourth grade student. Although beautiful and intelligent, the teenager lost her confidence due to her height problems, and it also because a burden to her parents because they do not know what to do to correct it.
A friend doctor advised them about human growth hormone supplements, and they decided to have their daughter take them. After a couple of years, the teenager has grown a few inches until she reached the normal height of teens her age. That was really amazing. Now, she is college and about to finish nursing because she always dreamed of becoming a nurse like her mother. This only goes to show that even growth issues causes by growth hormonal imbalance can be corrected, and we only need to give it a try.

Missy and the Dog Ramps

How important are dog ramps? As I visited my Aunt one afternoon, I caught her checking out some dog ramps on the internet. I asked her if it is really necessary for her to buy one for Missy because she is too light to be lifted unto their car or any elevated places. But, my Aunt said that it could be part of Missy’s training for discipline and independence. And,  it is worth the price, because the dog ramp she wants to purchase could be use both indoor and outdoor. I am imagining Missy walking  to and fro on one of the dog ramps shown on the screen. Wow! So cute. I cannot blame my Aunt, she really loves Missy.

Speech Anxiety No More

Are you suffering from speech anxiety? Lots of people are experiencing it not just individuals with shy type personality but experienced speakers as well. I asked my brother who competes with extemporaneous speaking on his high school days and been assigned with many speaking engagements. It has been lot of times he have been invited to speak a sermon in church and participate in crusades done by young people. I asked him if he ever experienced a speech anxiety during one of those times he speak on public. He really admitted that he did experienced it many times before he gave his speech, and that he overcomes it with a great determination to transmit the right message to his listeners. He is not on ministerial work for our church or been trained to speak on public but has the ‘guts’ to speak out in front of many people and let his listeners understand what he wants to convey.

What is his secret in overcoming speech anxiety? He spend some time delivering his topic infront of the mirror, watch his facial expression and listen to the tone of his voice. He said that facial expressions and tone of voice is so important aside from what you were saying. Preparation is important, that you need to come as prepared as possible. Physically, emotionally and mentally prepared to face your audience and deliver your message.

Friendship Quotes

I value friendship. How about you? Here are some of the FRIENDSHIP QUOTES I really love most:

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God… since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. -1John 4:7,11 NIV

I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God’s gift’s, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment. -Farmer

Friendship… is a union of spirits, a mariage of hearts, and the bond thereto of virtue. -William Penn

Thick waters show no images of things; Friends are each other’s mirror, and should be clearer than crystal, or the mountain springs, and free from clouds, design, or flattery. -Philips

A best friend is he who can tell what others don’t dare. -unknown

It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship. -Henry Ward Beecher

The man who is always finding fault with you, but who is always around when you need him is a friend. -unknown

…When all other friends desert, he remains. -George Graham Vest

When you’re with a friend, you feel as a prisoner feels who has been declared innocent. You do not have to be on your guard. You can say what you think as long as it is genuinely you. -unknown

A man, sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair. -Dr. Samuel Johnson

A real friend is one who helps us to think our best thoughts, do our noblest deeds, and be our finest selves. -unknown

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice. -Ben Jonson

My Quest for Quality Yet Affordable Bags

Who does not want quality yet affordable bags? I want to dedicate this post to my cousin Felly from UK  for the TULA bag she gave me. This is my tula story: I want new quality bag for my everyday use. But, I am not rich to buy an expensive bag. As far as I know there are affordable bags that are of great quality. I check out different shops to look for quality yet affordable bags. I want a bag that is simple and and suits in any occasions. A bag that was designed to last long.

Tula keeps popping on my mind while me and my sister are checking out some bags on our favorite local shops. Why on earth I have a tula bag? My Aunt from UK who comes home for a vacation six years ago, gave me Tula bag as present  and, it still in good condition until now. Yes, the local shops we’ve been to has lots of quality bags yet I could not afford to buy them. My sister said that I am so thrifty that she never seen me bought signature bags. Well, I am just a practical person. Why will I sacrifice my budget if I can have a quality bag at an affordable price? Since she loves me that much, she did  not argue with me. Instead, she help me look for quality yet affordable bags in local shops here in our place.

It was out of the blue that I have been to Friends for Leather site and found out that tula bags are on sale. Oops! My Aunt and cousin will take their vacation here this year instead of going to other countries they haven’t travelled yet. What a good opportunity for me to have a new tula bag again. Me and Felly (my cousin who lives in  UK) both loves facebook. With facebook, we are updated on our whereabouts. I posted on “what’s on your mind section” about tula bags, that Friends for Leather shop is on sale, on sale of their tula bags. My cousin who loves tula bags too send me a message of thanks for the information I posted and, she let me choose a design because she will buy new tula bags, one for herself and another one for me. What a great news! I will have my dream quality bag for free, a tula leather bag from my cousin. As I told my sister about it, she just smile and said, “What a great blessing for you to have that.”

Vegetarian Fried Rice

Vegetarian Fried Rice

4 cups half day old rice
1/2 cup carrots, shredded
1/4 cup beans, chopped
1/2 cup vegetarian meat, ground
1/4 cup red/green bell pepper, chopped
1 piece medium size onions, chopped
1 tbsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp unsaturated vegetable oil
1 tbsp soy sauce
salt to taste

PROCEDURE:

• Heat vegetable oil. Saute small amount of garlic, onion and bell pepper in oil.
• Add vegetarian meat and stir occassionally until slightly brown.
• Set aside the cooked vegetarian meat with spices.
• In the empty pan with oil used in cooking the vegetarian meat, saute the remaining  garlic, onion and bell pepper.
• Add carrots and beans to the spices and stir occasionally until half cooked.
• Add rice and the cooked vegetarian meat.
• Season with soy sauce and salt. Mix well.
• Stir-fry for 3 minutes or more.
• Serve hot.
• This is good for 7 persons