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I'm always looking for ways to get my Starbucks drinks for free!
Well, a couple of years back a friend of mine
introduced me to Swagbucks!
She promised if I "used" it I could get free Starbucks!

Short version= Use Swagbucks, Earn Points, Trade in Points for FREE Stuff!
How do I use my Swagbucks account to earn points?
Believe me - I'm NO expert on Swagbucks,
but I do enjoy my free Starbucks gift cards!
Others probably understand how to use Swagbucks
better than I do and earn A LOT of points
which they can cash in for a
large variety of items!
If you don't know what Swagbucks is/are
check it out here & be sure to sign up! Do you already have a Swagbucks account?
If so I would love to hear how you earn your points
and what sort of goodies you've cashed in on! Posted by The School Nurse 1 comments 


History Lesson

Some background... I was never a great History student!
Looking back I think it was the
way the lessons were delivered...
Nothing really grabbed my
attention and urged to be a little more
interested :(  Sad to say I know.
I'm wondering now if I would have listened more with a brief opening
similar to one of the paragraphs in the
following email I received? Seems to be full of some
attention grabbing information!

So here goes... The Email History lesson...
Where did "Piss Poor" come from?
They used to use urine to tan animal skins,
so families used to all pee in a pot and
then once a day it was taken and sold to the tannery...
If you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor".

Here are some facts about the 1500's

(Getting quite an education, aren't you?) 


Asthma Education

free Asthma Education in English & Spanish
I just received this information via email from a reliable listserv.

I have not received these brochures yet;

I did order some free sets to hand out to students/families. The brochures can now be ordered free of charge from the CDC warehouse @

*page down to order- way down!*

English Version 21-1160  Help Your Child Gain Control over Asthma

Spanish Version 21-1161 Ayude a su niño a controlar el asma Labels: asthma, training


Misunderstood... "clean" joke!

I received this joke today
and thought is was funny!
I hope you enjoy it too .....

I don't know WHY I didn't
figure this out sooner!!!!
It's the shampoo I use in the shower!
When I wash my hair, the shampoo
runs down my whole body
and (duh!) printed very
clearly on the shampoo
label is this warning,
NO wonder I have been gaining weight!!!

Problem Solved!!! 


Dinner LISTS... @ Home

Using the advice I recently received from House Full of Searls ...
Last week, I attempted to be more aware of how much money
I spent at the grocery store & attempted to be more prepared
when it came to dinners at home!
So, last weekend I:
My goal is to do this again for the upcoming week.
To Be Continued :) Labels: dinner, lists, thrifty


Flu Shots? Are you getting a flu shot this year?
According to the CDC there are many different flu viruses.
The flu vaccine protects against the three viruses
that research suggests will be most common.
Who should get a flu shot?

Young children, pregnant women, people with chronic health conditions(asthma, diabetes or heart & lung disease) and people 65 + years

& others who live with or care for high risk people to keep from spreading flu to high risk people

What about the FLU Mist?
Yes,... there is actually a nasal mist that some can receive with the same
benefits of the flu vaccine injection without the pain!
My son opted for the Flu Mist vaccine one year and was impressed!
One of my daughter's was given the same choice & opted for the injection!
Why?  I don't know... She is her own person!
Neither one got sick that year! Labels: flu, prevention


Cold or Flu

Will either happen to you? My office is offering flu shots to all staff members
and their significant others!
This year the cost is only $18!
Does your school offer flu shots to staff or students?

Information on flu prevention: Posted by The School Nurse 4 comments 


i LOVE the school nurse

Yes, that's right... A former student used to wear the famous
"i love the school nurse"
wristband to school just to make me smile!

Don't tell the others, but he was one of my favorites!

I would meet with him at least twice a day for his tube feedings.
He enjoyed the feedings, but really enjoyed the quick games of sword fighting
we played after the feedings!

Just foam swords so don't panic.

He would usually let me win!
The entire time he would be laughing and smiling-
a huge smile with a deep belly laugh!
Well, as a parting gift & thank you to me when he moved on
from the public school system his parents wrapped the
wristband in a pretty box and gave it to me!

And yes, I cried- wouldn't you?

Of course I framed the wristband and have it on display in my office! Labels: student, tube feeding


Who steals a body board?

While my family was enjoying our beach vacation.-
someone else decided to enjoy our property!
Yes, my son's favorite body board was stolen!  And NOT the scary kind of "Oh no, here come the paramedics with a body board" type of body board... This was a "Oh cool, here come some good waves" type of body board!
I blame myself because you see the condo where we stayed had a closet to store beach items....
but I had a case of the lazies one day &
just piled things outside the door.
I had a passing thought someone might have the urge to take something, but then I remembered people are taught not to take things that aren't theirs without asking first....right?  Wrong!

Believe it or not.. the body board was taken!
Plan A-I actually looked on the beach to see if I could spot it! No luck.(keep in mind the plan stopped there.. not sure what I would have done had I seen it!)
Plan B- Buy another one.  We searched some local shops but no luck.  We got this board last summer in GA (good reason to go back next year!); this summer we were in FL.
Plan C- hang a note outside our condo door asking for the safe return of the board!  still no luck!  I thought for sure this was going to work since I offered $ to buy their very own!
Oh well... I learned a good lesson &
we still enjoyed our vacation! Labels: robbery, vacation



It's 12:47 PM.... do you know what your students are doing?
Well, they've probably finished eating lunch by now.
Lunch... was the original idea behind this post,
school lunches to be exact.
However, after doing some research I realized there is A LOT of information
out there on school lunches, lunch guidelines,
eating healthier, and being more nutritious!
I started to get a little overwhelmed!
I think I will need to narrow my topic.
After reading the section  on the USDA website ....
I decided to start at home.
This information actually goes well
with my other recent post on LISTS.
So, I did a few things to help me get started!
Read more for yourself here... Labels: lunch, lunch lady, thrifty



i love LISTS!
I am a list writer...
the problem is-
I don't always follow my lists!
Especially when it comes to grocery shopping!
I've realized & admit (isn't that half the battle?)
that if I grocery shop every 2 weeks it is a bad thing.
I have these weird urges that I'll never return to the grocery store
...because 2 weeks is almost like forever...
and so I over buy and I even buy things in 2- just in case!
I am certain there is a ICD-9 diagnosis code
for this must buy in 2's condition!

I've learned this is a huge waste of time, money, and food!
I would love to save in all 3 areas-
save time, save money
and save food from being wasted!
There are several reasons I believe
list writing AND following will help my grocery shopping issue.
So, in an attempt to overcome these issues
I've decided to:
Baby steps here!
Have any advise?
Please share any great ideas to
get me on the right track to saving! Labels: lists, thrifty


My office was robbed!

A few years back I worked at a junior high school
surrounded by large college campus.
Not that it matters (or maybe it did),
but it gives you an idea of the area.

My typical turned crazy morning started out like this...

A 45 minute drive to work= giving me time to listen to music
and drink caffeine in my miniature van-
that's right, at that point in my life I drove a wonderful mini-van!
But, don't get me off track now...
When I arrived at work/school everything seemed Normal!

However, as I got closer to my office I could see the area
was masked off with yellow caution tape and police was all over!
I started to panic a little and wondered what in the world happened.

Well... the school had been broken in to.
Of course "The Nurse's Office" was high on the list of places to ransack!

I think the robber was looking for pills/drugs to take or sell,
but since no one was ever caught we'll never really now.
Here's the kicker...I was smarter than that average robber
& little did the thief know-
I always locked all the meds in the school vault
every night!  So, the thief got nothing!

Which might have caused a little anger...
They got nothing & I got a very messy office-
the thick solid wooden door kicked in,
every drawer & cabinet filtered through,
stuff (cups, band aids, papers, pens, chairs tipped, first aid kits open, etc.)
all over the floor...
and to top it off a knife stuck in the middle of my desk!
Yes, that's right.. a sharp knife!
I felt sick to my stomach!
I'm pretty certain this wasn't anything personal,
but I still felt violated!

It took the police most of the morning
to take pictures, fingerprints, & gather other evidence.
While they were busy doing their job in my office;
I was busy doing my job-
in the hallway- with just the basics-
a thermometer, 2 chairs,
a clip board with paper and pen, and
a phone stretched down a hall and about
10 feet around a corner to my make shift office!
What an experience & one I hope you'll never know-
whether in your personal or professional life! Labels: police, robbery


What Does A School Nurse Do?

Have you read this article…?
Charting Nursing’s Future
A publication of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
I first heard about this article from School Nurse Sue Dillon here.
& the entire article can by found on the NASN website or here.
This is a great article full of research and statistics related to
“Unlocking the potential of school nursing:
Keeping children healthy, in school, and ready to learn.”

The article also helps answer the question-
What does a school nurse do?

I’ll mention a few things school nurses do according to the article here.
School Nurses:
1.       Provide episodic care
2.       Manage chronic conditions
3.       Track communicable diseases
4.       Promote healthy behaviors
5.       Connect children with insurance and health care providers
6.       Handle emergency situations
7.       Handle life-threatening allergy and asthma events
8.       Respond to student’s physical and emotional concerns
9.       Connect students with substance-abuse treatment and mental, behavioral, and reproductive health services
10.   Screen for conditions that impair learning, such as poor vision or hearing
11.   Educate children about healthy lifestyles
12.   Ensure immunization compliance
13.   Develop health plans for students with disabilities
14.   Prepare for school wide and community emergencies
15.   Administer medication and provide first aid
I'm sure you can think of even more too! 


Pizza Soup

I am a school nurse with a family at home too!
A hungry family.... And finding a yummy recipe can be a challenge.
But when I read this crock pot recipe for
Pizza Soup on House Full of Searls I knew I had to try it.
I love crock pot recipes- so easy!
I tweaked the recipe just a bit & my entire family loved it!
6 Cups pizza sauce
5 Cups water
1 chopped green pepper
1 small chopped onion
1 small can drained mushrooms
1 package browned & drained mild sausage
1 Cup pepperoni slices cut into 1/4s
1/2 Cup Orzo pasta
I added everything into the crock pot and cooked on low for 7-9 hours.
Topped with lots of mozzarella cheese!