Vlogmas Ep. 2 | New Hair Color , A Comfy Purchase , Breaking The Net, And How I Really Feel…

Um good morning guys it is thursday happy thursday, i'm actually in the middle of doing my hair. I don't want to look crazy, but y'all see my new color. I didn't mean to blend it like that, because i'm actually trying to straighten my hair a little bit because i slept on it, but i needed to change really bad. My hair was just black straight black and y'all know. I am just pale as ever and i just needed some color. It'S been over a year since i had my hair colored and i went to my guy in garden city. If you guys live in new york, specifically long island and you need a hair salon, i'm going to put you out on to la bila vita, it's off of franklin avenue. My guy david in there is the bomb, he definitely knows hair and he has always hooked up my hair. He cut my hair for free shout out to him, but you're gon na see the color i'm in love with it. I needed it. I really needed this because i've just been so depressed and going through it and my hair has been going through it, but luckily it feels a lot healthier and i haven't straightened my hair in so long. So i was really excited. You guys see he cut it. I love you david you're, the mom um, but yeah. If you need a salon to do a balayage ombre, that is my guy to go to and he actually does not charge as much as other people, i mean he's still pricey when i was looking because i was like oh, i don't really want to go to Him because originally i was looking and i'm like - i don't want to have to go, spend some money and that's on because it is a grip. But i figured you know what i'm investing in my hair and i want it to come out a certain way and every time i show him a picture of what i want he always delivers. I think i'm gon na just leave my head, but anyways. I have a patient this morning, um, so i can't be late for work, not that i don't want to be late for work, but my xml machine is back up, so my patients are back. I'Ve had like a two week break, which was nice. I got to catch up on all my admin stuff, but i'm just like damn now i have to rush to the office and that's another thing i don't want to do because your girl got into a car accident the day before yesterday. Yesterday was my birthday by the way: didn't do anything, but i was just so pissed because i got into a car accident that morning and the crazy thing is my mom got into a car accident the night before just insane. If you live in new york, you'll realize that the traffic is just getting worse and worse and worse and people are just driving like maniacs. They act like they're, the only ones on the road they don't have any conscious of other people that i have to get to work, get to school wherever safely, um and yeah, just a lot easier and i'm getting a new car. Well, not a new car. Just a temporary car, but i'm going to speak this into existence because my car has been hit three times and i feel like this is just a sign that i need to get a new car because apparently nobody sees my red sonata, it's red right. The guy ran the stop sign, didn't even stop they even look. Both ways just ran right into me, but anyways. I'M gon na stop rambling because i need to get out of here and i don't want to be late for work or wait for my patient. But if you're new here hi welcome, my name is karen. I have something noah you guys will probably see tomorrow, because my mom has him she's been keeping him during the week, but i'm a nurse - and i have other things that i do, but you guys have not seen because it's just been really boring lately. But i will address all of this a little bit later. Let me just get out of here: got ta, get all my scrubs and run out the door. So i'll see you guys these other ones that i'm winning for the longest, but i always was hesitant to get, and then we got some vapormax, but these are cute and then we have shanice getting on myself, damn nerd. This is cute. I like this. This is cute. I, like the star wars, get the four free get baby shark for noah, i'm driving rappers to my friends. I think they were just waiting to hear about the approval for the biologic before they just go ahead, all right guys. So i'm home, my house is a hot mess. I don't even want to show you guys right now. It just looks crazy from the last time that i cleaned it um, but i just took a bath and i'm about to wind down your girl is so tired. I wanted to show you guys what i picked up earlier from fitlocker they're, so cute. I can't wait to show you guys, so these are the cracks that i picked up. So these are from awake and crocs. They did a collaboration, and these are what they look like how cute they have hearts. They already come with the little pins. This one says awake new york and it has an apple this one. Oh, i didn't even realize this one came with a heart too, so it has the awake pin on them, they're so cute. Let me know what y'all think i was never really into crocs until like a year or so ago. I can't remember they're so comfortable. I got these in this size eight, because your girl is a 10 and they're not tight at all. They fit really anyways y'all. Just my luck, my battery is dying um. I think i'm gon na watch some netflix, but then again i feel like i should just go to sleep. This is why i have bags underneath my eyes. I don't know how to go to sleep. I was watching that movie with kevin hart called um. What'S it called true story, it was so good. I like to see him play different roles, and i, like this movie a lot. I didn't catch the one with halle berry, yet i don't know. I wasn't really gravitating towards it, but let me know if you watched it was it worth watching? Was it good? I also started watching the series made, i think, that's what's called with a woman or her daughter and abusive boyfriend baby father um, but it was just giving me like a nostalgia about my own situation, so i was kind of in and out, but i like it. It'S actually pretty good, but you guys. Let me know if there's any other series that i need to start watching. I know i'm kind of late when it comes to things. I feel like everything, but i was watching the squid games and i couldn't really get into it. Like honestly, i couldn't get past the first episode. I was like uh when a guy when he took the blood from the other dude's face, and he licked it. I was just like yeah like this is not this is not for me but anyways. Like i said, my camera is dying. It'S gon na cut off any seconds, so i'll see you guys in the morning. I don't know it's not that bright in this car, which i don't like, because in my car the lights are super bright, so i can see a little better anyways um i just happened to get on instagram early today did y'all see nicki minaj's post me and Her have the same birthday by the way and we went to the same high school, which is the funny part still. I know your girl, but i was like okay nikki, i mean she is showing out for the world. I could not break the internet like that. Like with my booty all out, i mean more props to her she's, very beautiful, but girl your booty is well, we've seen it all we have, but i don't know what y'all think about that. I just i couldn't bring in all my sages that follow me. Leave a little stash emoji in the comments. Let me know when your birthday is or if it already passed like i said i didn't really do anything for my birthday, but i'm thinking about doing something this weekend, god permitting um time permitting, and then i have no. It as well so you know, i have to figure things out, but yeah. I have a bunch of eczema laser patients today, so i'm gon na take you guys along with me. I don't know. I just feel like it's a little boring at my job, like i don't really do too much. I mean i do a lot. Don'T get me wrong, but as far as like capturing everything, i don't really get to do anything really exciting. At least it's not exciting. To me, so if it's exciting, for you guys you let me know, let me know if there's anything in particular that you would like for me to talk about and show but yeah i'm gon na get inside, because it's now almost 8 20 and i got here Early, like i said, i just wanted to get myself ready, because i look so damn tired and i'm so pacey, i'm just used to going away from my birthday and this year. That did not happen because your girl did not save money like she was supposed to. So yeah, i will catch you guys in a second, so it was just so last minute that they let all of us parents know oh and hey when you come, so you thank you. Thank you. So i just placed the order with ubereats, because i did not feel like cooking any lunch. In fact, i don't have much food in the refrigerator only have enough for dinner, so i'm going to be cooking a little bit later and i'm actually working on a computer. While that is on the way, i have some charting that i need to get done, that i didn't get done on friday and then i have to book my patient appointments, because everybody's coming in this week for laser the laser is back up. So i'm getting that done and then i also have a workshop that i need to log into and that's something i'm going to talk to you guys about a little bit later. I'Ve just been wanting to branch out of nursing because i am bored and i really want to work for myself. So i'm going to be getting some certifications taking some classes. It'Ll really surprise you guys what i'm planning on doing, but that's why i want to talk to you guys about this a little later. I know it is on the couch and that's another thing. I just want more time with him as well. I feel like i've. Just been working and cleaning and just doing everything else, but spending time with him. So while that food is on the way, i'm gon na bond with my baby and i'll speak to you guys in a second all right guys. Let me situate or just a little bit better, so i can talk to you all very briefly. So if you guys have been following me, you probably have noticed that i haven't been consistent. I haven't been posting any nursing, related content and i do want to apologize because i know a lot of you guys have been looking for videos talking about nursing different topics, but i just truly have lost my motivation when it comes to it. Of course, i genuinely love to create content with you guys. I just feel, like my job, really consumes all of my energy that i don't have any energy to talk to you guys about nursing, and this is how i end up doing my day to days with you guys and just use that as content. I don't think it necessarily has to do with youtube, or you know just me being a nurse. I just feel like where i'm at right now. Currently in my career, i just don't feel like i'm growing. I feel pretty stagnant and also i'm grateful for being in this position, because this is a specialty that is highly competitive and i have autonomy where i wouldn't have it somewhere else as an lpn, especially, i just feel like this is not it. This is not somewhere where i see myself indefinitely um as far as being in this role. It'S more administrative, like i said i could probably go into management and go a different direction within nursing and that's the beauty about being in healthcare. You can go different routes, but as far as my position, i'm not sure where exactly i'm going, i feel like. I just need to have a talk with my higher-ups see what they're expecting you know. We have this infusion process that i'm the lead of. So who knows where it will take me, but i am just feeling a little bit antsy, i'm feeling a little anxious and i know me i tend to bounce around as soon as i feel uncomfortable. I know that this is a sign that i need to move on um, but then again i have noah. He has special needs, i'm a single mom, so i really can't take risk the way that i could you know before i had noah. So this is something that i need to keep in mind. Another thing is, i also thought about going back to school, because i know that this would open up more opportunities for me. I don't necessarily have to stay here, and this is where the regrets kind of step in where i feel like. Maybe i should have stayed in real estate to give you guys a little bit of a background. Hey. What are you doing? Okay, what's the matter? Oh see um, but just to give you guys a bit of a background. I do have our education degree and also did real estate before i had noah. But the only reason why i got out of real estate is because my son had special needs, and i just felt like i really needed to focus on him and noah is the true reason and why i got into nursing in the first place. And that's the thing too: i just feel like i've been so turned off, because there's so much politics in health care and insurance companies. That'S another thing: it's like there's a barrier between the insurance company, myself and my office and how we can get things done. How i can serve patients literally the insurance companies, determine whether or not i can treat my patients and that's just the biggest thing for me, it's like i shouldn't have to worry about the back end. Like i'm a nurse, i should be just doing treatment. It'S just a hassle because it creates more work for me throughout the day. Instead of me, focusing on patient care, i'm focusing on the insurance stuff and i'm not a biller, i'm not an accountant. You know yeah to talk about my whole transition. What i'm planning on doing i've kind of been in limbo, of whether i want to go back to school or if i just want to switch my position as a nurse all together, and i would definitely keep my position as a nurse. I would probably go prn, but i was thinking about going the esthetician route and i know that's going to catch you guys off guard. But i was thinking about the background that i had working in or did a lot of post-op treatments, and i did very well with that. I was thinking about taking that on as a business offering post-op treatment even looking into microblading, which is completely different, but kind of just being in that sector. Um offering maybe lashes getting into stuff like that. But i was mainly thinking about post-op and doing massages, which is one of the workshops that i was telling you guys that i'm going to be taking. I have friends that do not come from clinical background and have been doing this. They have their own business. It'S booming they're, making money; they have flexibility. So i'm truly thinking about that. I will let you guys know. Of course you all will see me because i'm gon na keep posting but yeah. That'S pretty much. What i wanted to share with you all, but yeah, i'm gon na wrap this up, because i don't want to have this video up in time, so i will chat with y'all in the next one make sure you hit that subscribe button hit that notification bell and I will see you guys in the next one, so you