Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Feb 1, 2012, 1:00 am
Okay, I know you hate it when I gripe but, really, it was a hard week last week! Of course, this week is even harder. I got to the point where my brain stopped working.  I just sat at my computer, folded origami elephants, and watched episodes of Charmed.  I couldn't bear ...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jan 22, 2012, 5:07 am
When Poggles was a baby, he pooped everywhere.  He couldn't control it.  Today, however, is a big day.  Poggles is a big boy now, and he only does his business in the litter tray (hurray!). So, the oven tray can now go away.  I will have one less thing t...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jan 22, 2012, 4:36 am
This was a pretty busy week so I was back to my bad habit of not sleeping enough.  I zombied my way through a group presentation, assignments, and homework.  What really tired me out though was clinical. I had it easy last week.  My patient was only sub-acute and I had a lot of ...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jan 15, 2012, 9:43 pm
The second week of Semester 4 has gone by, and it was a good one. Homework hadn't quite gone to the killer level yet, and I got my first patient to care for independently in clinical.  He turned out to be a really nice guy, and since I wasn't giving any medications yet, the worklo...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jan 7, 2012, 2:20 am
Ohhh... first week is over.  I am soooooo tired! First Day Back My first day back was a scramble of activity.  Class started at 8am and before, between, and after classes, I had to wait in long line ups to renew my student ID, nursing ID, and UPass.  I also had to buy my coursep...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jan 2, 2012, 11:54 pm
It's amazing how soon a semester ends, a holiday comes and goes, and another semester begins again.  Someone slow down time a little!!! So let's reflect on the last semester and see how went. Babies and Mommies Well, I finally saw the little babies get born.  They were a l...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Dec 15, 2011, 2:08 am
Once upon a time, there was a little hedgehog named Poggles. Poggles was a very frightened little guy.  Every time he got scared, he would put his quills up. No one wanted to be Poggle's friend.  They were scared of getting poked. ...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Dec 7, 2011, 5:57 pm
Christmas wreaths get more expensive each year, and they're not even REAL!  Make your own evergreen wreath with boughs from your neighborhood trees for less than $5!  Here's how:  You will need: Large metal wreath frame.  (I got mine at Michaels with a 50% off...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Dec 7, 2011, 1:20 am
With exams imminent, here's a funny picture for you! Poggles was trying to flip himself over when I was blow drying his belly.  Um... he looks ridiculous... poor fellow.  He looks like he's bracing himself from the super blow drying power  :) Happy studying!
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Dec 3, 2011, 10:00 pm
 Poggles needed his nails trimmed.  I figured I might as well give him a bath at the same time since his feet were looking a little grubby. He wasn't as enthusiastic this time about getting a bath.  He tried to run away.  But you'd never know it from this smile...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Dec 3, 2011, 1:53 am
It was the last day of my maternity rotation today.  I have the radio blasting Christmas music, I'm filling orders for my online shop, and I gave Poggles a proper cleaning.  It's a good day today.  (Of course, Poggles thinks it's a terrible day.  He's afraid of going into his new, cl...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Nov 27, 2011, 6:42 pm
Hello!  My name is Poggles.  I'm the beloved hedgehog of the perpetually strange lady that feeds me. She's very odd.  I spend night after night messing this house up, and what does she do?  She throws away my perfectly scrunched up paper towel, wipes off my perfectly coat...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Nov 22, 2011, 10:10 pm
The maternity rotation is starting to be fun.  I've learned more in lab, I'm getting assigned two patients at a time (or one complicated one), and I've done my first baby bath.  I also know how to do baby assessments. Babies Babies are super fun.  They wa...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Oct 30, 2011, 5:40 pm
 Are you ready for another SPOOKY Halloween?  I know I am!  I baked up a batch of peanut butter cookies (Yum!) and my honey came over for some pumpkin carving.  We turned on the hilarious Sean of the Dead and then continued on with the more frightening classic Halloween. ...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Oct 23, 2011, 9:54 pm
The last two weeks have been a blur.  There was a massive 52 page paper to hand in, a skill testing presentation, and a slew of exams.  The exams continue on this week, in addition to a group presentation.  It's a lot of work! Switching to Maternity My social life has dwindled ...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Oct 16, 2011, 10:32 pm
It was a beautiful day to go pumpkin hunting today.  The weather was cool, the leaves are starting to change colour, and it was sunny.  My sweetie and I stopped by the local Far...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Oct 15, 2011, 9:33 pm
... Poggles gets hand-fed every day.  Yesterday he discovered "the take-out window". The side of his cage has a sliding door and I opened it for business.  If he comes to the take out window and clambers up, he can take a piece of food to go! ... food to-go.  They are too s...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Oct 15, 2011, 3:36 pm
 Here's a picture of my little study buddy.  He usually sleeps with his bum to me so that I can't see him, but he made an exception on this day.  I think he looks so cute with those pink little legs to the side. He woke up after a few clicks, but he just settled back down ...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Oct 10, 2011, 5:23 am
Happy Thanksgiving!  It was a very good day today.  I got some homework done and then I spent some quality time with good ol' Poggles.   He's usually very, very grumpy when I clean his house, but he was in a surprisingly accommodating mood today.  It was time to g...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Oct 8, 2011, 5:18 pm
"It's not a real patient!" I woke up saying yesterday afternoon. I had just had a terrible dream where my patient had died for a very long time and somehow I had never noticed.  This was a result of a grueling week of exams and papers, and two clinical days where nothing seemed to go ri...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Oct 2, 2011, 1:36 am
I don't know how it happened, but it's already time for the first round of exams.  I am feeling grumpy about so much homework and studying, and Poggles is grumpy about it too.  Well, he's mostly grumpy because he's my homework buddy. He's forced to sit in his pouch ...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Sep 26, 2011, 10:38 pm
Little by little, Poggles is growing up.  He's getting bigger, fatter, and a little more used to his new life with my family.  He's also developed some nice habits that make my life a little easier.   First of all, he doesn't randomly poop an...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Sep 24, 2011, 3:08 pm
The first three weeks back to school have zoomed by!  I feel like I have so much to tell you, and yet I have so little time to do it.  THERE IS SO MUCH HOMEWORK!!! So I'll just share a little of what has been going on.  First of all, the focus this term is on Surgery and Materni...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Sep 5, 2011, 7:49 pm
I can't believe the summer holidays are almost over.  Tomorrow I'll be back to nursing school again!  *groan*  I know I should be excited, but summer has been so fun!  I went back to my old animation job, spent some quality time with my co-workers, and when I got home from work, I spent to...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Aug 17, 2011, 2:30 am
Frustrated with how skittish Pogglebee still is, I devised to make a "socializing pouch" to help him adjust to his new home and family.Ta da! In one busy evening, I came up with what looks like a cute, fleece purse! The strap is long enough and wide enough to sit comfortably as a cross-body p...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Aug 14, 2011, 3:09 am
After watching me slave over cleaning Pogglebee's cage every day, my mother suggested that I put something that can be wiped under his wheel and litter box.So when I spotted this oven protector at Walmart for only about $2 for two, I put it into my cart and took it home.It fit perfectly over about 2...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Aug 13, 2011, 2:16 am
My hedgehog baby stalking days are not over yet. TWO new litters have been born at Happy Hedgies and there's one more litter due any day! Stephanie says that it's okay for me to show you the pictures, so here they are at just over one week old :)These little hoglets were born on August 3rd s...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Aug 8, 2011, 2:29 am
This weekend has been a frenzy of sewing activity. Since I don't want to be doing laundry and spot cleaning Pogglebee's cage every day, I decided to make him some more back-up cage liners and pouches.I had a lot of left over green and blue fleece from making the initial sleeping pouches and liners ...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Aug 6, 2011, 12:28 pm
It's not as easy as you think to try and litter train a baby hedgehog. He really just wants to poop wherever he likes. I had grand plans to have him poop exclusively in his corner toilet. I even thought I could override his desire to poop on his wheel. Sadly, he does none of these things. He do...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Aug 5, 2011, 2:58 am
Dear Mealworms, I regret to inform you that Master Pogglebee has changed his mind. He wants to eat you after all. It appears that all the fresh oats and carrots that you have eaten have made you plump, and the secret addition of cat food to your substrate has made you both smell more like food an...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Aug 2, 2011, 11:45 pm
This is probably the cutest picture I have of the new baby hedgehog thus far. We took this after he was all snuggly and dried from his first bath here, so he's fuzzy and squeaky clean :) Check out his adorable little pink feet! And, awww, that little pink tail that's so short. We have named the li...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Aug 1, 2011, 10:04 pm
Today's post shows you how to very simply start a mealworm colony. Mine will be used to feed my rambunctious little hedgehog. You know you love your pets when you're willing to gross yourself out doing little things like this to keep them fed. To start a meal worm c...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jul 31, 2011, 5:37 pm
This little boy loves his toilet paper roll so much that he fell asleep while playing with it. Out like a light! And why is he so sleepy? Well, because I gave him his wheel to play with last night. It started off so innocently! He got on the wheel and it rocked side to side. He ran forwards th...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jul 30, 2011, 4:54 pm
Let's take a peek at what goes on inside of the lair of of a sleeping beast.Okay, I know he looks incredibly cute and all, BUT DON'T BE FOOLED!!!He's awake! Quick! Hide!Noooooo! He's found us!Aaaggghhhhhhhhhhh! He's going to eat us!He's going to... wait... he's turning around... he's... Oh, he's...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jul 30, 2011, 4:16 pm
This is my favourite picture of the morning. He was on the kitchen table today investigating a blueberry. He didn't eat it. He just sniffed it. Heheh! More pictures coming shortly, but I just wanted to share it. Cheers!
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jul 30, 2011, 3:59 am
It was a long drive there and back, but the baby hedgehog is finally home. Hurray! In nothing fancier than a small box for a desk lamp, my new little friend made the trip to his snazzy new lodgings.The first thing he did after he got put into his new cage was to start attacking the tree house. I ...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jul 29, 2011, 2:31 am
I am delighted to show you what I have been slaving over for the past two days :) A modification of the Living World Dome into a short, fat tree! So, this lovely dome-shaped tree is actually the equivalent of a tea cosy. It sits on top of the dome house and it can be removed at any time to be w...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jul 13, 2011, 12:23 am
The hedgehog breeder, Hoppin Hedgehogs, posted pictures of the 8 little hedgehogs that I get to choose from!Hoglets A to D are from "Litter 1" and hoglets E to H are from "Litter 2". B, C, D, and G are girls, and A, E, F, H are boys. Which little hedgehog baby would you choose? (Note: ...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jul 11, 2011, 3:42 am
I am so excited to tell you that I will be bringing home a baby hedgehog soon! I just put the deposit down for him at the breeders. I have been debating whether I should or should not get a hedgehog for a long time now. I had a hedgehog when I was in high school and I have missed him ever since he...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jul 5, 2011, 11:50 pm
Gardening can be a peaceful and enjoyable pastime. Here are some photos from my garden for you to see! This is Alyssum. I like how pretty and lavender coloured they are. I planted them into my succulent garden to add some colour and contrast.Mmm, strawberries! Mine are always relatively small, bu...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jun 11, 2011, 1:31 am
Finally, over two weeks have passed! According to those online sites, my gum graft wounds should be pretty nicely healed now. Let's look back at Day 13! On day 13, I went in early for my follow-up appointment with my periodontist. I was scared that the gum graft had fallen off, but I was assured t...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jun 6, 2011, 1:21 am
Okay, so it's 11 days later now. I can eat whatever I want as long as I eat it on the other side of my mouth, and nothing really hurts anymore. I can also open my mouth a little more before I feel pulling on the stitches.The gum graft area is still gross around the edges, but it's a nice pink colo...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Jun 2, 2011, 3:24 pm
It has been one week since my gum graft and I no longer need to take Tylenol or ice the site. I can eat normal foods on the unaffected side, but I still drink Boost, Ensure, or soup whenever I can. I wear my retainers all day long, and clean them in the morning and evening when I do my brushing and...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - May 27, 2011, 4:09 pm
Day 2 MorningI had my alarm clock accidentally set for 6:30am in the morning so I woke up approximately 4 hours after I had gone to bed. This was a pretty good error because I took another Tylenol 3 and went back to bed. When I woke up around noon (oops), I was feeling pretty good. There's no bl...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - May 26, 2011, 1:29 pm
I've been dreading this all week and it's finally over. Here's a running update of how it went on the first day: Before the gum graft 1. ResearchI read up on how different people's gum grafting experiences went and thoroughly scared myself. I even watched a Youtube video of an entire gum graft sur...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - May 23, 2011, 10:00 pm
I just came back from a trip to San Francisco! If you're planning a trip there too, here are some things you can look forward to.Upon landing at the airport, if you're lucky, you'll have sun and blue skies! If you're not so lucky (our case), you'll be wearing these rain ponchos and looking like co...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - May 5, 2011, 12:29 am
I'm excited to show you some of the new things that have shown up in my shop lately!First up, downloadable birthday ninja mini cards! This cake master is nothing is joke about! He's here to wish you a happy birthday and you'd better take the cake OR ELSE! Actually, he's incredibly cute. It's har...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - May 4, 2011, 10:53 pm
I was in the mood to bake cookies today and the end result was very yummy! I wanted to share this peanut butter cookie recipe with you so that you can enjoy it too. The original link is here. Ingredients 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature1/2 cup sugar1/2 cup brown sugar1 egg1 teaspoon vanilla...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - May 3, 2011, 3:44 pm
My sweetheart is quite the creative genius and he stashed these little fellas all around my room for me for Easter. They are goofy-looking rabbit drawings with speech bubbles that say, "Can you find my other friends?" Each rabbit has a package of Cadbury chocolate bunnies attached at the base so t...
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Marie T. posted an article on Behind Mytutorlist.com - Apr 26, 2011, 1:35 pm
Hairy Last Weeks I've been missing in action for the last few weeks because things got a bit hairy as I was preparing for final exams. For one thing, my clinical review was coming up, and I was terrified that I was going to fail clinical. One of my classmates got the boot that particular week and s...
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