Its Official!!!!!!

I am officially enrolled at Florida School of Traditional Midwifery as of TODAY!!!! That's right, you heard it here first folks, Misty has reached a *huge* (and I mean *HUGE*) milestone in her journey to becoming a midwife!! Nearly 4 years ago when I first decided to start this journey, going to a Florida school seemed so out of reach, and now here I am!!

So, you might be thinking to yourself, what classes does Misty get to take this semester? Here's the list of courses!!

Year 1, Term 1

• Student Success Lab
• Healthcare Skills I
• Psychology for Midwives
• Research Evaluation
• HIV/AIDS
• History of Midwifery
• Anatomy and Physiology I
• Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
• Interpersonal Relationships and Communication Skills I

With my already 3 years of midwifery studies behind me, and recent college as well, this semester should be a breeze. My goal is to get straight A's (Like I've ever gotten anything OTHER than straight A's?)

I have my doula/CBE prerequisites classes this weekend in Ocala, and then I start school on the 30th of August! I can't believe it!! I am still sort of in awe of it all.

Low Cost DOULA services!

I am offering low cost doula services (both intra and post partum) right now. If you are due in the month of May and live in South Central Tennessee or North Alabama and are interested at having a doula at your birth, please feel free to email me at mistymm77@gmail.com

I will start offering low cost doula services (both intra and post partum) in CENTRAL FLORIDA starting in JUNE of 2010! If you are due in the month of June or after and live in Central Florida, feel free to email me as well!!

Feel free to visit my website at http://wholevillage.homestead.com/index.html it is still under construction and will have some changes randomly, so check back often!

Doula, CBE, Summer Plans, *Sigh*

Well, it seems, my summer is suddenly packed. I had thought about trying to go out west to the grand canyon (simply because I've never been there) but it appears that that is not going to be able to happen. Then I thought about getting a summer job, but it looks like that might not be able to happen either. I may try to pick up a few doula clients over the summer when I am in one place at least LOL!

So, this is how the next few months look for me:

MAY

May is probably going to my busiest of all months it seems. I do hope to pick up a few doula clients during the month of May but if I don't, no big deal. May 2nd is the last day of religious education for my kids. May 15th is my brother's birthday, but will be my T1 and T2's birthday party (combined) as they will leave for their daddy's soon after that. May 19th is Bobby's last day of school and May 21st we all leave for Florida. We'll arrive on the night of May 21st, and on May 22nd I will have another birthday party for T1 and T2 with family and friends in Florida. On May 23rd the kids will go to their father's. I hope I hear from FSTM before then. Finger's crossed.

JUNE

June I will be in Florida for much of the time, hanging out with friends and maybe taking on some doula clients if I can find them due that month. I will be going to Gainesville for their CBE course in June (required as a prerequisite for admission).

JULY

July will be a bit busier for me. I pick up the kids from their dad on July 2nd and then drive up to Ohio to spend some time with my family. We'll probably be up there for a few weeks. During that time I should get my Doula workshop (also required as a prerequisite for admission) out of the way. Once we leave Ohio I will probably be coming back to Tennessee for a little while, but really what happens then depends on if I am accepted to FSTM.

So there is my next three months in a nutshell!