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alas.
three am and i don't wanna go to bed.
i am so tired of spending all my time doing the things i HAVE to do, rather than taking a second to do something i WANT to do.
right now i WANT to write and upload facebook pictures.
so i am.
even with a stat exam tomorrow that i haven't studied for yet.
anyway, so i have started peds. not surprisingly, i love working with children. i mean, maternity was nice, but peds i really LIKE. i mean, some aspects of work i'm not liking, such as the fact that i have to be there at 6:30 am to 7 pm every saturday which leaves me no free time in life, (can't go out friday night, too tired to go out saturday night, and then the school nights start again.) but the kids aspect i love.
knock on wood.
this week i spent most of my time taking care of a little boy who just got "reattached" (if you catch my drift) and could use the bathroom like normal again. which meant a lot of back and forth measuring his "ins" and "outs" (ehem) which sounds like it could have been horrible, but it really wasn't. i mean, the amount of time i spent in the bathroom wasn't a party, but i really got to talk a lot to him and his mother, and i got him to smile and laugh. which was really, really rewarding. and when i went in to say goodbye to him, his mom not only said thank you, but told me that i was going to be a really great nurse. which, despite the fact that i don't necessarily WANT to be a nurse nurse, was a very wonderful thing to hear.
other than that, what's happened.
well, a. i spent halloween finishing my app to submatriculate here into grad school. that was delightful. at least that's over now.
b. despite the fact that my current schedule allows me to have no life, makes it hard for me to keep up with even my best friends, wears down my body, probably has a negative effect on my girlfriend abilities, and keeps me in a perpetual state of exhaustion,
i really feel like i'm DOING something with myself.
i mean, i'm only a student, but i do go to the hospital and take care of people for 12 hours a week. as cliche as it sounds, i actually do feel more responsible in general life because of it. i work my butt off. i don't procrastinate as much as i used to. i actually enjoy going to classes and learning what i'm learning, and i only miss one if i have to. (minus stat. that i don't love so much.) i keep my room neater. i think i may have lost a few pounds. i schedule my work so i don't have to cram as much (usually).
a few people have told me that i look like life is agreeing with me right now.
which, i mean, is kind of a little odd considering my only life is school right now.
but is also kind of true.
and really, my free time is PRECIOUS beyond belief.
i went out and saw a movie last night, and it was like the most amazing experience ever. lol as stupid as that sounds.
my to do list for this week actually isn't TOO bad (thank gd) and consists of
classes, stat exam tomorrow, college house meeting, being the RA on duty mon-wed, voting (yay!), big care plan due tuesday, dance tuesday night and thursday night, taking the GREs thursday, planning a dance show for friday, clinical saturday.
but anyway, facebook photos are done loading (lol), it's bedtime for me!
three am and i don't wanna go to bed.
i am so tired of spending all my time doing the things i HAVE to do, rather than taking a second to do something i WANT to do.
right now i WANT to write and upload facebook pictures.
so i am.
even with a stat exam tomorrow that i haven't studied for yet.
anyway, so i have started peds. not surprisingly, i love working with children. i mean, maternity was nice, but peds i really LIKE. i mean, some aspects of work i'm not liking, such as the fact that i have to be there at 6:30 am to 7 pm every saturday which leaves me no free time in life, (can't go out friday night, too tired to go out saturday night, and then the school nights start again.) but the kids aspect i love.
knock on wood.
this week i spent most of my time taking care of a little boy who just got "reattached" (if you catch my drift) and could use the bathroom like normal again. which meant a lot of back and forth measuring his "ins" and "outs" (ehem) which sounds like it could have been horrible, but it really wasn't. i mean, the amount of time i spent in the bathroom wasn't a party, but i really got to talk a lot to him and his mother, and i got him to smile and laugh. which was really, really rewarding. and when i went in to say goodbye to him, his mom not only said thank you, but told me that i was going to be a really great nurse. which, despite the fact that i don't necessarily WANT to be a nurse nurse, was a very wonderful thing to hear.
other than that, what's happened.
well, a. i spent halloween finishing my app to submatriculate here into grad school. that was delightful. at least that's over now.
b. despite the fact that my current schedule allows me to have no life, makes it hard for me to keep up with even my best friends, wears down my body, probably has a negative effect on my girlfriend abilities, and keeps me in a perpetual state of exhaustion,
i really feel like i'm DOING something with myself.
i mean, i'm only a student, but i do go to the hospital and take care of people for 12 hours a week. as cliche as it sounds, i actually do feel more responsible in general life because of it. i work my butt off. i don't procrastinate as much as i used to. i actually enjoy going to classes and learning what i'm learning, and i only miss one if i have to. (minus stat. that i don't love so much.) i keep my room neater. i think i may have lost a few pounds. i schedule my work so i don't have to cram as much (usually).
a few people have told me that i look like life is agreeing with me right now.
which, i mean, is kind of a little odd considering my only life is school right now.
but is also kind of true.
and really, my free time is PRECIOUS beyond belief.
i went out and saw a movie last night, and it was like the most amazing experience ever. lol as stupid as that sounds.
my to do list for this week actually isn't TOO bad (thank gd) and consists of
classes, stat exam tomorrow, college house meeting, being the RA on duty mon-wed, voting (yay!), big care plan due tuesday, dance tuesday night and thursday night, taking the GREs thursday, planning a dance show for friday, clinical saturday.
but anyway, facebook photos are done loading (lol), it's bedtime for me!