The Update
Well, I've finished my month long, full time UNPAID practicum and Kelowna General. It went really well despite the fact that I wasn't making money (I actually PAID 900 dollars to take it), and the fact that I was on a floor that I didn't really want to be on. I got to do a lot of great things, and a lot of not-so-great things like putting deceased people in body bags. The best part about my practicum was that I was able to assume much more responsibility than I'm used to, and it actually went really well. By the end of second year, we're expected to assume at least 60% of an RN's full workload, but I ususally did more than 80%. My professor was so impressed that she gave me an amazing recommendation to the jobs I'm applying for for this summer.
On my last evening shift I got off at 7am and that same day around 1pm my Mom came to visit from Vancouver! She and her best friend stayed for 3 days and we had a fantastic time. On the first day we hung out on the beach and went swimming in the lake. On the second day when Nathan didn't have to work, my Mom and my aunt gave us each 20 dollars and took us to the casino and taught us how to play the slots. Nate and I must have had a bit of beginner's luck because he won 420 dollars and I won 150! It was a great day. I'm pretty broke right now, so I used all of that money to a few things at the mall. Nathan was also a sweetheart and bought me a new pair of demin gauchos from Gap because he's just so darn perfect. My aunt won 800 dollars while we were at the casino, so we all went out to the Keg downtown and ordered whatever we wanted like a bunch of lime marguaritas *shifty eyes*. My mom is so great to talk to, we can talk about everything and her advice is always so practical because she has such high confidence in me. I got my mom to read my A+ term paper that my professors sent to the College of Registered Nurses and she cried! She said that she had no idea how I became so smart. My mom is so funny. I wish my Mom lived here in Kelowna so that I don't have to live at home but I can still visit whenever I want to; there's no substitute for a hug from my Mommy. After she left I felt like a huge part of my left with her and I spent a lot of that day crying - good thing that Nathan is used to my raging emotions.
So now here I am, searching for a job. I'm beginning to become more and more hopeless that I will ever find one that's not minimum wage, even though that's a ridiculous way to feel because Kelowna is in such a labour crisis. I hate doing nothing, and I hate being alone while I'm doing nothing. Being bored is a million times worse than working. Tomorrow I'm dropping off my resume at the retirement facility so hopefully I will hear back from them soon thereafter. I hope to God that I will not be working on the 10th and 11th of this month so that I can go to my sister Jessica's commencement ceremony in Vancouver. I want to be there so badly, and she wants us to see her graduate too. She's been through a lot of crap and we've helped eachother out so much over the years that it would mean the world to me to be there for her alongside my parents.
Last night I went to a barbecue at a friend's house and got majorly sloshed. I haven't done that in... like 8 months. It felt good to let go and be a little bit irresponsible. I still have a headache, stupid white wine. This is why I don't drink white wine. Me and two other girl friends of mine definately ran through other people's yards to go through the sprinklers at 3 o'clock AM.
Oh, the good and the bad.
I also don't know what to do to my hair; short and blonde or long and brunette? Oh, the many dilemmas I face.
On my last evening shift I got off at 7am and that same day around 1pm my Mom came to visit from Vancouver! She and her best friend stayed for 3 days and we had a fantastic time. On the first day we hung out on the beach and went swimming in the lake. On the second day when Nathan didn't have to work, my Mom and my aunt gave us each 20 dollars and took us to the casino and taught us how to play the slots. Nate and I must have had a bit of beginner's luck because he won 420 dollars and I won 150! It was a great day. I'm pretty broke right now, so I used all of that money to a few things at the mall. Nathan was also a sweetheart and bought me a new pair of demin gauchos from Gap because he's just so darn perfect. My aunt won 800 dollars while we were at the casino, so we all went out to the Keg downtown and ordered whatever we wanted like a bunch of lime marguaritas *shifty eyes*. My mom is so great to talk to, we can talk about everything and her advice is always so practical because she has such high confidence in me. I got my mom to read my A+ term paper that my professors sent to the College of Registered Nurses and she cried! She said that she had no idea how I became so smart. My mom is so funny. I wish my Mom lived here in Kelowna so that I don't have to live at home but I can still visit whenever I want to; there's no substitute for a hug from my Mommy. After she left I felt like a huge part of my left with her and I spent a lot of that day crying - good thing that Nathan is used to my raging emotions.
So now here I am, searching for a job. I'm beginning to become more and more hopeless that I will ever find one that's not minimum wage, even though that's a ridiculous way to feel because Kelowna is in such a labour crisis. I hate doing nothing, and I hate being alone while I'm doing nothing. Being bored is a million times worse than working. Tomorrow I'm dropping off my resume at the retirement facility so hopefully I will hear back from them soon thereafter. I hope to God that I will not be working on the 10th and 11th of this month so that I can go to my sister Jessica's commencement ceremony in Vancouver. I want to be there so badly, and she wants us to see her graduate too. She's been through a lot of crap and we've helped eachother out so much over the years that it would mean the world to me to be there for her alongside my parents.
Last night I went to a barbecue at a friend's house and got majorly sloshed. I haven't done that in... like 8 months. It felt good to let go and be a little bit irresponsible. I still have a headache, stupid white wine. This is why I don't drink white wine. Me and two other girl friends of mine definately ran through other people's yards to go through the sprinklers at 3 o'clock AM.
Oh, the good and the bad.
I also don't know what to do to my hair; short and blonde or long and brunette? Oh, the many dilemmas I face.