February 2012
12 posts
spending my afternoon at the wound clinic - doing dressing changes on nasty wounds and hopefully not passing out!
then off the Starbucks for the first time in months - i need a change of p(l)ace - a new location to study for the evening, since I am about to take my third exam of the week.
i love waking up to posts from Turkey
but somehow they make me incredibly sad/anxious for an adventure? I do not do long-term traveling outside the U.S. well, so I don’t know why I wish I was in Turkey so bad! Most likely because my dorm room is the same room I have lived in the last 2 years. The water I drink is always clean. The grocery store is always Meijer (which I couldn’t find fresh basil at the other night). &...
cramming
for 2 exams at the same time - this is something I am not entirely used to
made some spectacular smelling homemade pesto tonight - alright so my boyfriend typically takes over in the kitchen and I watched him make it - planning to have it for dinner tomorrow with some chicken & a side of garlic cheddar bread
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that moment when you learn how to check your...
now i’m embarrassed
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Indy Pride
many critics are calling this SuperBowl location one of the best yet. SO many people that I know & love get to be a part of the half-time show today. My high school football team got to do a mock game of the Giants and Patriots at the stadium to help prep the camera crews. & most of all - no matter who wins the SuperBowl today, I believe the Colts gain a victory of sorts as well (though...
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i am going to save $ my entire life
so that i can go on a world cruise with my husband when we are older - a cruise that lasts a minimum of 3 months and touches at least 4 continents.
part of me wishes
that I had no clue what I wanted to do when I graduated - that I didn’t already have endless opportunity
I wish I could just take a few years to work on a cruise ship - sail to different destinations around the world while getting paid to do it & not having to pay for a house/food/gas/etc.
I guess I figured myself out too soon in that regard
January 2012
24 posts
45 minutes to the weekend
feeling the crash & burn. survived, barely, & managed incredible grades on both exams by some miracle. ready to sleep & sleep & catch up on homework.
just had 3 bowls of homemade red curry - YUM
apparently
my sister is lactose intolerant - how does that freaking happen?!?!?!?!?! she literally has no lactase enzymes in her body and yet I keep catching her eating gogurt’s like it’s no big deal. i guess that solves the constipation mystery, since her gluten intolerance didn’t clear that up. i do not envy her gluten/lactose intolerant state of being. at the same time, she doesn’t...
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thought of the day
i go to a school where many people drink
where people talk about their drinking adventures or weekend plans
yet, nobody is allowed to talk about this - our school condemns/prohibits the act itself
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there’s something liberating about not always having to play gameboy under the covers at night
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apparently
my RA chose to come into my room to deliver my “Christmas gifts” from the dorm. this would have been done without my authorization using a key to unlock my door.
there’s no doubt she saw my gerbil tank/accessories
now I wait. I fume & wait. so far she hasn’t emailed me to talk to me about it, so either she’s going to ignore it or make a huge deal of it by...
touched my first dead body
not an experience i can exactly put into words. the poor guys oxygen was making lots of noise, so i failed to notice his lack of respirations. i turned him on his side & emptied his catheter to make him more comfortable. i looked at his chart & realized i should probably count his respirations. at that point i realized… that guy had none.
i still wasn’t sure though, given...
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what have i done to my hair?!?
take a picture before you do anything! haha hair dye is a sketchy world
freedominmadness:
oh no!!
i'm in love
my mother just discovered the perfect beach house for this summer - a creative three story house complete with a second story porch & third story look-out. the house was build to mimic living in a treehouse, which i love. on top of that we are 450 steps from the beach (i believe this is accurate), & located next to a lake. the house comes with bicycles & a kayak. i absolutely adore...
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the hospital breaks my heart daily
there’s not a day that goes by that I fail to think about the hospital. the floor full of sick & dying patients. no more than 25% of the people I take care of will survive the next few years. the hardest part isn’t necessarily watching the patients and families come to terms with their illness and/or health decline; it’s realizing I only have a matter of time before I will...
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oh IWU
back again for another semester. felt like every person I passed today was a freshman. got excited about all my new books. excitement will subside once I have reading assignments, i’m sure. decided i am going to apply for the nursing Jamaica trip at the end of the semester. already printing out pages & pages of information for my classes. not so sure i want to start this again, yet...
lymphadenopathy
apparently there is no specific cause for the lump on my neck - at least not yet
got some bloodwork done yesterday - hoping it shows something to pursue - otherwise I wait a few weeks & get an ultrasound done if it does not go away
meanwhile I constantly think about having cancer, which is a real wake-up call to how wonderful my life is without having to think about surviving chemo,...
December 2011
18 posts
since everyone is posting GPA's ...
3.83 for the semester ! I doubt next semester will go so well, but at this rate I have at least a chance of graduating with honors.
in other news, i have this horrible cold that is slowly going away & I am getting ready to head to the airport in a couple hours!
Holiday Schedule Thus Far -
I suppose it’s been a while since I’ve blatantly shared the details of my schedule, but figured in the midst of all the rush, it’d be good to have it here for anyone to refer to ( who am I kidding, Carrie & Katie are the only people who need to see this, haha)
Tomorrow, Wednesday 15th
CPR remediation class 12:30 - 4:30 & then hopefully doing friendly things!
friday...
deposit put in
officially going to Jamaica, Grand Caymen, & Mexico for spring break
officially committed to paying $1,396 altogether for the cruise itself
officially need to work my butt off to pay for this
ugh college
played a drinking game to hangover 2. beasted (sorta?) at pong with friends. ended up crying and nauseous on the floor because I hate my meds - well - i hate that my meds mess with how I deal with alcohol. Finally was forced to go to the bathroom after Adam brought out his sugar glider. Threw up and mustered the strength to walk back. how embarrassing.
Calculating Grades Makes Finals Week Seem Easy
If I want to get all A’s or A-’s, this is the minimum grade I have to get on the final - if I had motivation before to study, calculating grades has made me lose my motivation.
Sociology - 62%
Mental - 81%
Geriatrics - 75%
Sexual Assault - 54%
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never take adderall & then decide to plan spring...
5 hours later …. I have nothing accomplished & I keep raising my budget price.
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Panera round two!
got some soup with Carrie. ate the soup for 1/8 of the time & talked the rest. it was a great reunion. also I stole my first ever spoon so that I can make an ornament!
then i decorated my own miniature christmas tree, made hot chocolate, helped my mom make waffles, and talked to my parents about their views on alcohol. can’t say it was a good or bad thing, really. successful saturday...
hair-dresser rant
my neighbor has done my hair for the last 4 years. she started out at one salon, moved to a higher quality one, and once again has switched to a higher quality salon. I used to pay about $30 or so for a cut, then $45, and now I’m going to have to pay $55.
On top of that, if I want the highlights I’ve always gotten, I have to pay $80 at her new salon plus $55 for a hair cut. I used to...