January 2012
23 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...
got my dream job!
unofficially hired, at least. i got a call this evening saying that i will indefinitely be hired, but the logistics of getting that accomplished is taking longer than anticipated.
now I get to divide my time between two jobs, which may means I’ll be willing to work more hours overall? i sure hope so.
so anyway, I will be a Patient Support Technician in the ER, working specifically with...
I agree completely & IWU is ignorant →
thelifeofchelsealeigh:
Pretending to be “dead” and not talking to raise awareness for AIDS isn’t doing anything. You don’t raise awareness on one day by not talking. If you really cared about the cause you would talk about it daily and actually do something about it. Not just sit in class and not have to answer…
I was just thinking this yesterday. When I heard people were going to...
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oh gerbs
& their memories.. a few days before break I took my gerbils home & was then gone over break. since then, my gerbils are afraid of my every move. they used to climb onto my hand and run all over me.
tonight I hand-fed them sunflower seeds for the first time in a week or two. ever since, they have been coming out and standing on their hind feet, watching me, waiting for more. Like I have...
November 2011
29 posts
i suppose this is the year I have to face death
over & over
this morning my dear friend Verna talked to me about her niece. Verna is an elderly lady, who has always been close with my family. My dad grew up down the road from her children & visited her often; they were a second family to him. When my dad was in high school he was invited to a party at her house. Her niece was at this party, and somehow my dad got the courage to ask her...
Thanksgiving Break
will conclude monday night - I am not too sad about this because I just want to move on and get to Christmas break, of course. I will have worked at least 18 hours, which will help my depleting bank account, especially because I am getting an hourly bonus for picking up shifts. somehow, I am ready to take care of 15 patients.
i am ready to get back to normal eating habits, instead of...
i don't eat turkey
i make soup & eat potatoes
i take walks through the woods & enjoy the country
& that’s about all I do around Thanksgiving time
let’s do Christmas now
watchin' Law & Order
& thinking about how frustrated I get with people sometimes - mainly dysfunctional adults who never grow up
wonderful weekend seeing Singing In the Rain at FHS & getting upscale asian cuisine with the family. Slept 13 hours last night & went to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner. I am going to love this week.