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1. You can study for an entire week & walk into a test feeling as if you know absolutely nothing.

2. There are always at least 2 right answers to every question.

3. There is no such thing as a social life, just studying & class…and occasionally you eat & sleep.

4. There really is a such time as 4 am. 

5. Off days aren’t really off days, there’s always a paper to write or a test to study for.

6. It is quite possible for someone who studied 2 hours to make the same grade as someone who studied 12 hours.

7. C’s actually do not kill you, in fact it is very possible to be satisified with a C.

I’m sure there are more things, but I’m gonna end it there for now!

Well I’ve come a long way since my last post.  I am now 70-something days away from graduation!  and about a month away from my preceptorship.  I have 2 tests left ever!  And tonight I’ll start my last clinical rotation, well besides shadowing. 

So far this semester I have survived 2 weeks in the psych unit & made the lowest grade I’ve ever made on a test, & I still feel like I’m gonna survive!

 Today I’m in class for 30 more minutes & then at 1:30 I have to be at the hospital for clinicals until 11 & then tomorrow I’ll be in clincal from 6:30 am until 6:30 pm.  I’m ready to get them over with, but I know they will be very long days.  

 Well that’s a little bit about my life right now…

Until my Fall Semester is over.  That seems like so far away, but I know it’ll be here before I know it.  I am already getting burnt out on school, which isn’t good because I still have a little over 2 months to go. 

I’m feeling completely overwhelmed with school this week.  Its crazy.  I have clinicals & stuff to do for it & then I also have this journal due, as well as some group stuff for research.  Not to mention next Monday I have a group project due with ANOTHER group a week from tomorrow.  I also have to do this agency summary by Friday.  Oh and I have a test on Monday…what a way to spend my birthday! 

I have a feeling this overwhelmed feeling won’t go away for the next 72 days…I really hate school & can’t wait to be a real nurse.  Class is so hard to pay attention to…I don’t remember it being this bad last year.  I just can’t focus. 

This year is costing me a fortune!  I have to pay for gas to drive all over the world, and had to pay $50 for SNA convention, $5o to apply for graduation, among my other costs.  I just pray that I make it to December with some money left over.  It sucks completely. 

On a better note, the only thing that keeps me sane is looking forward to finding a house with my sister, so when I get incredibly stressed out, I just start looking up houses.  True all it really does is help me procrastinate, but sometimes I just need it.  I can’t wait until we find a house & April gets here so I can start moving into it.  I hate moving, but I’m so ready to get out of Columbus.  Even having a house here doesn’t make me like Columbus a whole lot more than I did before.  It still sucks. 

So I’ve now been in school for 3 weeks. I’ve survived my first test, & made a 91 on it.  I’ve gone through drama with the roommate, and sorted it out.  But now it all starts.  This is when the mess hits the fan.  Let me lay out what all I have to do in the next 2 weeks:  Friday, I have a health fair at a local factory, Monday I have a test (on heart stuff), Wednesday I have a case study to present with a group, and then next Friday I have a Community assessment presentation that we’ve been working on since last week.  I’m not stressed yet, but I guarantee by Friday I will be. 

Also, since last Tuesday, I’ve been feeling bad.  I didn’t eat hardly anything last week, & then on Friday I thought I was feeling better and ate regularly, as well as Saturday, then Saturday night when I got home i started feeling really bad.  And ever since then I’ve been feeling bad, hardly able to eat.  I’m pretty sure I’m going to the doctor tomorrow morning to try to get this sorted out.  But on the bright side, I’ve lost 5 lbs since I’ve started school.  I really have a lot to lose so hopefully I can get it off.  I had planned on making myself get back to exercising this week since there is  a gym on campus that I have free access to, but since I was feeling bad I have decided not to, but as soon as I start to feel better I am getting to the gym.  I need to figure out what weight machines & how many reps to do. 

Well, I’ve survived my first 5 day week of school.  It wasn’t too terribly bad, just a lot of long days & a lot of trying to focus. I had some drama with roommates & stuff, but we got it all settled, which you know always happens when you first move into a house with people.

  Today we had our big/lil nurse picnic.  See the thing is each year the Senior Nursing students are assigned a Junior Nursing student to kind of “mentor”. My lil seems really nice.  She’s from Maine, so that’s interesting.  I hope she feels that she can call or email me if she ever needs anything. 

Also today, we had our calculation mastery exam which is a test you have to take both years & pass before clinicals & I did fine on it.  My first big test is next Friday & I’m kinda scared about it, but I’ve been trying to study a little bit along, so maybe it won’t be too bad.  Next week is also our first clinical rotation.  It should be interesting. 

Well I guess that’s all for now. Everything is going good for the moment in my life, but the ball’s just now rolling with school so before long I’ll be bogged down in a swamp known as Nursing school.  Only 8 months until its over tho.

Well today was my first day of class. It was long & boring.  And I am now thoroughly confused about what all is going on this year.  I’m sure I’ll figure it out as we go along.  Just hearing the instructors today reminded me how close I am to being finished, but it also reminded me how much I have to get through this semester. 

 I’m adjusting to living in a different house & not a dorm room.  I like it better I guess, but I’d be happier if everything could go my way, but hey wouldn’t everyone?  The only real gripe I have is about my roommate & her dog.  Now my dog is up here with me too, but I’ve had my dog a lot longer than she’s had this one.  She knew I’d be bringing mine up here & this summer she gets her a dog.  But that’s not my problem, but I’ve supplied the couches for the living room and she lets her dog all over one of them (not to mention the couch is white striped) & this dog sheds.  I’ve told her that my dog isn’t allowed on furniture unless he’s in my lap, so I’d like if she did the same.  Well Monday night, she didn’t really listen too well.  The dog would get all over the couch & every once in a while she’d be like get in my lap, but lately she hasn’t been too bad.  I just hope that stupid dog doesn’t mess up my couches because I’m planning on using them when I move out in May.

Ok that’s enough ranting.  I really wish more people came to my page & left comments. Oh well.

One week. That’s all that’s left of my summer break.  Next Wednesday it’ll be back to being a stressed out nursing student.  Well that is only until May 2008.  I can’t wait for that day to get here.  I’m so ready to be out of school.

Right now, I am supposed to be working on getting this room clean & everything packed to take to Columbus on Friday.  But being that procrastinator that I am…I am here typing a blog.  I’m feeling a little overwhelmed, frustrated, stressed (something…just not sure) about the whole thing.  I’m a little nervous about living in a house this year with real bills & more responsibility.  I am taking my dog, Rebel, with me.  I love the little fella, but he’s only pad trained, not outside trained & I’m worried how I’m going to handle fully taking care of him w/o Mama there to do a lot of it for me. 

I am seriously hoping that I’m not as homesick this year as I was last year, but I’m not feeling that right now…I’m feeling like its going to be just as bad, but see this year I won’t have the money to spend on gas to come home every weekend so I’m going to have to “put my big girl panties on & deal with it”. 

This summer break has gone by way too fast.  I don’t want it to end, but with that being said, I’m ready to get back to school so I can get this year over with & graduate.  I am so looking forward to being a real nurse & having a real job w/ real money.  Tonight I’m going to a going away party for my old BSU assistant director.  He’s moving to Kansas City, MO on Aug. 1.  It should be a lot of fun. I will get to see a lot of people I haven’t seen in a long time.  That makes me happy, but I’m also sad that Joey is moving.  Well that is all for now.

So far it looks like my summer is off to a great start.  I’ve been at home looking for a job & I’ve finally found something.  Its not a real job, but it works for me.  I’ll be cutting grass at my church as well as cleaning it.  It’ll give me enough money for what I need.  I’m actually at home without a kid or 2.  To be honest, it’s kinda lonely.  I love those kids & love them staying with me, but I guess a break is nice. 

Sunday night I stayed with Nikki because she had to get up early in the morning to take Will to the airport because he had to go to Arkansas for work & I was with the kids so she didn’t have to take them with her.  Trey decided he didn’t want to go to sleep & stayed up til 3 am, so I was awake too.  He finally fell asleep & slept until 1 pm. 

Well I guess that’s all for now.  I have to get up and get busy!

I finished my last final a week ago & have been home since then.  I have been pretty busy though.  I’ve been trying to find a job but so far no luck.  Please be praying that I find a job soon…I really need it. But so far being out of school has been great. Saturday night we went to see Disturbia.  It was a great movie!  I really loved it.  We rented some movies as well yesterday…I’m watching The Pursuit of Happyness right now.  So far its pretty good.  We also rented Catch & Release which was an awesome movie as well as Deja Vu..I had seen it in theaters, but its one of those movies that you can watch over & over again.    It is so great to just be able to relax and watch movies & read.  I started reading Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner…its good so far.  Well I guess thats about it for now.