Seriously, the 5:30 wake up calls are going to kill me. I just got home a lil bit ago, and I feel completely wiped out. I don't understand why sitting in a classroom for the whole day is somehow worse than sitting at your desk all day if you were at work.
Cute new shoes I got for school....rubbed my heel raw.....within the first hour I was at school. Not cool at all cute new shoes. But I got some gel heel things, so hopefully this won't happen again!
So, OK.....on to how the day went. It went fine, I got to the library and went all over the place to find the lab manual.....I wish they still had the people who would just get the books for you. So much time was wasted looking for this thing. Anyway, by the time I got all of the things I needed, the line was already backed up.....wonderful. *eye roll* I was really happy I had plenty of time. But then, by the grace of the bookstore gods, they couldn't accept credit cards because the system was done. So they could only run transactions that were cash or check, and by golly, I had my little Hello Kitty checkbook!! It felt good getting to skip up to the front of the line! Oh, and let me also mention that I was sweating like I was in sauna for some reason. Harper apparently keeps the classrooms freezing cold, but lets the hallways be miserable.
1st class was Pathophysiology. The buddies I made from practice lab this summer were there, so we all sat together. Mr. H was nice, and he has a really THICK Boston/NJ/New York accent. I found myself laughing on the inside when certain words were completely pronounced wrong. But he made class more enjoyable, and gave us plenty of breaks, so it wasn't so bad.
Then we had a Welcome Back party for the Student Nurse Association. I got my first T-Shirt, and I'm super excited about it! It was nice to have a free lunch and get to chat. And we all went outside for the rest of our break, and I got to change out of said cute shoes and felt so much better!
Micro lecture was really really boring, but I didn't mind lab so much. We got to take samples to culture bacteria in these petri-dishes. I sampled my hand, and the door knob. So it will be interesting to see what kind of nastiness was on my hands. I have a feeling I am going to like this class, even if it might be more difficult, the labs seem like something right up my alley.
I signed up for the Fitness center at school. Had my bag all ready, and paid my dues, only to be told there is a 24 hour waiting period before you can work out. That sucked....but, at least now, I can go to the library and watch the DVD from the other day, and then go work out after school. So it'll be fine.
So, I'm gonna try this power-nap thing out that everyone talks about so I can have some energy to get through my reading I have to do tonight. *yawn*
Monday, August 23, 2010
Today is the Day!!
5:30 came WAY too early this morning!!
Today, I am officially a full-time student in nursing school. I hope I don't accidentally drive to work instead of school out of habit. And I wish there was a Starbucks between here and school. I will have to live without I guess!
It totally feels like it did when I was little on the first day of school. I was always WAY too excited the night before and couldn't sleep. Then waking up when it was still dark outside, and getting dressed, and getting all my new little school supplies together in my backpack, and putting on my new school shoes......I always loved it!
Obviously, it's a little different, because I feel like I can't move right now until I get my morning coffee. I miss the days where I could stay up late, and get up at 4 in the morning, and be able to function just fine.
We'll see how we feel at the end of the day, I am foreseeing an extremely exhausted girl here!!
Today, I am officially a full-time student in nursing school. I hope I don't accidentally drive to work instead of school out of habit. And I wish there was a Starbucks between here and school. I will have to live without I guess!
It totally feels like it did when I was little on the first day of school. I was always WAY too excited the night before and couldn't sleep. Then waking up when it was still dark outside, and getting dressed, and getting all my new little school supplies together in my backpack, and putting on my new school shoes......I always loved it!
Obviously, it's a little different, because I feel like I can't move right now until I get my morning coffee. I miss the days where I could stay up late, and get up at 4 in the morning, and be able to function just fine.
We'll see how we feel at the end of the day, I am foreseeing an extremely exhausted girl here!!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
As if I'm not crazy enough....
Nursing school is enough of a time commitment, and now I decide that I need to add working out to my schedule. And what better way to start than to sign up for the school's fitness center tomorrow after school? *sigh*
I know this is good for me, and it will give me an hour break from studying each day....I think I can do this. Plus, the cute scrubs only come in the smaller sizes, and I am thinking long-term here people. In two years, my uniform will be entirely scrubs, and I need to feel as cute as I can. And scrubs don't make that easy for anyone, much less us for us bigger girls.
I got my reading for Microbiology done, back-pack is ready. I have already mentally decided what I will wear tomorrow, so I won't spend 20 minutes fighting with myself in front of the closet. I just need to pack a gym bag and I'll be set! Oh, and make up a good mix of songs on my iPod for working out.
I know this is good for me, and it will give me an hour break from studying each day....I think I can do this. Plus, the cute scrubs only come in the smaller sizes, and I am thinking long-term here people. In two years, my uniform will be entirely scrubs, and I need to feel as cute as I can. And scrubs don't make that easy for anyone, much less us for us bigger girls.
I got my reading for Microbiology done, back-pack is ready. I have already mentally decided what I will wear tomorrow, so I won't spend 20 minutes fighting with myself in front of the closet. I just need to pack a gym bag and I'll be set! Oh, and make up a good mix of songs on my iPod for working out.
Less than 24 hours!
At this time tomorrow, my pretty little behind will be sitting in Pathophysiology. I have all of my powerpoints/class lecture notes and syllabi printed out. I decided to put this week's stuff in one notebook that I will take to class with me this week, and then when this week is over, they get transferred into the big notebooks I bought, and next's weeks powerpoints will go in. Nice system, huh?
The one thing I am totally kicking myself over is I completely forgot about my Micro lab manual. They didn't think to give it to me when I bought my books, and I just completely forgot. And we need it for the first day of Lab, so now I have to get up EXTRA early tomorrow so I can hit the bookstore BEFORE my 8:30 class starts. So I'm really mad at myself for this, because I hate feeling rushed in the morning. It's just the worst way to start your day.
Luckily, they are throwing a little "Welcome Back" lunch party for us Nursing students between classes. I am looking forward to it. They are selling t-shirts, and I am excited to get one of my own. I am also looking forward to meeting more of my fellow nursing classmates. Plus, it is free lunch, so gotta take advantage of that!
Last night, Mike and I went out for dinner. We were gonna go out for drinks, but I wasn't feeling in the mood for some reason. So we got some ice cream to bring home and watch a comedian DVD, Kevin Hart is a pretty funny guy. It was nice to have one last night out with Mike before my life becomes all books and studying. Today, I have to get some reading done for Microbiology. I wish the teacher would have posted our syllabus sooner, because I could have had the reading done already. Oh well, I just can't let the semester start out already being behind. I just can't do it!
Mikey's classes start Tuesday, its gonna be weird not having him home for dinner on Tues and Thurs before he goes to class. But I am happy that he won't have to be out so late anymore like he used to.
Well I need to get moving, and get my studying done so I'm not up super late tonight!
The one thing I am totally kicking myself over is I completely forgot about my Micro lab manual. They didn't think to give it to me when I bought my books, and I just completely forgot. And we need it for the first day of Lab, so now I have to get up EXTRA early tomorrow so I can hit the bookstore BEFORE my 8:30 class starts. So I'm really mad at myself for this, because I hate feeling rushed in the morning. It's just the worst way to start your day.
Luckily, they are throwing a little "Welcome Back" lunch party for us Nursing students between classes. I am looking forward to it. They are selling t-shirts, and I am excited to get one of my own. I am also looking forward to meeting more of my fellow nursing classmates. Plus, it is free lunch, so gotta take advantage of that!
Last night, Mike and I went out for dinner. We were gonna go out for drinks, but I wasn't feeling in the mood for some reason. So we got some ice cream to bring home and watch a comedian DVD, Kevin Hart is a pretty funny guy. It was nice to have one last night out with Mike before my life becomes all books and studying. Today, I have to get some reading done for Microbiology. I wish the teacher would have posted our syllabus sooner, because I could have had the reading done already. Oh well, I just can't let the semester start out already being behind. I just can't do it!
Mikey's classes start Tuesday, its gonna be weird not having him home for dinner on Tues and Thurs before he goes to class. But I am happy that he won't have to be out so late anymore like he used to.
Well I need to get moving, and get my studying done so I'm not up super late tonight!
Friday, August 20, 2010
3 is the Magic Number...Yes It is!
Oh Jack Johnson, thank you for all of your help studying today.....wouldn't have been able to do it without you!
I slept in way later than I meant to today, but I was pretty tired and I think trying to study would have been a lot harder if I had gotten up at the original time. But I was really good about getting out of the house as fast I could (which normally takes FOREVER!). I got some breakfast and headed to school. I got my nifty little clinical ID badge, and dropped off my CPR certification. Then the studying began. I don't know what was wrong with me, but I was feeling really on edge and couldn't concentrate on my reading for like an hour or so. It was a struggle, but Jack J helped me mellow out and I got a lot of reading done. I have some more reading to do for Nursing Concepts, and apparently not gonna be doing any reading for Micro because the teacher still hasn't posted our syllabus. Oh well, less for me to do this weekend.
I also tried to watch this interactive DVD, Professor Nightingale's Test Taking Tips....but I didn't get the remote for the TV, and its impossible to get through the dvd without it. So I'll have to go back, maybe after school on Monday or Tuesday. I can only find short samples of it here and there online, and I'm not paying $30 at Barnes and Noble to watch something once.
*Gah* Just checked Blackboard, our teacher JUST posted our course online. So I guess that's what I will be doing on Sunday! Definitely going out for drinks tomorrow and celebrating one last night of freedom with my hubby if I am going to be chained to my books Sunday.
Well, I need to start printing out stuff or Microbiology now that our course is posted on Blackboard, and then Mike will be home so we can go on our weekly grocery shopping date!
Just 3 more days!
I slept in way later than I meant to today, but I was pretty tired and I think trying to study would have been a lot harder if I had gotten up at the original time. But I was really good about getting out of the house as fast I could (which normally takes FOREVER!). I got some breakfast and headed to school. I got my nifty little clinical ID badge, and dropped off my CPR certification. Then the studying began. I don't know what was wrong with me, but I was feeling really on edge and couldn't concentrate on my reading for like an hour or so. It was a struggle, but Jack J helped me mellow out and I got a lot of reading done. I have some more reading to do for Nursing Concepts, and apparently not gonna be doing any reading for Micro because the teacher still hasn't posted our syllabus. Oh well, less for me to do this weekend.
I also tried to watch this interactive DVD, Professor Nightingale's Test Taking Tips....but I didn't get the remote for the TV, and its impossible to get through the dvd without it. So I'll have to go back, maybe after school on Monday or Tuesday. I can only find short samples of it here and there online, and I'm not paying $30 at Barnes and Noble to watch something once.
*Gah* Just checked Blackboard, our teacher JUST posted our course online. So I guess that's what I will be doing on Sunday! Definitely going out for drinks tomorrow and celebrating one last night of freedom with my hubby if I am going to be chained to my books Sunday.
Well, I need to start printing out stuff or Microbiology now that our course is posted on Blackboard, and then Mike will be home so we can go on our weekly grocery shopping date!
Just 3 more days!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Well Ok Then
The person I expected to care atleast just a little bit about me not being at work during the week anymore was seemingly the person who cared the least. Everyone else gave me hugs, and wished me good luck, and one co-worker brought me cake. But hardly there wasn't any real kind of acknowledgement from my boss. I left the parking lot crying today because it would have been nice for her to seem like she cared, even if she had to fake it. Or gosh, even just a "good luck" would have been good enough.
I highly doubt she's going to come in on Saturdays just to say Hi.
Whatever. I need to stop caring about this. I am starting nursing school in 4 days, and this is where my future is, and this will be my main priority now. Maybe that's been my problem, is caring too much about my job and my office, and maybe I would have saved myself a lot of head/heartache if I would have not worried so much about it.
I know I will be fine once school starts and my focus will be 100% school, I won't have time to feel upset about people not missing me.
Anyway, I went and got a manicure after work today. I have been getting these No Chip manicures that are AWESOME. But they are too expensive to maintain now that school is starting, and I can't have them on once clinicals start. And you also can't take them off yourself, thus the manicure today.
More studying tonight if I can calm down, and then tomorrow I have a few things I need to take care of at school, and then MORE studying! But hopefully Mike and I can get out for one night to have a last little hurrah before school officially begins!
I highly doubt she's going to come in on Saturdays just to say Hi.
Whatever. I need to stop caring about this. I am starting nursing school in 4 days, and this is where my future is, and this will be my main priority now. Maybe that's been my problem, is caring too much about my job and my office, and maybe I would have saved myself a lot of head/heartache if I would have not worried so much about it.
I know I will be fine once school starts and my focus will be 100% school, I won't have time to feel upset about people not missing me.
Anyway, I went and got a manicure after work today. I have been getting these No Chip manicures that are AWESOME. But they are too expensive to maintain now that school is starting, and I can't have them on once clinicals start. And you also can't take them off yourself, thus the manicure today.
More studying tonight if I can calm down, and then tomorrow I have a few things I need to take care of at school, and then MORE studying! But hopefully Mike and I can get out for one night to have a last little hurrah before school officially begins!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)