Yep ladies and gentleman we are half way through the summer semester from....well you know where ;)
Honestly it has not been that bad. Just lots of ups and downs. I decided today that its kinda been like a mission in some respects. You're high, you're low, you're high, you're low....and you only woke up 30 minutes ago! (hehe I just rhymed!) This experience has truly been a Charles Dickins one......best of times and worst of times.
so here was the break down!
Monday---kinda a hard day because I had just gotten back the night before from home...and wasn't too thrilled to be back. But other than that it was a pretty ordinary day. Classes and homework pretty much took up most of my mental capacity. Except the part that was full of thoughts about my future. For some reason Monday I was really concerned about it. But I went to sleep and it went away too ;)
Tuesday---this was a REALLY long day. My family has kinda had a disaster month in that EVERYTHING seems to be breaking...like constantly. And Tuesday it was my turn. The bike I brought up here broke. BUMMERS!!! Thought thankfully a few days later prayers were miraculously answered and I was able to fix it. Then I had 2 papers due the next day that seemed to be taking twice as much time as I had planned. And I had a test the next day as well. I only had class from 10:30 to 12:00 which seemed great until we got started 30 minutes late and got out 30 minutes late too. I had signed up to get certified in CPR that afternoon and had a very short time to transition into that. And that took FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!! So I got home late...hot tired and cranky. But I managed to get everything done and fell asleep as my head hit the pillow!
Wednesday---The crazy day of things being due wasn't too hard since all the work was done! My test went well and our professor in our afternoon class had spent the morning in the dentist chair, and felt that teaching on narcotics wouldn't be the best thing ever and let us out EARLY!!! MAGICAL!!!!
Thursday---Now this is the day you all want to hear about!!!! Thursday was the most exciting day of the week. Why?? CLINICAL ORIENTATION!!!!!! SOOOOOO fun!!!!! I mean it wasn't super exciting in that we didn't do anything but wander around and figure out where things are. But it got me really excited. Super nervous...cause what if I kill someone!!!! But excited none the less :) Also this day started for me at 9 and was done around 1 (it will usually be 6:45 to 3 though so...no rest for the weary!) So I came home and took a nap. It was quite lovely!
Friday---Pretty easy day. Nothing extravagant or particularly exciting. Got out a little early which was nice. Then I got myself all dressed up (meaning not scrubs and an old t-shirt) for a night out on the town! I hung out with some great guys from the ward here in Columbia and went to a fun outdoor concert in downtown Columbia. It was a really good time. Columbia is just beginning to grow on me...we'll see where we are in the future!
Saturday--seriously boring day! Spent the day writing a talk for church and studying for my pathophysiology test on Monday. But I got stuff done and got some groceries so I am in good shape I guess. Not every day can be full of excitement!
Sunday---still happening I guess. I went to church early today to meet with a member of the bishopric...I guessed for a calling. Amazingly I was right...how did that happen??? haha Anyway they called me to be the ward music chair. Which is exciting. Its something I have done before and I feel comfortable with it. Also it is not too demanding of my time...but is still a really calling. I wouldn't have been too happy if they gave me the 2nd assistant to the hymn number putter upper man (if you have not seen the DC sketch about it..you have to watch it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzEsANb-Crs) Anyway. I gave a talk on tithing and fast offerings...which is over so that is good. This afternoon's plans involve a "family dinner" with some people from the ward and studying a little more for my test tomorrow. Should be a decent one :)
Till next week ......hugs and kisses!!!!!!
Because Life is Not Meant To Be Wasted
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Week 4---Good Moments Come to Help You Get Through
So week 4 is over.....this week had lots of moments that made life quite great!
Day 1--regular ordinary day. Took a pathophysiology test. I did better on it then the last one, but I still hope to improve for the next test. I have the technique (hundreds of flashcards) down, I just have to give myself just a little more time to be extra thorough. Also we got out of class early :)
Day 2--Normal day had a short break in the middle of the day till it was my turn to be in lab. And then got out early :) Spent a long time studying on campus and then headed up to the institute building. Great lesson that really made me think and kinda reevaluate some patterns and habits I have formed. On my way home I got to have another awesome therapy session with my great "therapist" Andrea ;) Love Tuesdays just cause I get to talk to her :)
Day 3--very ordinary day (wow if my life continues like this....this blog is gonna get SUPER boring!) Got out a little early and went home...and took a nap! Then homework...always homework!
Day 4--another ordinary day...but this day I had LOTS to do! Cause I had to get all my stuff packed for a weekend home!!!!! Also I had to study for a pass/fail medication calculations test and get to bed early because......
Day 5--7 AM class....and I had to look nice! Skirt....plus makeup!!!! I woke up when my clock still said 5...that should be ILLEGAL!!!!!!! But I took the test and passed...we had a little bit of class and then headed over to a restaurant for a lunch put on for us by the alumni association. It was very inspiring actually. I t helped me realize not only how happy I am I chose nursing but also that I chose Mizzou. It has been hard and will still be hard, but I am glad I made the choice I did.
At the end of the lunch, my roommate Jessika and I headed home to St Louis. We passed 5 accidents on the way but made it safe and sound. I was greeted by laughs and dancing to strange "Boom Ba Boombo" at top volume followed soon after by "Turn it down Turn it down!!! Dad is HOME!" haha gotta love the family!
Regular ordinary family life followed. Watched Tron with the kids after dinner...and was confused the whole time. Dear action movies---maybe if you had a little more dialogue I would not have had to make my brother stop the movie every 5 seconds to explain things to me.
Day 6--another ordinary day with the family. Sleeping late and napping. Chatting with my baby girls about everything! LOVE BEING HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Day 7--church at the home ward. Always great! Got a ton of "I thought you were gone" and "What are you doing here" But it was Father's Day and I wanted to see my Daddy! I think it is simply because our home ward is not used to close by college students. The majority go far away and come home for vacations and summer break. But when you only live 1.5 hours away....a weekend home is a definite option :) Drove back up late Sunday night and got ready to start the whole thing over again!
hugs and kisses!
Day 1--regular ordinary day. Took a pathophysiology test. I did better on it then the last one, but I still hope to improve for the next test. I have the technique (hundreds of flashcards) down, I just have to give myself just a little more time to be extra thorough. Also we got out of class early :)
Day 2--Normal day had a short break in the middle of the day till it was my turn to be in lab. And then got out early :) Spent a long time studying on campus and then headed up to the institute building. Great lesson that really made me think and kinda reevaluate some patterns and habits I have formed. On my way home I got to have another awesome therapy session with my great "therapist" Andrea ;) Love Tuesdays just cause I get to talk to her :)
Day 3--very ordinary day (wow if my life continues like this....this blog is gonna get SUPER boring!) Got out a little early and went home...and took a nap! Then homework...always homework!
Day 4--another ordinary day...but this day I had LOTS to do! Cause I had to get all my stuff packed for a weekend home!!!!! Also I had to study for a pass/fail medication calculations test and get to bed early because......
Day 5--7 AM class....and I had to look nice! Skirt....plus makeup!!!! I woke up when my clock still said 5...that should be ILLEGAL!!!!!!! But I took the test and passed...we had a little bit of class and then headed over to a restaurant for a lunch put on for us by the alumni association. It was very inspiring actually. I t helped me realize not only how happy I am I chose nursing but also that I chose Mizzou. It has been hard and will still be hard, but I am glad I made the choice I did.
At the end of the lunch, my roommate Jessika and I headed home to St Louis. We passed 5 accidents on the way but made it safe and sound. I was greeted by laughs and dancing to strange "Boom Ba Boombo" at top volume followed soon after by "Turn it down Turn it down!!! Dad is HOME!" haha gotta love the family!
Regular ordinary family life followed. Watched Tron with the kids after dinner...and was confused the whole time. Dear action movies---maybe if you had a little more dialogue I would not have had to make my brother stop the movie every 5 seconds to explain things to me.
Day 6--another ordinary day with the family. Sleeping late and napping. Chatting with my baby girls about everything! LOVE BEING HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Day 7--church at the home ward. Always great! Got a ton of "I thought you were gone" and "What are you doing here" But it was Father's Day and I wanted to see my Daddy! I think it is simply because our home ward is not used to close by college students. The majority go far away and come home for vacations and summer break. But when you only live 1.5 hours away....a weekend home is a definite option :) Drove back up late Sunday night and got ready to start the whole thing over again!
hugs and kisses!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Week 3--Settling In
Well another week done. At the beginning of the week...it never seems like it is going to end. But time passes....even if it is slow.
I am kind of getting just a little more settled in. I have pretty much got a routine down----mainly consisting of wake up ...go to class....come home...do homework...go to sleep. Boring I know...and prolly doesn't sound much different than my routine from the two previous weeks. But deviations are not as frequent this week as they were in the past.
So lets do the breakdown!
Monday----pretty calm day. Had skills the whole day and a 2.5 hour break in the middle to do homework. Which was VERY nice. We practiced putting on sterile gloves and created a new nursing catch phrase....."Sterile High Five" haha! We also got to insert catheters into the dummies. Its nice to be doing "real" stuff. Part of me wishes I could practice on a real human just because I know it will be harder and more important on a human.....but practicing on dummies is much safer!
Tuesday----took a test which wasn't too bad. Spent more time in the lab and got more time in the middle of the day to study. I also stayed on campus until late to get some studying done and then attended FMRDASE. (Forced Mating Ritual Disguised as Spiritual Enlightenment AKA Institute). It was nice to have a little spiritual boost in the middle of the week and the teacher we have is REALLY great! The class is really small and mostly made up of people far more zealous than I am! I don't really feel super at home...but I know it is important to go, so I will keep going. Cause its the right thing to do. But I am going to try to create a system of refreshments. I mean REALLY...what kind of mating ritual doesn't have a facilitatative mingle moment at the end?
Wednesday---just an ordinary day....nothing to special about it. Had lots of check-offs (doing a procedure for the professor). I think I may have done like 5.....?????
Thursday----took my first nursing research and theory test. It was open book and open note so it wasn't too bad. But we had had check offs all morning too so....it was a LONG day!!!!! We finished the test and thought we might be able to go home...but our professor kept us for another 30ish minutes to lecture for a bit. We were DEAD and it was prolly the most ineffective lecture EVER. That was the latest we had stayed in class for...hmmmm I think all three weeks. We usually get out between 2 and 4 each day....but we were there till almost 5 and it was TERRIBLE!!!
Friday----Love it every week...still a long tiring day that we just were done with by the end. We did a class check off----cause I think our professors didn't want to watch us all do it! We were seriously cheering and doing dances when we finished cause we were soooo done! Also we got a pretty decent storm that night
Saturday----Studied most of the day for my patho test that will be Monday. It was a BEAUTIFUL afternoon! The morning was cloudy and cool. But the afternoon the sun came out and their was an AWESOME breeze. It was prolly only 70ish degrees. I studied by the pool for a bit, but soon lost the sunlight...and therefore the warmth.
Sunday---TODAY! ;) Church of course. We sang my favorite hymn as a closing song Abide With Me, which was very nice. I am getting to meet several super sweet people which is great. We also had a dinner afterward which was lovely and a great chance to get to know people better.
So that has been my week. Eventfully uneventful :)
Hugs and Kisses till next week!
I am kind of getting just a little more settled in. I have pretty much got a routine down----mainly consisting of wake up ...go to class....come home...do homework...go to sleep. Boring I know...and prolly doesn't sound much different than my routine from the two previous weeks. But deviations are not as frequent this week as they were in the past.
So lets do the breakdown!
Monday----pretty calm day. Had skills the whole day and a 2.5 hour break in the middle to do homework. Which was VERY nice. We practiced putting on sterile gloves and created a new nursing catch phrase....."Sterile High Five" haha! We also got to insert catheters into the dummies. Its nice to be doing "real" stuff. Part of me wishes I could practice on a real human just because I know it will be harder and more important on a human.....but practicing on dummies is much safer!
Tuesday----took a test which wasn't too bad. Spent more time in the lab and got more time in the middle of the day to study. I also stayed on campus until late to get some studying done and then attended FMRDASE. (Forced Mating Ritual Disguised as Spiritual Enlightenment AKA Institute). It was nice to have a little spiritual boost in the middle of the week and the teacher we have is REALLY great! The class is really small and mostly made up of people far more zealous than I am! I don't really feel super at home...but I know it is important to go, so I will keep going. Cause its the right thing to do. But I am going to try to create a system of refreshments. I mean REALLY...what kind of mating ritual doesn't have a facilitatative mingle moment at the end?
Wednesday---just an ordinary day....nothing to special about it. Had lots of check-offs (doing a procedure for the professor). I think I may have done like 5.....?????
Thursday----took my first nursing research and theory test. It was open book and open note so it wasn't too bad. But we had had check offs all morning too so....it was a LONG day!!!!! We finished the test and thought we might be able to go home...but our professor kept us for another 30ish minutes to lecture for a bit. We were DEAD and it was prolly the most ineffective lecture EVER. That was the latest we had stayed in class for...hmmmm I think all three weeks. We usually get out between 2 and 4 each day....but we were there till almost 5 and it was TERRIBLE!!!
Friday----Love it every week...still a long tiring day that we just were done with by the end. We did a class check off----cause I think our professors didn't want to watch us all do it! We were seriously cheering and doing dances when we finished cause we were soooo done! Also we got a pretty decent storm that night
Saturday----Studied most of the day for my patho test that will be Monday. It was a BEAUTIFUL afternoon! The morning was cloudy and cool. But the afternoon the sun came out and their was an AWESOME breeze. It was prolly only 70ish degrees. I studied by the pool for a bit, but soon lost the sunlight...and therefore the warmth.
Sunday---TODAY! ;) Church of course. We sang my favorite hymn as a closing song Abide With Me, which was very nice. I am getting to meet several super sweet people which is great. We also had a dinner afterward which was lovely and a great chance to get to know people better.
So that has been my week. Eventfully uneventful :)
Hugs and Kisses till next week!
Friday, June 10, 2011
Things I Never Saw at BYU
So I am at Mizzou.....University of Missouri...MU.......
But whatever you call it...it is.....NOT IN THE BUBBLE!!!!!!
So today during my lunch break...I made a list of all the things I see here at Mizzou that I NEVER saw at BYU.
1. Girl's upper thighs and shoulders
2. Men with beards and/or long hair
3. Piercings and tattoos
4. Swear words on T-shirts
5. Dark socked in clouds
6. Caffeinated sodas in the vending machines
7. Diversity----I mean there is some....but the whole white, white, super white..not totally untrue
8. Cicadas....EWWWWWWWW
But whatever you call it...it is.....NOT IN THE BUBBLE!!!!!!
So today during my lunch break...I made a list of all the things I see here at Mizzou that I NEVER saw at BYU.
1. Girl's upper thighs and shoulders
2. Men with beards and/or long hair
3. Piercings and tattoos
4. Swear words on T-shirts
5. Dark socked in clouds
6. Caffeinated sodas in the vending machines
7. Diversity----I mean there is some....but the whole white, white, super white..not totally untrue
8. Cicadas....EWWWWWWWW
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Week 2...and a little of Week 1 too
So my nursing school adventure has begun. I'm going to try and be good and keep everyone updated.
So the first week. HARD and BUSY and CRAZY.
Day 1: OH MY HECK! The amount of information they bombarded us with was insane. 8 AM to 4 PM full of talking...and lots of scare tactics. We get below a 72% on an exam...we get a letter warning us we are on thin ice. Cause if we get an end grade in a class below 72% we are out! And I came home totally overwhelmed and totally discouraged. But I called my mom and a good friend and that perked me up a little.
Day 2: Hard still but a little less overwhelming. Still trying to get all the bureaucracy out of the way...
immunizations, books, background checks, supplies. It was all crazy and insane.
Day 3: Class ALL DAY LONG! Seriously an all day lecture session is NO FUN! But it got broken up a little by this little tornado that touched down about 5ish miles south of campus. Luckily the nursing school has a basement :)
Day 4: Pretty much the same as the day before!
Day 5: FRIDAY!!!! so happy it was! And we spent the last half of the day in lab! NO LECTURE! This was the day I no longer HATED nursing school. Not gonna say I liked it yet...but I didn't hate it!
Plus I got to go home for the weekend. I know I was only gone for 5 days....but I missed my family like crazy and it was sooooooo good to be back!
Great weekend...then Monday came.....it was a hard day. Dad, Garrett, and I drove up and got me all moved in and settled. It was an emotional day, but my dad gave me a blessing at the end that REALLY helped.
WEEK 2
Getting into the groove a little bit. Still unsure in a lot of ways but getting there. And I am starting to like it...starting...not there yet...but starting ;)
Day 1: first test! YIKES!!!! I was terrified I would get the dreaded LETTER. But it was ok....I got a solid B+. And considering the fact that it was the first test and I didn't study like I should have...I was quite pleased.
Day 2: Lots of class again...but we got to go to the lab again and practice which was lots of fun.
Day 3: Pretty much just like day 2....I have discovered the middle of the week gets pretty much...well boring haha This night I spent HOURS studying and I am pretty sure it is possible to die from studying too much....cause I almost did!
Day 4: FRIDAY!!!!!! I have discovered how awesome Fridays are! I have always liked them but I have newfound appreciation for them! Patho test this day and a quiz in Assessment....both went pretty well, especially considering the studying I did. It was not as effective as it could have been. But now I know how to study best...so it will be better next time!
WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAHOOOO
For reals needed it! I did NOTHING on Friday evening even remotely related to school. And Saturday I hit the books pretty hard, but still took time to spend a couple hours at the pool :) It was lovely!
I also got to go to church today in my new ward. They all seem really kind and were very welcoming. Its not the 92nd ward....but then again...no ward in the church is that good ;) But I think I will like it and be happy with it.
Adjusting has been hard. But I am hoping that someday soon it will happen.
Till next week
So the first week. HARD and BUSY and CRAZY.
Day 1: OH MY HECK! The amount of information they bombarded us with was insane. 8 AM to 4 PM full of talking...and lots of scare tactics. We get below a 72% on an exam...we get a letter warning us we are on thin ice. Cause if we get an end grade in a class below 72% we are out! And I came home totally overwhelmed and totally discouraged. But I called my mom and a good friend and that perked me up a little.
Day 2: Hard still but a little less overwhelming. Still trying to get all the bureaucracy out of the way...
immunizations, books, background checks, supplies. It was all crazy and insane.
Day 3: Class ALL DAY LONG! Seriously an all day lecture session is NO FUN! But it got broken up a little by this little tornado that touched down about 5ish miles south of campus. Luckily the nursing school has a basement :)
Day 4: Pretty much the same as the day before!
Day 5: FRIDAY!!!! so happy it was! And we spent the last half of the day in lab! NO LECTURE! This was the day I no longer HATED nursing school. Not gonna say I liked it yet...but I didn't hate it!
Plus I got to go home for the weekend. I know I was only gone for 5 days....but I missed my family like crazy and it was sooooooo good to be back!
Great weekend...then Monday came.....it was a hard day. Dad, Garrett, and I drove up and got me all moved in and settled. It was an emotional day, but my dad gave me a blessing at the end that REALLY helped.
WEEK 2
Getting into the groove a little bit. Still unsure in a lot of ways but getting there. And I am starting to like it...starting...not there yet...but starting ;)
Day 1: first test! YIKES!!!! I was terrified I would get the dreaded LETTER. But it was ok....I got a solid B+. And considering the fact that it was the first test and I didn't study like I should have...I was quite pleased.
Day 2: Lots of class again...but we got to go to the lab again and practice which was lots of fun.
Day 3: Pretty much just like day 2....I have discovered the middle of the week gets pretty much...well boring haha This night I spent HOURS studying and I am pretty sure it is possible to die from studying too much....cause I almost did!
Day 4: FRIDAY!!!!!! I have discovered how awesome Fridays are! I have always liked them but I have newfound appreciation for them! Patho test this day and a quiz in Assessment....both went pretty well, especially considering the studying I did. It was not as effective as it could have been. But now I know how to study best...so it will be better next time!
WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAHOOOO
For reals needed it! I did NOTHING on Friday evening even remotely related to school. And Saturday I hit the books pretty hard, but still took time to spend a couple hours at the pool :) It was lovely!
I also got to go to church today in my new ward. They all seem really kind and were very welcoming. Its not the 92nd ward....but then again...no ward in the church is that good ;) But I think I will like it and be happy with it.
Adjusting has been hard. But I am hoping that someday soon it will happen.
Till next week
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