A Break!?!?

So, today I finished my nursing test -not quite sure how that all went, but it's done and over and I'm the most joyous person in the whole world, I think. Of course, I could never prove this because I don't have any way to measure the joy of the world.

Anyway, roomies are leaving this weekend...but then Andy's coming next week.

Happy thoughts, happy times, happy days!!!

Ostomy

So, we had our ostomy lab this morning...and now I'm ostomized until 5p.m. tomorrow night. It's kind of weird feeling, but I have much easier than people that really have to experience this. Oh well, Mary and Dorito both have pouches too -so, your self esteem doesn't go plumetting down to the bottom of the earth since there are others like you. Such a fabulous support system...and Tracy helped us to put them on. How wonderful!

So, if you wanna know what it's like to wear an ostomy bag, ask me and I can let you know -or you can ask a person that might know for real.

Okay, off to eat, career development, and then study for a nsg test tomorrow!!!

(Fall break is Friday, and I'm going to a concert with David :)

It's Saturday!!!

I slept in and everything...how extremely exciting. I'm pretty happy about the whole thing. I have lots to get done today. Right now, we are talking about going out to eat since we haven't done that in forever and a year...The only problem is that none of us can decide where we should go...and none of us actually want to get dressed to go somewhere. In the mean time I'm writing a careplan, and Mary and Dorito are looking up something nursing that we seem to have forgotten. Oh well...we'll be much smarter in a few minutes :)

Okay, so today is work, work, work! Next week's destined to be insane...mid-terms. It's only a four day week, but I have several papers and some tests to get ready for...maybe when this is all over I'll still have a little brain functioning left!

I'm so happy to be alive! "Life is precious, life is sweet!!!"

I love you guys...thanks for being so awesome!

"Today We Showered Separately"

"today we showered separately" is what dorito explained to people when we came into class with wet hair. Now...I find this odd -but mostly because if someone says "today, we did..." it obviously implies that other days are different. That's great dorito -you're hilarious.

I feel like today can't possibly be wednesday, because Sunday still seems like it was so close...I feel like I lost a day, or something.

Andy got the pictures up. I'm so happy...I was a little worried last night, but good job :)

Oh, and the entire apt crew has the Larry boy song memorized -at least one of the three versions... it's great, it talks about purple spandex and everything!

Okay, so I should go to class now. School is getting to the point now where I need a break. I'm almost there!!!

Pancakes and Puzzling Problems...

so, I got to sleep in this morning... 9am! How exciting. Seriously, it was great :) I'm happy. So dorito, mary, and I decided what all we needed to get done today when we woke up. We also decided that we needed to eat some pancakes. Dorito is the best pancake maker...but she needed to go to the bank first, so she left to do that before the cooking fiasco started.
While she was gone, Mary's computer destroyed her careplan -yes, this 15 page in depth patient plan of care that she was fairly done with...format changed, never to be returned to it's true form. I couldn't for the life of me help her...cutting and pasting wouldn't even work...it was gone. Horrid, but true. At this very minute she's still attempting to retype it all -the whole situation made me sick. We ate pancakes and I made the horrid mistake of saying, "People say I'm the gangster of love." outloud...I should really keep these things to myself.
Anyway, dorito wanted to "work" while watching t.v. so she took my laptop to the living room to get all her stuff done. I've been writing in my cancer diary -it stinks to have cancer...and I don't like dying. Right now I'm listening to the soundtrack of Mulan.
I feel pretty happy, but just a little tired. Oh, but I keep finding bruises all over...today, two more on my arm. I'm thinking it might be from the hospital the other day...otherwise, I have no idea what's going on.
I'm going to a play at Byrum Hall tonight. That's exciting :)
I hope that you're having an absolute wonderful day!!!

Notes on Nursing

Alright, so I'm glad that I view myself as a nice person; therefore, I believe that I will be a kind-hearted nurse...but let me just say, there are some nasty nurses out there -and I had the distinct priviledge to work with them today...and because of them, my 8 hour clinical turned into a 10 hour clinical. I'm physically, emotionally, and essentially drained. And today wasn't a wonderful experience, although I do feel that I bonded with my AU colleagues. This week -in a word- has been terrible. I'm sure that there have been worse weeks, and I'm sure that there will be more horrid ones to come...but for those that I live with as well as myself, this week has brought entirely too much pain. I need a break, time to breath. And I need support -and let me just say, praise God for this fabulous support system that I have...you guys are great. I realize that I'm probably using you quite a lot right now...and I'm sorry, but I love you...lots :)

Dorito, I'm praying for you lots...and Mary, I'm praying for you too. Tracy, I'm so thankful to God for how you love us all no matter what and for all the counseling sessions we've had. Thanks Misti for keeping me grounded and remembering to laugh at things that normally get overlooked. Thanks David for bringing me music and making me smile. Thanks family for supporting me...Thanks Justisons for opening your home to me and letting me just talk -and listen to great puns :)...and thanks Andy for being awesome and listening to me and caring...oh, and thanks Brandon for having a really cool voice and hugging me everytime you see me :)
p.s. bubby and chicken, I love you...

Content of Thought...

so, this is going to be a less in depth blog...you see, on Sunday night while I was studying for the nursing test Tracy really wanted to do my nails...so, I said okay. So, she shined them and buffed them and painted them blue :) I really liked them, but tonight I had to take it off because we're not allowed to have nail polish on during clinical...and when I just took it off, they were still so shiny and wonderful...now, I realize that this is odd -and nearly a stupid thing to write about, but it made me very happy...so, thanks tracy -you're the greatest :)
ooohhhh, so shiny!!!