Bring it.

Bring it. That's my mantra to psych myself up when I need a little courage. I have been thinking a lot lately about my attitude. I know nursing school will be both stressful and intimidating. My approach, I've decided, is to focus on how much I enjoy it. And I really do. Enjoy it. Take Nurse Rockstar, for instance. I get to sit in her class and, well, bask in the presence of greatness. I don't have that class again until Wednesday, but I'm already excited about it. Did you know that when 'friend' from my previous post enters your body, you have a fast response to it, but then a slower, stronger one follows up? Oh, and it gets better. When that second response follows up it also creates clones of itself, so that next time the same 'friend' gets into your body you already have little warrior cells primed and ready to attack! I don't know about you, but I think that's pretty stinking cool. And THAT'S the kind of stuff I get to learn about. In my other class, we're headed into sterile fields and bedpans. Ew, right? Wrong. It's a stepping stone. And it's going to lead to fun things. The class ahead of us is getting ready to learn how to do iv's. Well, if they couldn't keep a sterile field, no bueno, right? So, it's fun. All of it. And I'm so excited to be along for the ride.

Today's a holiday, so we didn't have school. I spent the day reading textbooks and picking out new reading glasses so I can hang with said textbooks. And I am so ready to be back in class. Tomorrow (Tuesday) is my day off. I'm meeting with my lab partner to work on a project on dwarfism. I'll update as soon as there's more fun academia to share. Meanwhile, I just want to say that whatever you do, whether it's study for a different major, or be a mom, or go to work in the morning, whatever it may be, that you will be full of joy and wisdom. And that, above all, you will know that it all comes from the Lord, Maker of Heaven and earth. Later!