This Week

Well, I'm writing this more to myself than anyone else, because I find myself afraid I'll forget something! So, here's to a little organization!

Tomorrow, I have class at 8 am. Afterwards, study for Ethics test, hopefully with enough time afterwards to give some thought to patho. Patho class at 2. Ethics at 6. At least I already did that homework.

Tuesday, Study patho. ALL day. And then some more. Somewhere in there, work in a grocery store visit and cub scouts. Then, the most important thing for this day is: (drum roll please) LOST premiere!! Sometimes you just have to give a little nod to legal addiction. Ergo, the LOST premiere. Don't call me. Don't text me. Don't even think thoughts my direction. I'll be busy.

Wednesday: Won't even go there. Okay, I'll go there. Class at 8. Patho TEST at
2. This is a little nerve-wracking because this is my first test with Nurse Rockstar. I think I'm either thoroughly under-prepared, or completely over-prepared. I've studied really hard already, with much more to come. But I have NO idea how hard she might make this test. And for some reason, I have an inexplicable urge to prove my worth to her. I guess I'm a bit of a disciple. Not an accurate analogy, but do you think Peter WANTED to look foolish in front of Jesus? Neither do I want to look foolish to Nurse Rockstar. (Of course this is a little out of proportiion...like I said, not an accurate analogy.)

Thursday: Lab from 8-2. I've decided to validate on Friday this week. After my not-so-amazing validation, I am not jumping at the chance to "perform" in front of all my classmates this time. So, I think it will be best to wait until Friday. Also, this gives me Thursday evening to hit the skills lab, en force. I've already studied my validation, but to be honest, I have NO idea how it's going to all pan out when I actually do it. Hmm

Friday: Paper due at 8 am. Not too bad, though, because I've already got it written. (I'll just go ahead and put a little nod in towards non-procrastination! An unusual experience for my former non-student self!) Afterwards, gulp, validation.

Saturday: Electric Shock Therapy, perhaps? I'm gonna need a date with Kenny, at least! Bring on the stress relief!!

I finished a book this morning about a butcher. What I took from it was this: the body is sacred. This program is endowing me with sacred knowledge. I have a responsibility to do all I can to learn all I can. Someday, in my hour of need, I want to have a nurse who sees my body as sacred and who worked as hard as she could to learn everything she could so she could help me when I needed her most. Kind of puts things in perspective, doesn't it?

Later.