long time no write...

Sorry it has been a while guys...  I've actually not been busy with school which is why I think I haven't written in so long!  I'm in a really weird quarter in school this time around.  I only have three classes, one of which is online, and then one is a bible class, and the other is family class.  Family is the easiest nursing class I've ever taken.  Bible is also very easy, not much to do with it, and the online class is a topic class on Thailand, and while very easy is VERY frustrating b/c I've had so many problems trying to get all my stuff online to work, it's being finicky!!  But to give the short point to the many descriptions... I don't have much homework!  At first I didn't know what to do with myself, and now I've started to find things.... sewing, cooking, reading, sleeping, exercising, trying new recipes, making new ones, etc.  In short, doing all the things that I haven't had time for all year!  It's been great.  

I've also picked up a couple of new jobs.  The first is that I've been given the amazing opportunity to tutor my sister!  We've been having a lot of fun and I think that it has been helping a lot!  We work on A&P, History, Spanish, and anything else she needs help with.  It's been a lot of fun!  It guarantees that we get to see each other on a regular basis!

I still have my job at the hospital which is going well.  I hate working every Sunday b/c it ruins my saturday nights but that is pretty much my only complaint.  It's not so hard to get up anymore b/c I've been getting up at six on a regular basis, going to bed at ten almost every night.  It makes early mornings not so hard.  Plus, I have to get up early so many days of the week, that trying to sleep in isn't even worth it.  

I've also picked up two side jobs for people at the church, helping a lady get a shower twice a week, and on some nights I go and sit for a lady so that her caretakers can go to dinner or a movie or a play or something.  Both of them very easy, but both rewarding.

For clinicals this quarter I'm going to two separate hospitals.  I work at Adventist for Labor and Delivery, and for Pediatrics I'm going to Legacy Emmanuel downtown.  I REALLY enjoy working with Peds.  I enjoy L&D ok.  It's fun getting to see mom's and excitement over brand new life, but I've really enjoyed working with the sick kids, it's so sad, but it is so rewarding and very inspiring to see how tough they are.  

Lastly, I have applied for an internship this summer through the VALOR program at the VA Hospital downtown.  I applied to work as an ICU nurse for the summer.  It's a program where I would be working as a student nurse under a preceptor, over the summer for 400 hours.  All in all a very busy summer, especially since I'm still attempting to make it over to Thailand.  But the awesome part about it all is that I get 80% nurses wages and if I finish out the summer I have the option to work for 400 hours during next school year as well.  Good money, great looking on a resume... a wonderful opportunity.  I should get a phone call sometime next week for an interview!!  Wish me luck!  They accept four students, and they only had eight apply so I have a descent chance!!

Well my friends, I think I shall go for now.  More later.  Feel free to write, say hello, leave me comments.  Love you all

xoxo