this is my life
first of all, i am glad to see that everyone has enjoyed my little LJ interests thingy. i jacked it from my friend, chris...so thanks chris:)
now, there has been a lack of updating because i my life is crazy right now. no one will ever understand the stress of nursing school unless they go through it. that is the hell i have been lately since august 24 when classes started. don't get me wrong, i LOVE nursing and i know i will love it once i get out. it's just getting out of school first. it is so freaking hard. i mean, they assign us at least 10 chapters to read a week and then they suggest we read them over 3-5 times. and then we are supposed to do the N-CLEX study questions. and then we are supposed to do this and that and this somemoere. you seriously cannot have a life. at least that's what they think. i am constantly running here and there - between the hospital (for either work or school), mason hall (the wonderful nursing building), or various hospitals, health depts, etc in paducah. i spend more time outside of the house than i do at the house. it's ridiculous. i can just take it one day at a time and remember this too shall pass.
with all the bitching about nursing school this semester, i must say that i have had some awesome experiences thus far. my first seven week clincials are being spent in OB. don't you know that i just LOVE that. the first week i was in the newborn nursery. i took care of the sweetest, most perfect baby girl. and it made me want one. not now, katie. anyway, the next week they were cancelled because there were no patients on the floor for us to take care of. last week, i was in labor and delivery. i was in heaven. i saw my first live birth. it was amazing. it brought tears to my eyes to see that baby being born. and the look on the daddy's face when they pulled his little girl out was priceless. it was a c-section delivery. i was right at the mom's feet. and don't you know i was all up in it - as close as could, so i could see as much as possible. it was great. i then played with the placenta because we were told to. it was a learning experience. that was also super cool. i love it, i love it.
the day after that, i had to go to the health dept in paducah. lots of poor people that shouldn't be having children because they cannot even take care of themselves. but i must not pass judgement. anyway, i still loved it. i got to do part of the prenatal visit. i measured the size of the belly to determine how many weeks along the mother was. and i also got to use the doppler to find the little baby's heart beat. it was really cool.
alright, i won't bore yall with anymore nursing mumbo jumbo. it excites me a lot. but to lots of you, probably not. laura, i know you will enjoy it :)
anyway, with all the stress of school and being behind before i ever got started, i am quitting my job. i have this thursday and then the next and i am done. it is bittersweet. i will be glad to have more time to devote to myself and to my school work. but i will miss those little old people. and i will miss some of the people i work with. i will also miss the extra money. but i'm not really making enough right now to make much of a difference. i have learned a lot there. and i have gotten to do a lot of things. but it's time for me to not work there anymore. i'm getting tired of playing in shit. and i have to focus on nursing school. that will be my only job for now - nursing school. and that's job enough.
my friend erin is getting married on october 8th. it is going to be so much fun! a long time friend of mine, russell is going with me. he has always liked me but i have always considered him as just a friend. but my feelings are starting to change some. or maybe i had these feelings all along, i would never admit it. anyway, i am really glad he is going to be my date. i miss him :(
i must try and get some sleep. my sleep pattern has been so screwed up lately. from school to work to everything else in my life, i have not gotten adequate sleep here lately. and we all know that sleep deprived katie = bitch. hopefully things will calm down soon. if not, i will go crazy. well, more crazy.
hope everyone enjoyed my rambling. someone better comment since i took time out of my hectic life to write!!! just jokes.
til next time...