Know This.

I'm just gonna waltz in here like nobody's business and pick up like I never left off. I'll just toss you a salad of what's been going on, catch everyone up real quick, and it'll be like old times. Promise. ;0

Nursing school -

• Going well. A on every test. Not that (in the words of my former instructor) any patient "will ever ask you what your GPA was". Thank you. How about grad schools? Do they care? Cause I can underachieve it a bit if that's the case.
• Spent a whole day starting IVs in endoscopy. Just to clarify, a whole day was from 6:30 to 1:00 and I officially started 4. The one I didn't get was a screamer. She screamed just as I was sticking her and I retracted my needle, turned to my primary nurse and stated, "I don't do screamers." I don't know how I had the audacity to even speak those words, but it's the Gods honest truth. Lesson learned. Patients don't appreciate you ever-so-slowly advancing a needle into their arm. Apparently it hurts when you go slow. Whatever.
• I have this week and the next 3 weeks! off from clinical. Then I start my mental health rotation. what shall I do with myself but return to the blog.

The boys

• Anyone else's kids been sick since like.... December? It's been a cycle that has got to end. Today we got a cold front. yippee. great. just what we need around here. Although, we do need the rain. I just planted some calla bulbs. Yes, people. I'm going for it again this year. You cannot separate the necrosed thumb from this gardening wanna-be. It just hangs on every spring and recooperates over the remainder of the year.
• Sebi surprised me a few weeks ago by saying that 2 + 2 is 4, and 4 + 4 is 8. He's my little math whiz. When asked what 6 + 6 was. "7." It's bigger, right? He totally gets it.
• Gabriel is getting really attached to me. He wants mommy to change his diaper and mommy to put him to bed and mommy for everything. He also gives me kisses when I leave him at school and that makes up for the extra pull on my end. That, and he did allow Homer to hog me for the first two years...
• Homer is developing an attitude. I'll leave it at that. If it weren't for his dashing looks, we'd have a problem on our hands.

The body

• My best friend, Angela told me that she gained weight in nursing school. I love to look back now on that conversation when I was sure that I would be the exception. "Not me." I'm gonna look better when I finish nursing school. I'm gonna look back and be all, "Look how fat I was when I started nursing school" Well people, if I keep on at this rate, I'll be looking back and thinking how skinny I was when I started nursing school. Hence, Neal.
• Neal is my new personal trainer. We "trained" today. I'm sure I'll have lots to say about him in the weeks to come (or further on down in the post), so I'll leave him be for now.

The gym

• Gold's is so inspirational. Posted on the door as you enter is a sign that reads, "Know that showing up is half the battle." Really? Because if you could send Neal over 30 minutes into my workout with that half the battle malarky, it might seem more real to me. Strutting into the gym was not hard. Neil's "cool down" was hard. 55 minutes into the workout, "Let's go ahead and cool down." That consisted of me getting on a stationary bike and peddling like there was a fire at my tail. Also, I was in the unfortunate position of being at the bottom of a hill with gail winds opposing my direction. Cool down my ass. Excuse my french.
• As you leave the gym, the door reads, "Know that you'll be back for more tomorrow." Sure I will. Me and the rascal I will ride in on.