New Week, New Outlook

Thanks to the love and support of my family and friends, I made it through last week. It was gross and awful and full of failing things and feeling like a fish-out-of-water, but it's over. AND, I still have the opportunity to rock it out on another quiz, test, and the final - so I'll just buckle down and do it.

On an exciting (to me, at least) note, I get to observe at the OR tomorrow!!!! This is SUPER exciting to me, since I have been mildly obsessed with surgeries ever since I was a little girl. When I was about four years old, I would ask my mom to watch the surgeries on TV - she would turn on some health channel and I'd contentedly watch an open-heart surgery. Add to that the imaginary "carrot people" that I talked about, and no wonder my grandmother thought I was strange... I like to call it creative.

Some Letters of my Own

Today's post was inspired by The Tooth Fairy's Adventures, and her latest post.

Dear staff nurse that I helped yesterday:
I know I am just a first-semester nursing student, but you don't have to look at me like I'm an idiot, especially when you don't have YOUR shit in order.
Love, the eager/terrified nursing student from yesterday

Dear Clinical Instructor,
Just because you want to go on vacation doesn't mean you get to rearrange my schedule and make this week a living hell. You are a VERY nice person, but I am seriously pissed at you.
Love, the student who was trying not to cry in post-conference today

Dear bestest-friend S,
Thank you for listening to me be very upset today on the phone. I heart you bunches and bunches.
Love, DD

Dear M,
I love you SO MUCH and I feel awful that we don't get to spend as much time together as I would like. Sometimes I feel guilty that I'm studying insetad of hanging out with you, but I know you understand and want me to do well - which makes me feel worse when I screw up. Yes, I realize I'm rambling and a wee bit emotional today.
Love, your favorite wife

Dear makers of the Twilight Conversation Hearts,
You made a really cute product, and I love the Twilight-inspired sayings that you came up with ... but could you make the hearts taste a wee bit better than ABSOLUTE GROSSNESS?
Love, your paying customer

Dear Right Eye,
STOP F-ING TWITCHING. Gah.
- Dani

Awesome.

This picture was hanging up at the bank yesterday. I approve.


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What a Wednesday

Today's post is presented by a tall Vodka Cranberry.

• My mom came down last night and spent the night, so she could move my little brother out of his frat house and into a new frat house (don't ask). Turns out his new frat house was uninhabitable, and now he's staying with M and me for a week while they fix all the crap wrong with it.
• Our house inspection is TOMORROW MORNING.
• This is the coolest idea ever. I don't know if I have the balls to undertake it. But hey, If Ann's Daughter can do it, so can I. A Deacon never says die!! (Or is that a Goonie?)
• The Teeter has crab legs on sale for $2.99 a pound. I WANT.
• SYTYCD is on in 5 minutes.
  
• My vodka cranberry is delish.