It's funny, I have only lived here for three complete months; exactly three months ago was my first day at the hospital. So many experiences had so far and still so many still yet to have. I'm already thinking about how the rest of the summer will fly by and I'll be starting clinicals before I know it. Clinicals, the dreaded clinicals. Don't get me wrong, I'm trying to be extremely open minded but I know where my passions and 'likes' lie and it does not involve charts. I go the way of wellness and overall health, art projects and crafts, organizing and list making. Details about a person's pre-albumin levels or hematocrit aren't really my forte. I just need to get through them and I'll be fine. Where I'll end up when I'm done is still a mystery [location, profession, etc], and funny enough by the time I finish with those ten weeks I should probably be looking for a job, or something. Of course, I'll have to wait six weeks before I can take the boards exam to ACTUALLY become registered and licensed...logistics. [Audibly loud *sigh placed here] One step at a time.
I'm not attached, have no dire need to go back to Ohio [although I love Ohio with every fiber of my being, it will forever be home], I'm ready for whatever adventure, whichever way the path takes me. Again, trusting and praying for clarity and patience is essential here.
So, in the mean time, to fill the void of loneliness and heartache from being away from my loved ones those hundreds of miles away I'm making little retreats to look forward to. There is the obvious road trip west that I am extremely excited for [I made a 500+ playlist for the car today which took surprisingly way too much time...okay, that's not ACTUALLY surprising]. My new friends and I also created a List of things we need to do while we're out here. Middle America means getting as many experiences as I can, despite the rumors that I have heard there is not much to do around here. We're planning trips around the Oklahoma area, down to Texas, and making sure to do certain activities while we are in the area that we haven't done in a long time [ergo the roller skating shenanigans]. I've also agreed to take part in Muddy Buddies [http://muddy-buddy.competitor.com/] in October, which will be interesting since I loathe running of any kind, although 7 miles total of running, biking, and obstacle courses can't be that bad. Never mind that though, think about all the mud, and obviously the laughter. That should be about the time I finish up with my clinical rotations as well. Celebratory romp in the mud anyone?
In other news I walked ten miles yesterday with Monica and Carie around Lake Hefner [http://www.google.com/maps that business]. Nice stretch of the legs and sunshine on my shoulders.
Yes, this weekend was quite enjoyable, a little poolside action, a few movies, some frozen yogurt, a few restaurants, putt putting, and a completely unnecessary but much appreciated VEG OUT day. I should have worked on homework, projects or papers, but really, I'd rather waste time on my beloved Macintosh. I work better under some pressure anyway. This week I pledge to be more productive than I was not this weekend. You heard it here first folks. I'll keep to that word, I have to, deadlines are coming up!
Online locations I wasted my time today:
iTunes store
youtube.com
apple.com/trailers
imdb.com
facebook.com
hulu.com
google.com
Miss you. Love you. Bye.
No comments:
Post a Comment