SO! Since I've decided to start blogging on a regular basis, I guess I will start with my most recent adventure...Nursing School...and ooooh what an adventure it is! I must say, I started my journey expecting the worst, and it's really not as bad as I had expected. Of course, the fact that you will not have much of a social life while in school is very true, but the constant reading and listening to heart sounds on my pup via my newly bought stethescope doesn't seem to bother me one bit. Tuition per trimester is not as much as I had expected, BUT once you're done paying for all of your new "accessories" including scrubs, steth, BP cuff, shoes, med dictionaries, new software, and a plethora of other books (all of which you will find useful), you're going to be looking for the nearest strip club (lol).
Over the past 3 or 4 months I had gotten into a strict work out routine and my diet, while flexible, takes much preparation. I started cooking a majority of my food and the weekly visits to fast food restaruants ceased. It has been a struggle to keep up with my routine as every free minute that I scrape up is spent sleeping. I guess now that I have gotten use to my class schedule, it's time to get back to taking care of myself.
I actually enjoy learning facts about the human body in all of its amazingness. I mean think of the greatest machine ever invented and multiply that time a TRILLION...that's how much more amazing it is! Although just in my third week, this opportunity has allowed me to view the world and it's organisms in a different light. I'm learning not to take things at face value and to always dig for the underlying issue. My family and boyfriend are so supportive of what I'm doing, and it makes this journey so much more pleasurable. I am so blessed to be given this path and I aspire to be the best at what ever I do, wherever this leads me. This hasn't proven to be the easiest of paths, but after all, who said hard work would be?
