Archive for August, 2009

Apparently when those who want to comment on le blog have reached their wordpress-imposed limit (2 comments), it is time for me to post something new. Here am I, posting something new.

Tomorrow I begin my fall semester. I’m already feeling exhausted. I’m excited to see everyone again and hoping we have forgotten and forgiven anything that happen in summer semester. Maybe I should start baking something just in case all is not well. Yes?

Break was truly wonderful. I feel like I found a good balance between being resourceful and being lazy. I packed up my old iMac, as painful as it was, and am currently selling it on eBay. Look at me. And my resourcefulness. I also cleaned/organized a bit. Hopefully all the work will carry over for the next 14 weeks. HA. Or until May 2010. I can just imagine the chaos that will accumulate in my room over the next 2 semesters. EEK! This program really should come with a masseuse and housekeeper. Chef too actually.

Just for laughs, this is what I actually accomplished on my week of break:
1. Read 1 book, “Out of Africa”. Loved it. Started “On the Road” and liked the first three pages.
2. Read magazines. Actually bought 2 this afternoon, going through those while watching Mad Men tonight.
3. TOTALLY SLEPT. A LOT. In fact, I hold my sleepy self accountable for the wicked sunburn I am now sporting.
4. Bask in sunlight? see above
5. Brain is currently fried due to the amount of tv watched. It was disgusting actually.
6. Arrested Development, not so much. Sorry Buster.
7. WENT TO MOVIES TWICE. Saw “Time Traveler’s Wife” and “Julie and Julia”. Liked them both.
8. Dog seems satisfied.
9. CURRENTLY wearing nail polish I put on like Wednesday, which is FOREVER ago.
10. Floated in Lake. Wish I was still there.
11. Somewhat caught up on life. I think I needed another 3 weeks to fully catch up though.

I’ve just realized that I have plans every weekend in September. CRAZY. But good. Speaking of weekends in September, if you haven’t already been beat over the head with my PKD Walk site, please visit. If I could figure out the dang hyperlink doodad on here I would link it. Here is the address though:
www.pkdcure.org/mandyski
This is the only time a year I beg for money. For serious.

Well I better get everything ready for tomorrow. Wish me luck.

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Things to do while on break:

1. Read the 5 books I checked out of the library. No exaggerations.
2. Read the magazines I’ve received in the last 3 months
3. SLEEP! WHENEVER, WHEREVER!
4. Bask in sunlight
5. Watch inordinate amounts of television
6. Watch all three seasons of Arrested Development. Again.
7. Go to the movies. Maybe even twice.
8. Actually pay attention to my dog
9. Wear nail polish for longer than three days
10. Float in the Lake. forever.
11. Catch up on life? Can this be accomplished in 10 days?

I would include more things, but that time has been filled with DOING NOTHING. Oh how glorious it shall be. mmmm.

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Hey guys. I’d like to say that my hiatus was due to my concentration on my studies but it was not. Yes life is busy. duh. A lot of crazy stuff has been going on in the AT program of late. Honestly, sometimes I wish I had a hidden camera so I could turn the footage into a reality show and make MILLIONS! But that would be wrong. And bad. So I guess that’s out. Honestly all the drama has totally thrown me for a loop. I’ve come to know and view my classmates as family, as I spend more time with them than my biological family. My classmates are great sources of entertainment, laughter, intellectual stimulation and faith sharpening. So when something unexpected happens, well, it takes me a while to recover. I have to say this, forgive me, but I feel like “my peeps is on the fritz!” (name that show. ahem, C!) ha. Just when I’ve recovered from the last doozy, we’re on to the next. I’m really REALLY trying hard to stay positive because it’s honestly ALL I HAVE when it comes to coping with ALL OF THIS! When positivity is out, I GOT NOTHING. As I told my brother on Monday, I feel like I am treading water, with my head barely above the surface. The only thing keeping my head up is my attitute and new motto of “let it go.” So when a classmate comes along and starts complaining or freaking out, I go under. It’s not just that negativity breeds negativity, it’s that it obliterates my survival mechanism. As much as I wish and pray for my classmates to stay positive and to be able to let things go, I am also realistic about this. I know there will be negativity, I know there will be low spirits, but I wonder if they realize that their continued angst is drowing the rest of us. And by “rest of us” I mean “me.”
So I continue to do my best to stay upbeat, even when it gets thrown back in my face (thankfully the baked goods aren’t reduced to the same fate, ouch). It’s harder to move past the continual complaining but I’m trying. I probably should learn to deal better as I don’t really think things will get better until the program is over.
I hope this little essay didn’t portray me as the perfect nursing student who’s always positive, never complains and never EVER picks at her classmates. I mean I AM, but that wasn’t the point of this post. JUST KIDDING. NO, SERIOIUSLY. I honestly feel bad because I know I’ve most likely caused others to fall or “drown”. Which is why I’m doing my darndest to stop. In conclusion, not only am I learning EVERYTHING ABOUT NURSING EVER IN 12 MONTHS, I’m always learning to be a human. But hopefully a people-loving, Christlike human. Whew.
So that’s what I’ve got for almost 3 months under my belt. WHEN THE HECK IS THAT BREAK! SHOOT!

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