Homework and irritability.

Hey everyone! Sorry I've been out of commission lately, nursing school has definitely been piling on the reading and the homework! I was also out of town and away from my computer over the weekend, so I didn't have anything to blog with.

These past three days have been obnoxious! I had a (seriously stressful) test yesterday, a quiz this morning AND a paper due today. The test yesterday was really hard, plus it didn't help that our professor changed a lot of what we needed to study FIVE HOURS before the exam was to be distributed! Next week looks to be even more challenging. There are more papers, quizzes, and exams to do next week than anyone should ever have to have in their lifetime! I also had a doctor's appointment today and have discovered that I've lost 6 lbs. in a month! 119.5 lbs doesn't look good on a 5'7" frame. Might need to make some brownies tonight!

I am starting to get really irritated with anyone who complains about how much homework they have. Seriously? You've got it easy! You can go out on the weekends! You don't sit day and night studying! Seriously, sit the fuck down and be glad you don't have three tests next week. BE GRATEFUL you weren't up till 0200 writing a paper and doing your reading for the next day. BE GRATEFUL that you can afford to skip reading a chapter or two before going to class. BE GRATEFUL you can skip class and nobody notices. BE GRATEFUL for the spare time you have now, because it may not be there once you start your particular professional program. Always remember that someone has it worse than you. I swear, the only people that work harder than us nursing students are those in med school and law school and I will never, EVER say I have it worse than them.

This past weekend I went to Anytown to get my hair cut and buy some fall clothes. I spent most of Saturday early afternoon there. I went to the big city around 5 and stayed with L at her work until she got off at 10. We went to the local hookah bar until she left at 11, then I went to the other hookah bar down the street until almost 2. I ran into my ex, which was really surprising considering it was a Saturday night and everyone said he wouldn't be there if I went after 11:30. Whoops! Haha.

I stayed the night with a friend's family and spent most of Sunday reading. I met up with L again later that afternoon and we went to eat. Afterwards, we went to the hookah bar that I saw my ex at, then high tailed it over to our regular haunt after getting some pita and hummus. I really enjoyed my time with L this past weekend. She's definitely someone I hope to stay friends with while I'm stuck here in NewTown.

I'm beginning to form relationships in NewTown, something that I didn't expect to happen so quickly. I'm becoming close with some of the girls in my nursing classes. It's such a fantastic feeling! I often felt like I had transferred straight back to high school when I started school, but now I'm finding my place and don't feel so awkward anymore. Maybe this won't be so bad after all =]

I guess my wise words for this post are to remember that someone always has it worse than you, so don't complain too much. Keep friends around in times of stress, and always have advocates by your side.

"A friend is one who believes in you when you cease to believe in yourself."

This is me, and I'm just alive.