Blogging Slacker

Hey There!  I know I’ve been a big slacker when it comes to blogging but considering the amount of work I’ve been dealing with, I haven’t really had a choice in the matter.  The last couple weeks have been CRAZY!  But I am nearing the end of the first chunk of my schooling, so I will have a small, brief, respite from it (I think anyway) after Friday!

So after Friday, I will have completed a couple classes and will just have 1 more to complete before the end of the semester.  This class is a lot of work though because we have clinicals (shifts at the hospital) that go along with it.  I will have two 12-hour shifts at the hospital per week.  Then I’ll also have 6 hours of class per week.  The good thing though, is that I will only ever have 1 exam at a time, every few weeks.

The past 8 weeks, the exams, homework assignments, and projects have all been piled on and sometimes overlapping each other.  That makes it way harder to do well.  Your time is always divided.  I’m much better when I only have 1 class to think about at a time.  So I think the second half of this semester will be a lot better than the first half!

The other really awesome thing about these next 8 weeks, are that my clinical group (8 of us) got assigned to the Intensive Coronary Care Unit.  All the other groups are assigned to normal med-surg units.  So basically I am super excited about that!  We are going to be able to see/learn a LOT!  I can’t wait!  This will also give me a glimpse into Critical Care to see if it’s something I want to pursue after college (which I have always thought I might).

On the TTC front, there is pretty much nothing going on.  After I finished my bloodwork for my last cycle, I got all the blood shipped off to Omaha and decided I needed a break from charting.  I wont find out the results for a few more weeks so I figured what’s the point of charting.

I do think we did it at least once during my fertile time, but I don’t know exactly when I ovulated so I’m not sure.  It’s crazy, this is the first time in FOREVER that I don’t know when my period is coming.  I think I may be close to survival week but I really have no clue.  The past few weeks have been a blur so I can’t remember how long ago my fertile time even was…ha ha!  It’s actually been sorta nice!

I will definitely post when I hear some results from the bloodwork.  I will also let you know if I pass by big, huge exam this coming Friday.  It covers everything I’ve learned so far from ALL my classes.  It is basically a prep exam for a portion of the NCLEX.  I have to score above the 60th percentile (in the nation) to pass and continue on.  The nice thing is that I can take it more than once if I don’t pass the first time.  So it sorta takes the pressure off…whew!  The only big negative of not passing the first time is we have to pay something like $100 every time we take one.  So it would kinda stink to have to pay that twice.

Ok, I need to study!  Hope you all are doing well! I’m sorry I haven’t been keeping up with your blogs!  My google reader is on MAJOR overload!

(BTW, sorry for any errors, I don’t really have time to go back and proof-read!)