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| I miss xanga. Not even sure if people still read it, I come hear from time to time. It's been three months.. so maybe I will write something. I leave for Zambia tomorrow. I found out that I will be the only one with any medical experience going on the trip, so I have to run the clinic...eeek. The orphanage only has a clinic when teams from North Park come, so it is kind of important that we do it. There is a local retired nurse I can go to for questions if I am really in need (which I am very grateful for). I need to see 150-200 kids in 2 days! I designated a few different roles for people to help (like one person takes temperature and sends them to another for ht/wt, etc..) I will have to diagnose them and decide what meds. they need. If I hadn't done the training I did in England and the clinics in the Philippines, I would most definitely be freaking out right now. I feel good about it...still a little nervous though...
So like a crazy person, I went to Swedish Covenant hospital yesterday to wander around asking for med. donations. To my surpise, it totally worked. The director of the pharmacy was an old greek man (t ypical greek too...really reminded me of my Grandpa). Anyway he loved me because apparantly he could tell I was greek. So he sat me down and made me eat 2 greek cookies...seriously, made me sit and talk with him (it's all good because I really liked him). Then he gave me 5 grocery bags filled with medicine! yay. Also, my brother's wedding was fabulous, nursing school is going really well (although I am so happy for a break), I am going to Israel for the month of July, I need to spend a week at a camp for the elderly in August (playing bingo, gambling, and sleeping in cabins with old people...should be interesting). And, I am so excited about it being summer! | | |
| I know I am behind the times, but I have become so addicted to the show Heroes. I am almost done with season one.... I am not getting anything done because of it. | | |
| Life is pleasing me. I am not as busy as I was last semester, so I am actually enjoying life.
I am loving working with the new babies. Today I was in ICU with all the little (tiny!)
sickies...which can be tough.....but also really great. There are so many interesting things to say about every single day in the ICU...some are pretty sad though.... One nurse walked me through the entire floor today whispering which ones are about to die, and which ones will be ok. I stood there staring at this little baby who is expected to die today probably (unless a serious miracle happens) and couldn't help but think about how this little guy will be be looking at Jesus later today when he's in heaven. The nurses on that floor are so young and peppy (and tough). I could have cried when I was staring at this little baby...but there were a lot of cheery nurses around....so I opted not to.
I am thinking about the summer, trying to decide what to do. At this moment, I
really don't care what I do as long as it is warm! :)
Is xanga dying?...I guess it has been replaced by facebook. Funny how certain sites have their glory days. | | |
| The New Year feels like an open invitation for me to make wishes and requests. I really have been thinking hard about what it is I want this year. After all, so much can change in a year. It seems that this year more than ever the answer is clear. I want more of God. That is what I need and (as far as I am concerned.... more importantly) it's what I want. More, more, more, more, more.... It is going to be an exciting year. | | |
| I am done with school. I feel like I was beat up by this semester. Like I was beat up really bad and then passed out, and bam...woke up...and the semester is over. Next semester will be better. I am making sure that happens, even if it means not working as much. I miss non-nursing friends, working out, time with God and relaxing (all of which I have not had in my life for a couple of months). So the other day I had a conversation with a friend of mine about church. She told me that it isn't possible to be close to God if you don't go to church. This comment bothered me for a number of reasons. Tomorrow, Seren and I are going to church, but it has absolutely nothing to do with that comment. Having several options for things to do this saturday night has left me feeling overwhelmed by my freedom. So I have decided to do nothing at all....to sit on my couch and watch a movie. mmm. This is the life. I am still not used to sitting still ( I wonder if I will ever be able to master that). I am sure after an hour of sitting here, I will get dressed up and go out. But for now, I am enjoying doing nothing (and ignoring the texts calling me a 'spinster' because I am sitting at home....funny how that has the same effect as a profanity...l.o.l). Ya know those days where nothing seems to go your way? Yeah, I definitely had one of those...dropped my lunch onto the ground, spilled the dirt that the steam cleaner vacuum just picked up off my carpet all over (right after I spent an hour cleaning)...and started my books on fire on my kitchen stove! Oh, and accidently sent a text that said "I just want you to know that I love you have been thinking about you a lot" to a guy I haven't talked to in months...when I meant to send it to a girl friend who is going through a hard time. He is someone I used to spend time with and now we don't even really say hi at school....I didn't even realize it until he sent me a text back saying... "um...thanks". Can you say aawwwkward? Those were just a couple of things. I am afraid to get in the car and drive....because things are just off today! | | |
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