Thanksgiving didn't really feel much like a "normal" Thanksgiving this year, and I'm not quite sure why. Sure, we had the turkey, the usual fare, the children running around doing their crazy, individual antics (Isaiah and his cousin Ally entertaining us with their dancing and singing, and Audrey playing Ms. "Photographer"/papparazzi!-"Smiyel!" They were really cute!), and with most of the family present, we even had the magic mike...but still, something just didn't feel right..to me, at least.
This year, I didn't even make it to my Auntie Fely's dinner at her house in Montebello. Cyrus' family had theirs this year at his Aunt & Uncle's house in Sun Valley, the first family gathering at their residence since they moved in just a few months ago. So I was NOT about to rush over all the way to the opposite part of town JUST to stay there for an hour or less. I know....I know....it's sad, but I'm SO tired!! Cyrus is tired.
He came home from graveyard shift in the morning and (even though he had the energy to play his x-box) I still pity the fool for not being able to function well enough when he does have to be with Isaiah and Audrey by himself.
Ugh! I HATE the fact that I have to actually go DO something for class tomorrow!! I mean, we're officially on "Thanksgiving Break" (even though it REALLY does NOT feel like Thanksgiving or the beginning of the holidays AT ALL!!), but all I can think about is the fact that I have work to catch up on and the fact that we are going to start clinicals this coming Tuesday.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
The lame (and VERY SCARY) thing is, I don't even think our teacher will allow me to go to clinicals. :(((((((((!!
First of all, I'm still missing a shot from my physical exam which I have had SO much problems with regarding the authorizations and the length of time between receiving them and my test results (the stupid, rude and careless medical assistants from my doctor's clinic should be FIRED!!), and now, our once $44-46 payment for the background check which is required of us BEFORE we go was bumped up to $88 because our instructor said the company with whom she was dealing with required TOO much information about the school and BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!! Gah!!!!
I was SO good to go and now I feel like I have to ask for MORE money!! I just had a classmate agree to pay for the balance of my clinical uniforms until I could pay her back, and this problem just showed up as if to say, "TA-DA! AND YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE HOME FREE!!.....NOT!!"
Ugh!!!!!
Time to pray again....
And also time to sleep. I have SO MUCH to do this weekend. We have our Basic Nursing Skills Test bright and early this coming Monday morning, I have 17 hours worth of remediation to make up for, most of it being absent from trying to work out my dumb situation with my darn physical exam requirements!! (a trip tomorrow with my 2 girl classmates and I will be going to which the teacher will give us 2 hours worth of remediation), writing about articles and doing learning objectives from our Basic Nursing textbook to complete ALL those hours worth of remediation. Ugh....and to think, if I'm not able to go to clinicals this Tuesday.....I have MORE remediation to work on.
Oh please tell me I can go....PLEEEEAAASE! :(
Anyway, I must sleep....I'm exhausted and certainly running on less than fumes by now.
Toodles! Good night y'all!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
A Much Needed Break. Sort of....
It's been awhile since I've written anything on this blog. A LONG while. And of course, it's understandable. That is why I gave this blog its name, right?
Tomorrow, it will be 10 weeks since I had my first day of class in the LVN program at East L.A. Occupational Center. I can't say that it hasn't been a challenge, (it REALLY has) especially the adjustment period, which, right now is really just an extension of the re-adjustment we-as in my family & all those living in the house-have all had to experience. And I know it's not going to get any better.....but that's expected.
I am at the Glendale Public Library at the moment, trying to snag a few moments to write this down just to put in my two cents because the year will be over before we know it (Christmas is in 6 weeks people. Crazy, huh?!)
Anyway...right now we are in our 10tgh week of Level 1, which will end at the start of winter break (if you can call it that....I'll be studying ALL vacation long. Ugh. I might find some time to enjoy it with the help of Isaiah & Audrey though. :) So far, we have had 6 major exams, and 3 more to go near the end of this level. I am supposed to be studying for the 1st of the last 3, which is over Geriatrics on Wednesday. We will be having a quiz over the subject tomorrow, which is when we return to class.
Oh yeah, btw, I've had all my Mondays OFF this whole time (THANK GOD).
However, I am dreading the start of clinicals which commences the week after Thanksgiving.
I am SO grateful to my Auntie Evelyn for providing me with the financial necessity to buy my uniforms. I'll post pics up once we get them in! Thank goodness I didn't have to buy new nursing shoes too b/c that would've been another expense. Ugh. I hate to keep mentioning the negatives, but this course sucks the MONEY right out of you!! And on top of that we have kids to provide for....all I keep telling Cyrus is "sacrifice a little now, great rewards in the future"....well, not exactly in those words. I just came up with that right now. Heh. But I feel llike I must always remind him that the "end" (of this program) is so very near. After we're done with this level, we've got 8 more months to go. 8 LONG months of HELL, I've heard, but God! It will be SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....did I mention REALLY?
WORTH IT!!
And I am personally counting down the days.
So what if I'm a little crazy by the end of next year?!
(No one's really "normal"....sorry to burst the perfect little bubble you've been living in)
So what if my kids look a little dirty & their clothes are all ratty?
(They're still alive, right?)
And, yeah, I owe people like, a gazillion dollars in time & money....
But after a month or so of reviewing, then I take my NCLEX-PN....
I can proudly say that I will be a Licensed Vocational Nurse! Woohoo!!
And then I go straight back into school. Cuz what I really want to get is my license as REGISTERED NURSE. It's just 1 more year for that (more or less....) but my plan is to maybe work at the same time & take classes. God-willing, it will all work out!
Okay, back to studying! I've pretty much "wasted" these past 2 hours on the computer since I got here.
Now, for two more GOLDEN, UNDISRUPTED hours of not having to bother with someone walking up the stairs & cracking their head, turning on the computer to play a game online, getting juice, wiping snotty noses, washing dirty dishes, feeding dogs, cleaning up after the dogs accidentally sh*t all over the carpet......okay, you get the picture.
;P
Tomorrow, it will be 10 weeks since I had my first day of class in the LVN program at East L.A. Occupational Center. I can't say that it hasn't been a challenge, (it REALLY has) especially the adjustment period, which, right now is really just an extension of the re-adjustment we-as in my family & all those living in the house-have all had to experience. And I know it's not going to get any better.....but that's expected.
I am at the Glendale Public Library at the moment, trying to snag a few moments to write this down just to put in my two cents because the year will be over before we know it (Christmas is in 6 weeks people. Crazy, huh?!)
Anyway...right now we are in our 10tgh week of Level 1, which will end at the start of winter break (if you can call it that....I'll be studying ALL vacation long. Ugh. I might find some time to enjoy it with the help of Isaiah & Audrey though. :) So far, we have had 6 major exams, and 3 more to go near the end of this level. I am supposed to be studying for the 1st of the last 3, which is over Geriatrics on Wednesday. We will be having a quiz over the subject tomorrow, which is when we return to class.
Oh yeah, btw, I've had all my Mondays OFF this whole time (THANK GOD).
However, I am dreading the start of clinicals which commences the week after Thanksgiving.
I am SO grateful to my Auntie Evelyn for providing me with the financial necessity to buy my uniforms. I'll post pics up once we get them in! Thank goodness I didn't have to buy new nursing shoes too b/c that would've been another expense. Ugh. I hate to keep mentioning the negatives, but this course sucks the MONEY right out of you!! And on top of that we have kids to provide for....all I keep telling Cyrus is "sacrifice a little now, great rewards in the future"....well, not exactly in those words. I just came up with that right now. Heh. But I feel llike I must always remind him that the "end" (of this program) is so very near. After we're done with this level, we've got 8 more months to go. 8 LONG months of HELL, I've heard, but God! It will be SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....did I mention REALLY?
WORTH IT!!
And I am personally counting down the days.
So what if I'm a little crazy by the end of next year?!
(No one's really "normal"....sorry to burst the perfect little bubble you've been living in)
So what if my kids look a little dirty & their clothes are all ratty?
(They're still alive, right?)
And, yeah, I owe people like, a gazillion dollars in time & money....
But after a month or so of reviewing, then I take my NCLEX-PN....
I can proudly say that I will be a Licensed Vocational Nurse! Woohoo!!
And then I go straight back into school. Cuz what I really want to get is my license as REGISTERED NURSE. It's just 1 more year for that (more or less....) but my plan is to maybe work at the same time & take classes. God-willing, it will all work out!
Okay, back to studying! I've pretty much "wasted" these past 2 hours on the computer since I got here.
Now, for two more GOLDEN, UNDISRUPTED hours of not having to bother with someone walking up the stairs & cracking their head, turning on the computer to play a game online, getting juice, wiping snotty noses, washing dirty dishes, feeding dogs, cleaning up after the dogs accidentally sh*t all over the carpet......okay, you get the picture.
;P
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