I just want to stay right here....in bed.

I could sleep ALL day.

It's been 2 hours since Cyrus, Isaiah, and Audrey left the house, and I am only getting up now....granted, I was the one who woke up at 7 a.m. with them, fed them, bathed them, changed them, & groomed them. (Gosh, it sounds more like I have dogs rather than children!) So as soon as they left, I went back upstairs and KNOCKED OUT!! I had the alarm set to 2:30, but I kept hitting the snooze on my phone. I really wish I could sleep ALL day! :( It doesn't help that I am in the middle of my period either!! My bodyaches are KILLING ME!!!!

It's official, though, as of Friday....I am allowed to go to clinicals on Monday, tomorrow! (Yay! No more "sneaking" out of the house pretending to be at clinicals when I was at the library studying or running errands).

However, I am not allowed to have any direct patient contact (Boo!). I had a talk with my instructor on Friday, after class, about my situation. She was confident in the fact that whatever they were doing in clinicals this year, that it wouldn't be too hard for me to pick up if I were to miss it. I guess she must have that much faith in my abilities or I just look like I'm pretty capable. Well, I'm glad and honestly, I welcomed those two days that I wasn't in clinicals b/c it was a chance for me to catch up on my theory/class work b/c I don't feel like I ever have enough time to really sit down and just do WORK (i.e. study, read, write down notes, etc.)

So anyway, I have something to look forward to tomorrow....in which case, I really have to get up and get going!! For one thing, I NEED to get coffee or something in me! This weather is not at all conducive to a studying mode....I just want to curl up in my nice warm bed....with my children sleeping right next to me!! :) I'm grateful that their father took them with him today....even though he has work later tonight.....

Oh WELL! I don't feel the least bit sorry for him anyway! Just thankful for the fact that he DID take them. But ANYWAY!!

As soon as I'm done posting this note, I am going to get up, wash my face, put on my contacts, change, and take my tired and sleepy self over to 7-eleven and get a big honkin' cup of joe w/ an extra shot & lots of sugar. Then I will head to the library, open up my books and study guide and homework, and proceed to do SOMETHING productive in the next 3 hours.

Good freaking LUCK to me!!

Dun dun dun!!

Ugh!

I can't freakin' concentrate!! Besides the BS from last night going through my head, AND FB, AND blogging...okay, I should go now.

Must....study.....for.....quiz tomorrow! I'll blog later.

Wee.

Decem-BRrrr!!

Good moooooorning. Happy December! Damn! It's freaking cold outside!! Finally! (Actually, it's been like that for the past couple of days) And then, as if to tease us, it turns into freaking summer in the afternoon. What the heck?? Haha! Guess that's you get, living in So Cal, right??But anyway, here I am at Sworks in Eagle Rock.

Yes, you read right. I am NOT at clinicals.

So, unfortunately, my instructor would not allow me to go because I had not gotten my vaccine for my MMR. As I mentioned before, it had taken so long-almost a week!- for the doctor's DUMBASS medical assistants to send in the authorization for me to have the shot done, inspite of complaints regarding the time contraints. I mean, geez!, they cannot be THAT busy if they have time to be going on their myspace and facebook pages (I came into the office one time, & I could see from where I was standing through the glass windows, one of them sitting down and serenely browsing through her site like that's all she had to do for that day), REALLY?? C'mon now!!

So, here I am, missing out on the first day of clinicals and all because I do not show immunity to measles, because the medical assistants couldn't get off their lazy asses and send in my authorization!! I blame them! Even my instructor said that this is not a difficult process and she doesn't understand why they would make it so hard for me to complete something so simple as a PHYSICAL EXAM requirement?! And that's not the worst part. Not only do I have to get the vaccine done (which I will be doing today), I also have to show proof of my immunity.

You know what that means??

It would require me to wait for ANOTHER week or 2 in order for my blood to be drawn in hopes of showing an immunity to measles.

Yeeeeeah.

So my job for today, besides doing independent remediation (a.k.a. self-directed studying and reviewing) would be to figure out how soon I can get my bloodwork done...meaning I would need to talk to people from my insurance--I am seriously considering switching doctors because I'm so traumatized from the service and treatment I have been receiving since dealing with them, and it's only since October!!--or trying to get a hold of authorities regarding customer service within the clinics....I don't know! It's bad enough I can't be in clinicals....I have to REMEDIATE the time I am absent from those days. Seriously??! Ugh!

So THAT'S the bad news. Now for some good news. (Yay!)

I passed my Basic Nursing Skills S.A.T. (Subject Area Test). I got an 80%, which is actually, according to the instructor's NEW grading scale this year, I got an average C. Ugh. NOT what I was hoping for. I really wanted an 85%. I KNOW I didn't study/review enough, so I can't complain. Some people actually failed this test, if I got my info right. But, damn! At least they just get placed on probation....b/c THEY ARE AT CLINICALS TODAY! :( (Can you tell I am REALLY bitter about not being able to participate today?!! Haha...)

And on a lighter note, I just have to say that even with THIS setback, I have MUCH to be THANKFUL for.

What have I done that I would deserve the continuous support of my friends and my immediate family? (I say friends b/c right now, they are the ones who are making it possible for me to afford the financial aspect of this program). I am now able to do my background check, THANK GOD!! THANK YOU (and you KNOW WHO YOU ARE, sneaky little things!! :) God loves you...and thank you for investing in me. The only way I can return your kindness is through my success (and then it'll be MY treat when we go out on our dates--Ya! Hehe...)

And with that said I want to leave this last thought:

"You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an acient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you." --Sarah Ban Breathnach

Sooooo true.

Happy 1st of December everybody! And if you know Albert Ali Tampi....wish him a Happy Birthday! :)

<3, Rizzy