Junior Year

Week 5 has come to an end.  I have passed another course!  This week was stressful (I am noticing a theme here).  All that panic and self-doubt around my lab final and I did fine.  I passed and was even given praise by the instructor (who also happens to be the program director) who tested me.  Whew!  I told her, in the form of word vomit when I was done, how terrified I was and that a huge load was lifted!! 

I am still in shock I am actually in nursing school and somehow succeeding...blows my mind.  The amount I have learned in these last 5 weeks is astonishing.  We have progressed into our junior year.  I am not sure how long we will be juniors, I suspect it will be longer then a couple weeks.

After our final today, we began our first break.  A whole week off!!  I am planning many fun things, as well as a lot of relaxing, sleeping in (maybe), house projects, and spending as much time with my Erin as possible!!  It works out that her school year ended Wednesday and she also has most of next week off before she starts teaching summer school.  Hooray! 

My clinical car pool buddies and I are planning to do a trial run to our hospital on Monday to see the best route, where to park and where to go for our first day.  This will help alleviate some stress that first day.  I know the stress and anxiety about going to the hospital in a little over a week will stay in my mind on this break.  I am just going to remember to keep breathing.

I am off to enjoy my free time....ready....BREAK!