Let the stress begin!!!

A bit late with my weekly blog entry, but as the title states, the stress has begun. Mostly with the internet stuff. Most of my classes are web enhanced meaning there are a whole new mess of problems. We have to submit worksheets on this wonderful invention called "Blackboard" but I have a better name for it that I'm not going to share now... Anywho I do these worksheets, feel really good about them and then hit submit and I get my grade which is usually somewhere between 60-65%. I know in other degree programs it's like Yea!! D for Diploma!!! But in nursing that's basically a BIG, FAT F! Well all the frustration has led to hard copies in Skills Lab (Horray!) and now in Pharmacology (the bane of my existence. I will be surprised if I pass this theory class) we are able to have multiple attempts. For example. If we have to type in the answer and the question goes what do you avoid with this drug? Well the book says "alcohol" and you put that as your answer, well the worksheet says WRONG! It's alcoholic beverages. Or if you have two answers such as BUN & Creatinine, well you better put them in the right order cuz the computer says WRONG! It's Creatinine & BUN. So it makes for a very frustrating learning experience. Making me want to throw my computer across the room.  That's prolly the biggest revelation of this last week. Here is the breakdown of other important things:

• I had my blood glucose tested! I was terrified due to a horrible experience in Physiology Lab at UWSP. However I had someone poke me that knew what they were doing and it didn't even hurt! I think my psychotic fear of having my finger poked is now over!!! I had a Blood Glucose Level of 86mg/dl. So I'm on the higher side of normal (which is 60-100mg/dl). I thought for sure I'd have crazy high blood sugar what with my unhealthy obsession with sugar, not to mention I had drank over half of a Medium Dunkin' Donuts Vanilla Bean Oreo Coolata. Can we say delicious?!!?
• I tested out of another Skill: Infant Heel Stick for blood glucose testing. Poor baby...
• I took my first internet quiz in Fundamentals. Uh not horrible but not so good either. Now I at least know what to expect. Here's to hoping the next one is better...
• My final week without clinical...which means that I have 2 less days a week to do homework. I can't spread it out so much anymore so this kinda sucks!
• My final week w/out clinical!!! I get to start them!!! I'm excited to begin!!!
• I had the weekend off which was awesome! I got so much done but I still have so much homework left to do. 
• I have 3 quizzes next week. 2 in Skills Lab and 1 in Pharmacology. God (and St. Joey Coup) help me!!
• Went to confession and had a very good healing/cleansing one. I hadn't felt like that since going to St. Pete's in Steubes. Having a clean slate makes it a lot easier to handle this school stuff. I have a lot less stuff hanging on. Not to mention I can receive the Eucharist again which is awesome in it's own way! I believe that this priest will be the one I'm gonna go to for confession from now on.
• I need to fine myself a spiritual director (so says my new confessor). So I have more homework. God make one fall in my lap! Athankya...
• My foot is getting so much better and it's not swollen anymore! I can almost walk on it without pain.  It's healing and I'm glad cuz I wanted it to be better by clinical.
• Oh and the wine I'm drinking right now? Is Anesso Cagnina di Romagna. It is very cheap and very good. It's quickly become my favorite. I love the tasting wall at Cellar 70. Try something before you buy a whole bottle. That's where I found this one. Yummy.

 Well that's all I can think of right now. 4 Weeks down. 13 Weeks & 3 Semesters to go!