Better

So this is going to be a rarity...me posting every day, but right now I need to take a break from my profile writing because I have been sitting in the same place for almost 5 hours now and I do not want to look at another side effect of a drug or anything else that involves medicine! Unfortunatly this is only my 2nd profile out of 10 for this semester so this is bad. But anyways today was a bit better...it was rough in the morning...I stayed at my sisters dorm last night in a bed that made my back and neck ache..but I'm not complaining I had a bed, heat, internet, hot shower, and food! Plus my class got pushed back 20 minutes AND we got let out 15 minutes early! This is a rarity in a nursing class....then I had to beg for a ride to my house to quickly change and then get a ride to hospital to get my information, as I ran in my house to change my pants I switched on a light in hope and there it was...ELECTRICITY!!!! Thank you Jesus! So it's nice to be in my own home with my own bed, even though I'll be up all night writing this profile and up at 5 in the am to go take care of some sick people, I can't believe I pay to do this! As for the car in my words because I don't remember what the guy said and I know the bare minimum of stuff about cars but something happened with the ignition starter and it activated the automatic theft system and now my car doesn't recognize my keys...so it's fixable, but expensive! But that's ok I just want transportation back!
So overall, today was a pretty good day, the rain stopped, the suns out, it was rather warm, we have electricity and my patient doesn't have too much going wrong with him. He's got a million meds. but I can handle that. It's sad though, writing these profiles, makes me not want to grow old. I see every day (esp. thursdays) how important it is to take care of our bodies. I don't want to end up like these people who I'm taking care of, not being able to go to the bathroom by myself because I drank or smoked my life away. That's just a little insight...live while you can, but remember you're gunna grow old, and if you take care of yourself now, it won't be so bad then.

Day from .......

Today was a day to remember...but I'm gunna choose to forget it. I'll start with yesterday. The thing about Virginia winters is that they rarely get snow but ice storms rather. And yesterday, like most of the country Lynchburg got an ice storm, no big deal...until around 6:3o pm when our power went out in the house. After calling the power company they said that power would be restored by 10pm. Normally this wouldn't be too bad except for the fact that I had a TON of homework to do that I needed internet for and also for the fact that our house barely has heat when we have electricity, but when we have none there is less. So I called my wonderful friend April who let me come over and use her internet and sleep over...problem solved. An extra plus occured when later that evening liberty canceled classes before 10 am...this meant that I didn't have to get up and be in class by 7:40 am that I wouldn't have to be to school until 11:15..WONDERFUL! So I got my work done and went to sleep. So this morning when I was driving to school in awe of the beautiful ice on the trees and plants. While I was driving my roommate called telling me that we still didn't have power at 10:3o in the morning and that the power company was saying that it wouldn't be restored until February 1st. GREAT! That would be a difficulty but I can manage living out of a bag for a few days no big deal. So I went to my classes. As I got to my car in the pouring rain at 3:30 pm and turned the key, it wouldn't start. It made some noises but that was it. My friends April, Christel, and Cole were there and soooo helpful and I really appreciate it. So we jumped the car and nothing...did it again, nothing. Thankfully my mother insisted that I get AAA and thank God she did because I ended up having to get my car towed and thanks for AAA it's going to be free rather than 100 dollars. So the creepy tow guy comes 2 hours later to try my battery and tell me that the tow truck was an hour away. So I left my key with him and hopefully (please pray) he will take it to the car shop and they will find out what is wrong. So that was my day...and as of right now I am sitting in my sisters dorm, trying to relax and do some homework since I have a quiz due, a profile to write tomorrow, and a test this weekend, and another one next Weds. I have no transportation and no power. This situation is very humbling right now because everything I do and everywhere I go depends on someone elses kindness. Thank God that I have great friends who are more than willing to offer me rides and their homes. I am so greatful for that.


To say the least at times like these its tough being on my own, all I want is my mommy and daddy here to take care of everything for me! But it's all part of growing up right?

The beginning

I've always thought that it would be fun to have a blog, I just never knew what I would write about. Most of the blogs that I visit are those of people who have families and children to write about and share pictures of, I don't. And then after talking to a friend who has recently created a blog, I realized that I could write whatever I wanted to! So I decided to do it, start blogging.
I'm horrible at keeping in touch with people, whether it be through letters, email, and especially phone. this is mainly due to the fact that I'm going through nursing school, however, I am just horrible at keeping up with people. So maybe, hopefully, this way I'll be able to tell other's what is going on in my life and hopefully hear some about yours!
As I created this I also realized that I am a complete grown up now, and fastly moving forward. This fact has been creeping up on me for the past couple of years. I've lived on my own in the dorm, but I still had an RA watching over me, and this past year I have lived in a house with bills and problems and responsibilities, but I still have 4 other roommates to help. I've always had someone else watching over me and there to assist me. But as I keep getting asked "What are you going to do after you graduate, are you going to go home?" My first response is STOP I do not want to think about that yet, let me finish this next year and a half and then I will decide. But as the question kept coming (especially from my mother), I realized the answer to this question is "No". Not that I don't love my hometown in NY, it's just that I want to create a life of my own in someplace that has more opportunity and WARMTH. I want to create my own home, not live in my parents. I realized that in the next few years (including the last 3), I will probably have many different places to call home, but truely there will only be one place that I will consider to be my foundation...and that is in the little town of Owego, NY, where my family and closet friends are. So I hope that you will join me in my journey as I begin this next step in life.