One Final Down, One to Go!

I finished my critical care class today. By far my favorite class of nursing school! I have one final left tomorrow and it's the HESI test for OB. I'm not overly concerned about it. Tomorrow Tyler and I are starting our 5k training. We are going to hold each other's feet to the fire! Well, maybe I'm going to hold his feet to the fire! I can't wait for the semester to end so I can catch up on my reading and knitting!

Perfect Example......

Here is a perfect example of the expanse the in between. My grandparents just left for home today. They have been here for two and a half weeks. Nice to have them here, but also nice to send them home. During these two weeks, my sister and I have been sharing a very small bedroom, as anyone who has been to my bedroom will say. We don't always get along, but we make the best of it. But along with sharing a room comes the loss of privacy.

I feel bad because for the last two weeks Tyler has been a super sport in that we have been spending a bunch of time at my house, because my grandparents were here. And, as everyone was thinking when they left this morning......how many more times can they make this trip? Will this be the last? So, it was important for me to be here as much as possible. And, seeing as my school/work schedule is very demanding, I'm not home very often. I could tell he was getting frustrated with the situation, because we need that alone, one-on-one time. But, because of my nosey sister, my mom, who always has the perfect timing (catch the sarcasm?), those times were few and far between. Just one more reason of how I cannot wait to make enough money to be able to afford my own place........oh for this economy!

Sorrow and Rejoicing

My friend Jennifer's dad went to be with the Jesus this afternoon. Please pray for healing for the Szabo family.

Done!

Neat thing happened today! I saw the mom of a patient I cared for, during my clinical at Cook, at Harris, where my OB clincal is. I asked her what she was doing there, she said that she had delivered her son last week and he was in the NICU. What a coincidence! That's where I was going that afternoon. Neat that I get to see them again, not so neat that it is under these circumstances.

I had asked a collegue of mine if she remembered whose c-section she had observed last week, she replied that she doesn't remember any of her patients so that she isn't tempted to talk about it outside of clinical. Which, is admirable. I personally don't remember the names, but I do remember who people are. I wonder if that's what she meant. If we walk out of the door purging what we have seen and done that day, what does that say about us? Is it cold? Is it essential to keeping ourselves mentally healthy? Is it ok to want to remember our patients? I think that is what makes us human. We need to share our experiences in order to learn from each other in all aspects of life. I once heard someone say that sharing our experiences with each other is what drives life. Interesting.........do we live for telling our story to others? Certainly there is great value in that. But one does have to wonder if this is why God made us able to tell stories in the first place.

Oh, by the way! I finished my OB clinical today (except for the paper work). That means no more clinical for the semester!

Seriously......

I have been in college going on seven years now. Is it ok to have senioritis? Really. I don't want to do these junior highish prep sheets for clinical tomorrow. The good news? It's the last one! Yay! It's been a whirl wind of a tour around the Women and Children's Center at Harris Methodist. I have seen one baby born and narrowly missed seeing 3 others. I saw a lady deliver a baby in the hall, literally right outside her room. I have seen a C-Section (it's pretty cool, but wouldn't want to have one). I held a very small infant, who was abandoned by his meth head of a mother. It was pretty interesting, but I definitely do not want to persue OB nursing.

My good friend Jennifer's dad is in liver failure. Each day he has is precious, as he is expected to not have many more. They thought he wouldn't make it through the weekend, but he did! If you are of a prayerful nature, please pray for a prevailing peace for this family. They desperately need it!

Some days I really wish I had a place of my own. These days are starting to come more frequently now, but I can't afford it quite yet. There are so many people in my house right now, there is no place to go where I can have my own peace and quiet. My grandparents are here for a couple of weeks and my sister is bunking with me. Lately she has been trying to incite trouble. She is looking for a fight and I'm trying my best not to give it to her. I am tired and I want a break. I want some peace and quiet for myself. Is that too much to ask?

Welcome to my blog!

I picked the title "The In Between" because that is where I am in life. Living life, yet at the same time waiting to start life. I am a nursing student and will graduate this coming May. I have a previous bachelor's degree in Biology and I finished it I, like all too many college students, was left wondering what to do next. So here I am. I should be living on my own, employed at a job I actually like, and well on my way to being married and having children. But, I'm not. I am still in school, living with my parents, and spending way too much time being overworked and underpaid. But, these past two years and the 7 months to come have taught and will continue to teach me a lot. I have enjoyed the road less taken and I can't wait to see what life has coming for me!