Spring is on its way!
Hey all,
I know it’s been a few weeks…sorry! Here’s the update: stress level finally went down! YAY! I finally had some good positive weeks at clinical that I was emotionally ready for. Not to say that I always want or think it should be easy, but when those hard days/weeks do come around I’m not going to pretend that it’s not going to affect me either. They will and I’ll be internally sad about it (while still being able to do my job) and in a few days I’ll pick myself up again and be a stronger person because I’ve had those experiences. I think most people would agree with that.
I also did VERY well on that exam I was so unsure about. That definitely gave me a little extra boost of confidence. Then I didn’t do so well on the next quiz (worst grade in nursing school so far), but because I have the buffer from my previous exam, the quiz wasn’t worth too much, and it wasn’t the worst grade in the world (something I can pick myself back up from easily) I’m not too worried about it. Not to make excuses…but a lot of the class did poorly because it was really close to the stressful exam since we had a snow day that messed up our schedule and crammed everything together. Although even the people who did feel prepared said the quiz was very tricky and somewhat unfair. So I don’t know what is up with it, but hopefully the rest of the semester is more like my previous exam grade (I’d be so happy haha). So even though I’m not too worried about the quiz grade it did kick my butt back into gear. I had been really slacking. Not on purpose, literally I would just sit in front of my books for long periods of time and not be able to get through more than a paragraph or two. It wasn’t like I was procrastinating and doing other things, I just couldn’t get through the material. However with that swift little kick in the behind and the addition of sun this week (and it’s Spring Break week–more on that in a sec) I have finally got my motivation back and it feels great!
This week I am up at my boyfriend’s in NY (he’s finishing up his undergrad degree). It has been just what I needed. I feel like I can finally breathe again having a little break from school. And the week has been gorgeous! It’s so nice to feel that spring is finally on its way!
That’s all for now. Hopefully with the increased motivation I’ll also be able to go back to my regular blogging. We’ll see…I feel like I always say that, but toward the middle/end of the semester my blogging does seem to die down whether I want it to or not. Sigh…you know how it is. But I’ll try as always!
Off to enjoy the rest of my spring break! Hope everyone enjoys theirs as well!
~love always~
Jen
