Today I reached my breaking point. Everything that has been going on around me just got to me. This came a little later for me than most people. People in my class had their's about two weeks ago. There is just so much to do for school and on top of that there are other stressors outside of school. (Ooh, stressors... a fundamentals word. Haha!) It all just broke me today, which is strange because I had a really good day. I just need this week to be over. Once 5 o'clock comes around on Thursday, it'll be OK.

My Loma Linda responsibilities have prevented me from blogging as frequent as I used to, but I'm back to it. This past week was the first week of clinicals. I must admit that I was really scared to do anything except sit there and do paperwork. I managed to take vitals and change linens. I didn't have much time to do anything because of certain events. The second day was much more productive and efficient. I also got to know my patient better. We talked about various topics, from chemistry to apple picking. But I had a little incident with my shoes on Wednesday. I bought some new shoes for clinicals and am still trying to break them in. On Tuesday they kind of irritated my ankles. But on Wednesday, they broke the skin and blood exploded onto my WHITE scrub pants. The stain was only about an inch and a half in diameter, but it was very noticeable. I really hate white pants. The bottom of mine are already black.

It really sucks to have Fundamentals of Nursing right after I have clinicals. I am tired from clinicals and have food coma from lunch that I can barely stay awake for such a boring class. Tuesdays are the worst. I got from 6:30 AM until 6:40 PM. When I get to my dorm all I can do is eat, shower, and sleep.

I am so thankful for the weekends, especially Sabbaths. From sunset on Friday until sunset on Saturday, I just relax and don't think about school. But when that sun goes down, it's back to the books. I've been kind of a hermit over the past couple weeks, but I finally got to go out today and just hang out. Kevin, Khaing, Kristina, Marvin and I went to Twin Palms today for brunch. Then Kristina and I went shopping at Old Town Pasadena. Now I'm back at LLU studying.

And the vicious cycle continues...