oh, i didn't forget my blog password.

I guess this will be my annual blog post. Yes, it's been awhile.

In May I (finally!!) started my intensive, insane, accelerated Nursing program. It's definitely had its ups & downs but fortunately mostly ups. I'm impressed with how much I've learned & it feels like I know a new language (pseudofolliculitits, hypocapnia, lipectomy, melena, dyspareunia x1000). Last week we started in the hospitals and I've gotten to do many assessments, needles, blood glucose testing, meds, and even a catheter :) Today I went to the ER for a code 3/blue and got to help "bag" a person --- basically pumping air into his lungs. I also helped suction into his lungs. It was very, very intense -- super fast paced, at least a dozen people in the room, pandemonium - I don't think I could do adult ER. Fortunately, he pulled through. After he stabilized I got to see an NG tube & a few other more crazy procedures. I hope no one I know ever has to go through that. Fortunately, it doesn't happen very often at my hospital that someone codes blue -- we were told 2x/week.ish, although today we had 3.

Sadly, aside from school my life has been pretty non-existent. School eats up way too much of my time. I don't think I could handle more than a year of this craziness.

However, Paul & I did go to a house concert last weekend in SF which was amazing. One of my favourite artists played -- Terra Naomi. I couldn't get over how she played for ~20 of us when she's played huge gigs all over the world. It was incredible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARHyRI9_NB4

I've probably said too much & too little.