Shifting into 2nd Gear

At 8 years old I was rejuvenated by feasting on Twinkies, watching 3 hours of Saturday morning cartoons, and strolling down any isle in Toys R Us. Now, 20 years later, recharging my batteries is accomplished in a slightly different manner.

Over this past holiday break, it consisted of a trip to British Columbia, meters of snow, hot springs, snowshoeing, skiing, and a wee mountain hostel.

Round two of nursing school starts up next week and I'm surprisingly ready for it because of this lengthy holiday break. I found that five weeks is a long time to go without manhandling a catheter, fretting over an IPOC, or neurotically scribbling in scantron bubbles. Pathetically enough, I had withdrawals.

Alas, in 72 hours, I will be sitting in class squirming about in a feeble attempt to stifle my squirrelish ADD while sponging up pathophysiology and pharmacology. Realizing my excitement may be curbed this time next week, I will ride the wave while it's here.

Hopefully, throughout this upcoming, trying semester I will keep in mind that being stressed is a choice...as is happiness. My new years wish for 2008 is that the latter will continue to weigh more than the former for everyone in the program. But most of all, I’m looking forward to seeing the familiar smiling faces scurrying around within the walls of the school of nursing.