my other half.

you know, i really wish i was a twin.
I got to thinking about this today because to good friends of mine (who are twins) are celebrating thier 18th birthday today. (ahh to be young again ;)) But looking at them, i think it would be jsut awesome to have a twin.
They refer to eachother as not only sisters, but BEST friends. I have an older sister, and yes we have a strong bond, bffs, but really when you think of it... the bond between twins is different.
I think thats what I'm [jealous?] of.. the type of bond where from the moment God saw you and loved you, you had someone else there sharing it with you. You enter this world as a unit, and whether or not you are identical, act alike, or are intested in the same things when you grow up youre still part of that unit; two halves of a unit of two individuals.
if that makes any sense.
I hope i have twins. two on the first shot and im done ;)

P.S. check out this AMAZING video i came across on the web today. i think it's beautiful. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0WWOpH0oPk

( i guess theres no more linking to a direct video on you tube? what's up with that?)

anybody out there?

does anyone read this blog?

no i'm not fishing for readers or... whining.

just curious.

well it's holy week. I was able to go to church on palm sunday with my mom, however since my weekend to work is this upcoming weekend.. i can't go to easter sunday services. I can't even go to maunday thursday, though i do plan on going to good friday. My sister said she was coming home for the easter weekend... so i have to get a lot of crap done, like.. today.

I got my graded initial from my clinical instructor today (walked onto the floor of the VA in the sweats i threw on when i rolled out of bed, and my glasses and hair yanked back into a pony tail. No i had not showered. Yes i was wearing a bra. now everyone there knows what i look like at my worst haha) so now im going to attempt to find the motivation to work on my NIA which is due monday. SIM lab tomorrow, class/clinical thursday, clinical friday... work this weekend...

Looking at my calendar, the end is in sight.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel of P1.

something only a few understand.

I really feel like I'm getting into this 'student nurse' role.

I get the jokes they make about "you might be a nursing student if.." and I've actually done a few of those things.

just last week, while preparing for my foley catheter and wound care check offs, the dinner conversation between my parents and I include wound descriptions, catheters.. and bowel movements. totally normal.

This week in clinical while doing an assessment on my patient.. one of the nurses came up to me and said a patient needed an enema, would i like to administer it. my eyes must have lit up, and i ran to find my clinical instructor.

"lina, i have an opprotunity to do an enema.. am i able to do that?"

"yes, just explain what it is and side effects blah blah blah"

so I go to do my first enema. i felt like a sort-of-for-real nurse.

but then my enema got overshadowed by jeremy and his straight catheter.

I don't think anyone else would have understood why we were all jealous that his patient had an order for a catheter. we piled into the room to observe, and told him he was lucky.

oh gosh. the things i thought i'd never say!

well i have to fnish this IA, then do a quick journal and maybe get started on my NIA.

only 4ish weeks left until SUMMER.

:)

what's really going on...

Biden - "and then, we'll raise thier taxes!"

Clinton - "hee hee!"

i can't

I CAN'T FOCUS.

>:(

greetings from sunny indianapolis!
really.. it's been beautiful here the past two days! no jacket, mid 60's. i LOVE it. yesterday we drove around the circle city.. and ate out at the melting pot. the melting pot = awesome fondue place. Today i think we're going to take a trip downtown, and were going to a paint your own pottery place tonight. :)
'00
ANTM premiered last night, and silly me made dinner reservations at 8:00.. so i tried to tape it... i don't know how to work a VCR.. mesed it up, and didn't tape it.

:( crap.

oh well, on a better note - Michael Buble is performing here in Indy in june.
i am SO getting tickets.

hives... awesome.

so i've developed a rash.. well hives to be exact.
this sucks. >:/
I don't know what caused it... could be my tanning lotion, the cleaners used on the beds, or maybe, Im allergic to tanning?
it doesnt make sense.. ive tanned before.

crap.
well what a wonderful start to spring break.
nothing says welcome spring more than a case of hives.

on a lighter note, I'm heading to Indianapolis this week to see my siiistaa.

:)