Coming out of the roughest week in my life. Work brought a new experience for me. I came head to head with the 2 chiefs at work. I'm a team player, I usually don't create waves. I want to take care of the kids at Fairview, but I was asked to start a protocol that was way outside the scope of my professional responsibilities. Luckily, I had the director of Health Services for MCCSC come advocate for me and that she did. We won!
I started back to school this week for the first time in 23 years. I have had little free time, little time to sleep, I have had to say no to drinks, pool swims, get-togethers, and cooking, cleaning and laundry. There is so much to learn with taking online classes. The communications class is fun and I am enjoying what I am learning, but the Anatomy and Physiolgy class is OVERWHELMING. I finally took my first chapter test and first lab test after studying all week.
I had papers, power points, notes, lab supplies, printouts, just crazy. And I didn't do that great on either one. B material. But I think I know what to expect next time.
The house fairy had been at my house when I got home today after a long 52 hour work week. Natalya had come and cleaned my house, did the laundry, cleaned the bathroom, bought groceries, bought me a new coffee maker, and left me a Kroger gift card to buy some good wine. Better than all of that, she left me the nicest card that said she wanted to help me the way I've always helped her. It was so nice. But shortly afterwards I had a meltdown because the test I was taking disappeared off the screen I was working on.
The rest of this weekend, I'm going to relax. enjoy the lake, my friends, my daughter, my bed, my tv and some good drinks. I'll start over next week, being more familiar with the technology and the expectations, and hopefully be better prepared. I know I can do this, I just want to be able to do it well.
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