Thursday, October 29, 2009

brief recap

this week has been kinda stressful/unpredictable/totally typical of life. needless to say, as i sit in my class learning about complementary and alternative medicines, i'm taking a mind vacation back to my best weekend ever with my cousin to restore my equilibrium.

twins



animal sightings!!

(but let's forget some)






everyone is on the porch at scout's house. yes please.
we're women. we cook. we use placemats. but only placemats with monkeys.

pumpkins and ice-pops. welcome-to-richmond halloween.


alissa, i'm so glad i have you in my life. i love who you are as a woman and i'm so proud of you. amen amen amen amen

Monday, October 26, 2009

curious combination


where can i get a pair of these shoes?

oh snap

i woke up this morning after an AMAZING weekend with my cousin feeling worn out and not ready to face the week. staggered into work looking like this:

drank so much coffee my stomach hurt for the next 5 hours.

had to come home and study for my test tomorrow.


basically, life sucks without alissa.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

so happy

last night i was in a boat on the river, chilling with 5 amazing friends, looking at the city i love illuminated by lights.




i am too too lucky.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

ALISSA IS COMING! ALISSA IS COMING!

50% reunion begins FRIDAY. can't hardly wait. here are some activities i have planned:
1. warm naps
2. river when sunny
3. walk-abouts
4. cooking delicious food
5. sewing machine creations
6. socialization with peers
7. numerous video chats with mutual loved ones
8. exploring on bikes
9. late night talks
10. matching tattoos?

so so so so so so so excited.

terrific tuesday

let's get happy

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

don't give me that look

my patients on monday were full of spirit. i came back to see this elderly couple - she hasn't been controlling her blood sugars well. she's a diabetic. all she's been eating is fruit. only fruit. now in my world, this would cause my preceptor to go "LORD, CHILD! What is this woman doing to herself?!?" in my world, what is happening to her body is a big deal. i try to talk with her about what is going on. she says she is GOING to eat fruit.

keep it up.

a lot of times too i think people just don't know things so i always try to educate. when i am in a bad mood, this may come across as fear tactics. i'm basically like:
listen lady, don't you know you can't play around with your blood sugars. diabetes causes blindness, kidney failure, and amputations.... she just keeps saying, "SO?!? SO?!?!"


why am i in healthcare again?