Good morning, buddies. Long time no chat. I have been struggling with anxiety and depression, and as you can see it has taken its toll on my weight and so much more. Hell, at one point in time I was 100% set on dropping out of nursing school, but I didn't.
The worst of the storm seems to have passed and I'm here trying to pick up those pieces and move along.
I have had a few clinical weekends and an IV therapy day since we last chatted. I started 2/3 IV attempts successfully, which is pretty good compared to other students. Clinicals have been going good, and I only have one more day left in this set, that will be on Halloween. My next set of clinicals will start with one weekend in December, then the rest after the new year. I am SOOO looking forward to the break in November. I need it. I got a 100% on an exam, my first 100% in this course, then on the day I planned on quitting I took an exam I hadn't studied for and got 97%. I took it as a sign to keep on trudging forward. Maybe the break from clinicals will be what I need to get my eating and exercise back on track.
Some other student started some drama and shit talking in class, one girl I had considered a good friend for the past year so that didn't help my cause but I got through that too. Haters gonna hate.
So on my way home from clinical this past Sunday I was driving down a four lane highway when a momma cat ran across the road with a baby in her mouth. She dropped the baby midway through the two southbound lanes and took off like a bat out of hell. I pulled over immediately and miraculously the baby had not been hit, so I took her home. She is about five weeks old, a real little spitfire. Not afraid of anything, not human or 85lb dog. I think I'm going to call her Dynamite. Yes, that makes four cats when I swore I would never have more than one. *Sigh* I'm a save the kitten kind of girl. Here is my sweet baby:
So, my back on track plan is to not eat any more processed food than I have to. I'm broke, severely. So I will make do with what I have for the remainder of the week, count calories, limit simple sugars. I'm going to get some exercise and get back to reporting here daily.
Hope everyone is well, missed you guys.
