Being sick is the worst!

Honestly though, for the past couple of days, I have had a horrible cold. It started off with a really bad sore throat that lasted for two days (and I told myself if I had it for one more day, I would go to the clinic), then Friday my throat didn't hurt at all and suddenly my nose was constantly running like a faucet and my lymph nodes in my neck were really swollen and tender (which, thanks to the nursing program, I am now able to palpate). Also, my sinuses were causing so much pressure in my head, I had a near-constant head ache.  My nose is still red and scaly in recovery (gross, I know). I had to call into work sick the next day (Saturday) after closing the night before until 2 am. I felt guilty, but I felt even sicker, so whatevs. And then Sunday I woke up and my nose wasn't really bothering me that much anymore; instead, my chest was acting up and my voice started to go. It was like the cold was slowly targeting each part of my body; next would be my blood, then my heart, then...I would die. So I called in sick to work yesterday too. :( No money for Allison. But I actually feel a lot better today, and I know that I would have been miserable if I had gone to work.

So yeah, that was my weekend. It consisted of me watching Community on Netflix (GREAT show, by the way) and laying in bed being all sick and stuff. When I finally was feeling well enough to shower, it felt great. Tomorrow I have an OSCE, which is pretty much this really intimidating nursing exam where you go into this room with a standardized patient (actor/actress), an examiner, and a camera up in the corner of the ceiling and you pretty much have 25 minutes to go through an assessment on the patient, as though they are an actual patient. Also, you don't know what their reason for care (what is wrong with the patient) beforehand, so you have to know EVERYTHING (which is just like any other test, I suppose). I have been practicing with classmates and family members non stop and I feel like I know my stuff, but I can't help but feel really nervous still. Once this exam is done, I really just have to study for my other written exams, which I am not foreseeing to be too hard considering we just had midterms not too long ago. But yeah, next couple of days will be me primarily being lazy while I can and then studying when I absolutely have to. Tonight, my brother let me practice both an eye and then a head and neck exam on him, which helped...I sincerely hope I don't forget anything! And in school today, I got to go through literally every system with my classmates, which was good. When my mum finishes watching the news I will be able to practice the final two systems on her and then I am calling it a night for OSCEs.

Oh yeah! And then tomorrow for my Anatomy lab, we get to do blood testing! Just like in the Twilight book (don't judge me)! I already know that I am AB+ (the ultimate universal receiver), but it should be interesting to actually test it myself. I'm quite excited. Although shortly afterwards, I will be crapping my pants because I will be so nervous about my OSCE. I can't wait until it's over and done with. Gahhh.

I want Christmas break to be here NOWWW!

The first post should probably have a really creative title

However, I can not think of one...so there ya go. I am sincerely hoping that nobody I know ever sees this blog. If you do know me...awkward. When creating this blog, I had so many things I wanted to write about; I couldn't wait to actually start typing. I kept thinking of new things, from how annoying it is to try and find a template that I actually like, to why the boy I kinda, sorta, maybe like won't freaking text me back. For a second though, I completely blanked and could not think of a single thing to write.

To start, the reason why I wanted to make a blog was because I have always been fascinated with journals and I love looking back at memories. Honestly though, when I was a kid (and even to this day), I loved watching home videos. I have memories of me begging my dad to hook up the camera to the TV (earlier memories of this GIANT camera, later memories of a slightly smaller one, and once we got the one we have now, I was already old enough to know how to work it). I just loved to watch my own growth. It's strange to see so many things that had happened to me, or so many things that I did, that I don't even remember from actual memory. It's almost like looking at a film of a different person, in a way. Sometimes my family members will be like, "Do you remember when this happened?" (referring to something that happened before I was born) and I will strangely be able to recall it (if it had been video taped...I'm not some sort of psychic or anything!). Cameras are truly amazing. But anyways, enough rambling about the power of technology...for a little bit, at least. I have tried to write in journals countless times, but I think the longest I had ever written was maybe a month or two. I just lost interest, or didn't have enough time. Or I was just lazy and my hand hurt too much. But I always love looking back on them and reading. It's kind of weird how time works, when you think about it. At the time, I had no idea I would be sitting here in my bed, reminiscing about how little I was back in the day, or how many stupid things I wrote. I don't know how faithful I will be to this blog, but even if it helps me preserve even just a few memories, that's fine by me.

"For lovely eyes" comes from quote by Sam Levenson/Audrey Hepburn,

“For Attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
 For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
 For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
 For beautiful hair, let a child run their fingers through it once a day.
 For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
 People, more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms.
 As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself and the other for helping others.”

I LOVE this quote (enough to even put part of it as a facebook status once...a huge thing for me, considering I post a status like, once every couple of months).

Another thing, besides the whole "choosing a blogger template that I actually like is the hardest and most time consuming thing in the word" situation, is that choosing an address is also hard. It took me forever to realize that I could include dashes if I wanted.

Who knows what I will end up posting on here as the time goes by...that's the fun of it! And as long as I know that nobody I know will read this, I feel pretty free to say whatever. To briefly touch back on the power of technology, I am happy to say that my fingers do not hurt in any way from typing. What a great advancement for humans. Bravo.

I feel like that is enough for a first post. Hopefully more tomorrow...if I have time. -.-

Oh, and he did text back. Phew!