Happy Monday, y'all! Hope your day was spendid. I had my FIRST DAY OF CLINICAL TODAY!!! I seriously can't believe how much my life has changed in the last month! In case you don't know I left my PhD program (currently declaring my MS) for a career as a physician assistant (PA). You can read more about WHY I made this decision here. A requirement for PA school is a TON of DIRECT patient care experience. At first, this really bummed me out as I had NONE. But now I think having this experience will make me a much better and compassionate PA in the future.
To obtain these hours I'm completing a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course at the Red Cross and this is our week of clinicals! I would be lying if I told you I wasn't a liiiiitle nervous - OK petrified (!) but that all subsided after the first hour and I REALLY LIKE IT! I can tell this is going to be a great week and can't wait to report more later on :)
^How cool is this old ad I found?? sourceNow that I'm home I'm completely EXHAUSTED. 1) I slept in waaaay too late the day before so I was wide awake when I should have been sleeping and 2) I was antsy in anticipation of the day. Thankfully, my lovely Manfriend decided to cook us dinner while I caught up on these girls (since I was busy gettin ready for class last night):
sourceSeriously, what could be better after a long day? Kourtney, Khloe, vino, and a Manfriend cookin' up a feast sounds pretty good to me!
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Vino:
^I usually don't order Malbec, but as Seth's much more the wine connoisseur then me, I trusted his choice. And it was GREAT! I'd say it's somewhere between a syrah (my favorite!) and a Zin. Smoky start and smooth/fruity finish. YUMM.Meal:
^Trader Joe's Tomato and Basil Chicken Sausage with sauteed onions and peppers in a whole grain pita. SO GOOD!Traditional (aka PIG) sausage normally creeps me out. The thought of ingesting pig intestines makes me squirm, BUT CHICKEN sausage does nothing of the sort! In fact, it's GREAT!
Aiiiight peeps, gotta get ready for tomorrow. Clinical STARTS at 7am! Early bird over here!!!
Have a great Tuesday!!!!!
Lauren
Good luck tomorrow! Glad you are liking the class so far.
ReplyDeleteHey girly! Just found your blog and absolutely love it! You have a new follower!
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Okay, that is definitely a perfect evening. Trash TV + vino + man who cooks? Heaven. Good luck with clinicals today!!
ReplyDeleteThat's so exciting you're starting clinical!!
ReplyDeleteMy mom is going through the same process right now & I'll be starting an internship in clinical in about a year so I love reading about this kind of stuff :D
Kourtney & Khloe = tv at its finest :)
You are such a source of inspiration to me. I know it must have been incredibly hard to do what you have done. And the transformation you have made since then - following your dream – truly admirable and fantastic. Good luck with all of your dreams!
ReplyDeleteI've never had Malbec wine before, but I just saw it on another blog recently. I'll have to give it a try sometime!
ReplyDelete@Vee You are SO SWEET. Thank you for your comment! You made my day :)
ReplyDeleteHope your clinicals went well Lauren!
ReplyDeleteFinally tried your Skinny Margaritas this past weekend as part of post-bar exam celebrations - AHmazing, I definitely see it becoming a new staple this summer!
xo Jean
Mighty nice of your guy to cook dinner for you! Hope clinical life is going well!
ReplyDeleteYum.. I'm the same way about chicken sausage! Love it!
ReplyDeleteAnd girl, I'm so happy for you, SO VERY happy for you!!!
LOVE YOU!