Apparently I've been just a little stressed. I have shingles. Yes, I know I'm young for it. Every time my dad answers the phone, he calls me "Old Women." Thanks Dad. But here's what's been going on to make me so stressed.
Carl started his rotations at the hospital. Right now, he's in surgery, which means he wakes up before 4, gets home sometimes at about 7, still has to study, and get to bed by 9.
I haven't gotten enough sleep lately because I'm a light sleeper. When Carl's alarm goes off at 3:45, I wake up as well. Sometimes I go back to sleep quickly. Sometimes not. The other day, I stayed awake worried about my care plan for school and then realized I had already turned it in.
School ends on the 18th. Yippee! However, that means my time is taken up with papers, papers, and more papers. Oh, and tests. Joy.
My class I'm taking right now is horrible. It's only a eight week test, but they decided to squeeze 5 tests into that. You do the math. That's a test about every 2 weeks. No time to rest in between.
The professors for this class are horrible. Their favorite line is "this is in the book, so I'm not going to cover this." They also lecture incredibly fast, so it's impossible to take notes. Basically, I'm having to teach myself. It's a pain.
I have a mid-curricular exam coming up. They told us about this test this semester and have expected us to study for it on our own. Um...who has time to study for that with everything else? They expect us to pass with a 78% or we have to take an extra class next semester. I really do not want to have to do that.
I joined a gym a couple weeks ago and have been going nearly everyday. So far, it has payed off and I've lost 5 pounds since joining! I'm really excited to lose weight, but it's one more thing on my plate. I'm worried that my current condition is going to cause a setback but I'll do the best I can. However, the gym also causes a problem because I go after work so sometimes don't get home until after 7-7:30, still have to shower, get dinner, and study.
Sometimes I feel really overwhelmed with everything. School, work, gym, and keeping up the house take up my entire life. My house is constantly a mess because I don't have time to clean it. It's fantastic.
Because of everything I've had going on, I've had to cut somethings out of my life. One of these has been blogging. Another thing has been reading. I've read one book in the last couple of months. If you know me, you know this is a tough thing for me. I hope that I will be to catch up on stuff when this semester is over.
Sorry this post was kind of a pity me post. I just had to get some stuff off my chest. Thanks for reading!
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8 comments:
I'm sorry you're stressed! And I'm sorry you have shingles (not sure what that is exactly, I'll have to google it later)! I feel ya on the not having time to blog. I have so much to say but no time to say it. I'm glad I'm not in school though so deserve more pity. :)
I meant to say so YOU deserve more pity.
sorry girly! At least you have Disney to look forward to. And, hey it could be worse, you could have kids to add to that mix! Just remember we love you
I'm sorry you're stressed! You are one busy young (not old:) women...Hang in there Tiona:) You are only weeks away from a vacation!
For those who don't know, shingles is a disease called herpes zoster. So, yes, Tiona has herpes. Well--not THAT herpes, but it's in the same family. It's actually the same virus that causes chicken pox. After you have chicken pox, the virus lies dormant in the nerve roots (near the spinal cord). Every once in a while, an unlucky person for some reason can't keep the virus under control and gets a disease called shingles. It's really similar to a cold sore, but the lesion is bigger. It's a rash that follows the nerve, so you get a strip (usually on the chest) of blisters that look like a bunch of chicken pox (or cold sores) in a small area. The bad thing about shingles is that it causes nerve pain--which isn't fun. So, Tiona has this blistery looking rash in a srtip on her thigh (the thigh isn't as common as the chest) about 4-5 inches long and 1 inch wide. She also has a "burning/searing" sensation in the area. As you can probably guess, that isn't very fun.
only a few more DAYS - yes DAYS - and then you can take a huge sigh of relief that it's over for a few weeks. You're so dedicated to school and learning you're a big example to me because you still take time to talk to us still in Utah. I'm praying for you, T! i love you and you're an amazing big sis. :)
Hooray for messy houses and zero time for much needed recreational reading! So sorry about the shingles babe! That is terrible :( Someday you will look back on this time and laugh. At least, that's what they say...
I am so sorry I have heard shongles are so painful. It sounds like you and carl are swamped. Hope things settle down for your holidays!
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