Psych is OVER!

My time in the psych ward is officially over. Yes, I felt halfway like a patient at the end. LOL. Six weeks is a LONG time to deal with inpatient psych, and I definitely ruled out the specialty fairly early - hard to believe, but it's much more exhausting (to me) to hear about your emotional problems than your physical ones.

Yesterday was the CSA exam... I felt better about it, think I'm beginning to numb to the "oh shit" of it. Today was the board, which was fine... just another board... is it just me or does it seem like the question stems get longer each time??

Tonight I'm headed to Mistletoe to do some crazy shopping for my nephew for Christmas and hopefully find myself a few cute pair of earrings for my next few months on PEDS! Tomorrow, I've got a massage scheduled.. and Sunday I may go see a matinee all by myself. This is a relax/recharge weekend. I'm so excited about finally officially being a part of the dept of peds until February 5, and I can't wait to go to work on Monday! (Such a change from the last few months...)

Favorites, new and old..

Jackson isn't so bad. For example, there's a NY&Co and Victoria's Secret almost within walking distance from my house. Then there's this fabulous restaurant called the "Corner Bakery" that I could eat three meals a day at.

I can't believe school starts on Tuesday. It's absolutely insane to watch your dreams come true in front of your eyes. Meeting up with my M2 buddy for dinner tomorrow night, which should be a good nerve-stabilizer the night before orientation begins.

On a sour note, the internet on my cellular device has decided not to work this weekend. I probably need to do a "tower update" for the new area... I have to do them every year or so, but always forget to write down the instructions. I emailed CellSouth (hate going there when it isn't necessary), but it's Sunday, soo....

I think I'll try to find the mall tomorrow avoiding I-55. Good times.

Oh yeah, and for those of you following: Med school starts in 41 hours.

Another week filled with sleep and (less) productivity.

Monday I got my final shot! Sent off all my paperwork to the Registrar, and Mrs. V confirmed it has arrived and I've been cleared with their department to register :)

Yesterday I went and bought new glasses... went ahead and got two pair since I found two that were fairly reasonable. I don't wear my glasses all that much, but I only buy them every 5 years or so, which makes it a decent investment. I like both pairs enough that I certainly CAN wear them if I need to.

Also finished up the rest of the loan paperwork and sent it in. It hasn't gotten to Jackson yet, but it went a day or two later than the health forms. Should be there within the next day or so.

Today I started cleaning out clothes and drawers of junk to begin the packing process. How one can accumulate so much junk in such a short period of time I'll never know. Thankfully I know someone who's very interested in my undergrad and will love the stack of t-shirts I rescued from the dresser... And I have a 13 year old cousin who is just about my size (go ahead, make the snide remarks... I can't help it i'm one inch away from actually being a little person) and will love all the clothes I'm getting rid of. I wish I would've had an older cousin passing stuff to me!

Tomorrow I'll get prescriptions written for a year and Mom'll be here to help me stay on task a little better with the packing. I'm pretty much a 6 week old Cocker Spaniel puppy in regards to my attention span with this. Thankfully, there's not much to do. We should be able to have an enjoyable 4th, packing aside :)

33 days and counting!

Furniture, shots, and stamps, oh my!

Saturday was our fun trip to Miskelly's. I found a very cool chair-and-a-half that doubles as a twin sleeper... so I get to keep my couch (which sleeps WONDERFULLY) and have places for two people to stay in the living room. I'm getting them to price out an ottoman... I really like it (it's a La-Z-Boy and they would custom cover it in a really cool pattern that would blend with all the furniture). We'll see how much it is and then go from there.

We went by the apartment on our way to the furniture store - it was my first time to go since I know what unit I'll be in and I absolutely LOVE the location - couldn't ask for a better one!

Saturday morning I mailed off the rest of my health forms. Saturday when we got home from Jackson I had a horrible migraine (one of the worst in a while) so I pretty much went straight to bed. When I got up in the middle of the night to eat, I checked my email and found an update from Mrs. Virginia regarding orientation, our email address, and portal log-on info. I was able to check all my loan/scholarship stuff there and I will be mailing the rest of the paperwork out in the morning.

This week I'll be going to get my final shots, my last doctor's appt with my pulmonologist here (I will have a new one in Jackson), and order my glasses. This upcoming weekend, the packing begins!

Hope everyone is doing great. I'm not ready yet, but I'm getting there :)

36 days to go!

One week closer..

Another week has passed. My physical is complete and I'm mailing my paperwork off in the next day or two.

Mom and I are headed up to Flowood this weekend to furniture shop at some awesome store called Miskellys. Apparently the store is large enough to have a carousel inside. Surely I'll be able to find living room furniture here. I figure it'll be easier to buy it there and have them deliver direct rather than buy it here and then move it.

I ordered some school supplies today - highlighters by the dozen/2 dozen (My four favorite colors to use, of course), several packs of 500 count index cards, and post-it flags. All of these things I have heard are wonderful commodities for med school.

Our M1 schedule is out and I went by Office Depot and bought my planner. I spent the last two days color-coordinating the first year of my medical career life (at least the preliminaries). It's already pretty full... Hopefully I'll be able to squeeze "Study" in there somewhere..

I'm also going to get back on the running wagon this week as I've been awful lazy lately. Everyone told me to spend my summer doing "next to nothing", and I've taken them literally!