I finished my last cram test at school! Each week we go through a bunch of material on Common Disorders and then we have the weekend to take a test on it. We fit a semester's worth of information into 7 weeks. Here is what my nose has been in for the last month and a half...
Almost all those papers are double sided so you can imagine a double the sized stack. It's just filled with various disorders, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, management, risk factors, and teaching, etc. I should bind those all together and make a big, fat textbook. It feels so good to be done with all that studying. Now, I can go and apply it to real life by spending the hours in clinical actually helping people (or learning how to help people).I had my first day of clinical on Tuesday and it was great. I am set up in a clinic in Nephi, UT. Wow, hick city:)/?! It's so fun. I love the rural setting. I think I would love to work in a rural community, but would never want to live there. I need civilization. Anyways, I saw a lot of what we talked about in class. I am super comfortable gathering the history and doing a physical exam, but it's still very scary to make a diagnosis and plan for treatment. Good thing I have another year of school!/?
Brandon has been busy with school as well. He started his MS program in Electrical Engineering this January. He studies almost as much as me.
Other items of business:
Brandon's calling is with the Deacons. I laughed when he put his old Scout shirt on for the Court of Honor or whatever it is they do. I wasn't making fun of him. He just looked so cute. He is such a wonderful husband and person;).I changed brands in running shoes. I have always been an Asics person minus the couple years I tried Addidas and Mizuno. After the Addidas (loved but more expensive than Asics) and Mizuno (did not really like) didn't work out, I went back to Asics and never thought I would stray ever again. Well, Runner's Corner convinced me to try Saucony. So here is my new running shoe for the Moab Half and Wasatch Back.
Please don't ask me about my training. It's barely existent at the moment. The nice weather we have had lately is what is making it barely existent. Please keep the beautiful warmth coming.
Lastly, the occasional mornings we get to sleep in have been wonderful. My favorite is waking up to the birds chirping outside our window. Spring is in the air and life is wonderful!
