I can’t believe that the first month of the New Year is already almost over. Where does the time go? I had planned on writing on the blog almost daily as a New Years Resolution. However, as you can see that I have not done so. Why do I bother making such resolutions anyway? I can almost never keep them; actually I can NEVER keep them. I do well for the first few weeks, and then I fall off the so-called bandwagon. It just seems that life gets busy and I don’t have time. Before you know it I will be back in school and my time will again be very limited for leisurely activity.
On 1/14/11 I finished the first of 4 Clinicals for the Occupational Therapy program. I completed two weeks for my level I Fieldwork at an outpatient hand therapy clinic. I absolutely loved it and think that I am going to pursue Hand Therapy. I have kind of been thinking about it for a few years, but after spending two weeks in a Hand Therapy Clinic, I’ve made up my mind. I am kicking myself in the ASS though, because I should’ve chosen this setting for my 12 week affiliate. Oh!! Well, You live and learn I guess.
Just a few short days ago, I returned to the UC campus to get another semester underway. I am excited, but again very anxious. I don’t look forward to all the long hours of homework and studying. I know it will all be well worth it in the end, but I hate all those long hours. I guess you can’t have your cake and eat it too right. It looks like we’ll have a lot of assignments to do, but for some reason I don’t think it will be as overwhelming as last semester. Maybe, that is because my one class last semester was a lot of busy work. I hate busy work.
I got some great news in the mail on Friday 1/14/11, I made the Dean’s Honor List at UC. I’ve never been on the Dean’s List before, so this is quite and accomplishment for me. I admit I worked really hard for this. I hope that I can maintain it and possibly graduate with high honors. That would be great!! It will also show all of those teachers who long ago told me that I was not college material. As Toby Keith says in his song “How do you like me now?” Hehehe!!!
On this snowy morning in NYC, as I sit here writing this blog, my mom is in pre-admissions getting ready to undergo yet another 10-12 hour surgery. If I could have taken her place I would have done so in a heartbeat. She as endured so much pain, heartache and disappointments over many years. She is such a wonderful woman and deserves the BEST of everything. I’ve come to accept that Beth Israel Medical Center and Gillman Hall are our home away from home. We’ve spent so many days/nights here over the 14 months. Even the doorman “Jimmy” at Gillman Hall considers us family. He would do anything for us and always goes out of his way to help us out. What a great guy.
I must prepare for a long day of waiting…….
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