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Hi everyone. It's been a while since I've updated.
So winter break was fantastic. I got to see Mike everyday almost...it was WONDERFUL. Now hell has started again..or AKA nursing school. I gave my first shot on Tuesday....it was insane!!! My stupid teacher told me to give my friend a subcu injection into the deltoid muscle (when you are suppose to give it in the fat on the back of arms) Of course I didn't know better, but NOW I do bc my poor friend's arm is sore! I don't get why teachers teach you wrong! She's so dumb haha.
I got my clinicals at St John's Medical Center in Santa Monica. Free parking so that's a plus. It should be neat.
Hmmm what else? I started teaching kickboxing at 24 hour fitness a few weeks ago. It's seriously a blast. My first class was AMAZING. I never heard people so excited to work out. I really love it. I taught again tonight but I'm sooo sick so it was hard to breathe. I almost threw up =( but ppl still had fun so that's all that matters to me.
I wish I wasn't sick right now. It's awful. I can hardly breathe and I started my period too! I'm just a complete mess. Commuting is once again kicking my ass (5 days a week now) OY. This is going to be a difficult semester. Lets hope I can pull through.
Sorry I am soo negative tonight. I'm just exhausted.
I ♥ you all. Fill me in on your lives.
<3
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[Monday
November 19th, at 9:41am] |
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Things are going better with school & everything else. I'm just hanging in there. Some days are great at the hospital/school, other days are not so good. But I hope things improve next semester..I think I may move on campus because this commute is really hard!
Oh GOOD NEWS. I just got hired to be a kickboxing instructor at 24 hour fitness in canyon country. I will (most likely) start teaching on Friday December 14th @ 6pm. Friday's at 6pm are my class now so I'll be there every week on Fridays after that date! I got my own class!!! That's huge considering other people have been hired way before me and just got a class 6 months after being hired, or have to work down in panorama city OR some don't even have their own class yet. The manager loved me and said I was the best tkb audition in 15 years. How awesome is that??? I seriously can't wait to start teaching, I absolutely love it. It's the funnest job I've ever had plus I get to work out while doing it! I would be there anyways so now I get paid to be there!! yeah! and... YOU ALL NEED TO COME TO MY CLASS!!!! I'm so so so excited that I got my own class! I am starting to buy new work out clothes NOW haha. I gotta look super cute if I'm going to teach!
Thank God it's Thanksgiving this week..only a 3 day week! yay! and wednesday I only have class from 7-9 AM then I'm freeee. I had an excellent weekend full of sleep and I seriously want more! hehe.
I guess that's all.
♥
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[Tuesday
November 6th, at 2:51pm] |
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School SUCKS. I just got home from clinical and it was a rough morning. I dread each day...and I feel less and less that being a nurse is the right thing for me. I just don't know what to do anymore. :(
I'm acing all my classes so that isn't the problem. I have more problems in the actual clinical setting..I don't feel right with what I'm doing and I don't think I like the whole profession. I'm going to stick it out for now, and I really hope it gets better. I want to help people but I could do that in many other ways, right?
I wish I knew what to do..
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[Friday
October 26th, at 1:44am] |
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Heck yeah!
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| Jesus take the wheel, take it from my hands- cuz I can't do this on my own.. |
[Thursday
August 30th, at 6:36am] |
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So I decided that this needs another update even though nobody even reads this probably.
Yesterday was probably one of the hardest days I've almost ever experienced. My day started with waking up at the usual 4:30AM to get ready and drive 40 miles to school. The drive wasn't bad and I got to school around 6 and just hung around the computer lab until class at 7-2. My cousin calls me and says she's sick and asks me to pick her up-she works right by UCLA down here. So after running around like crazy trying to get my schedule changed, I run out of school at 2 and go to pick her up. She took like 20 minutes to get to my car, then we try to get on the freeway, but no one is seriously letting me over! Driving in westwood is NOT fun, people are such asses. So we get on the freeway, and battle 405 traffic and then I had to drive to Valencia to take my cousin to the bus station, and she had no idea where we were going so it took like another 30 minutes to get there and there was such huge traffic issue on the road. I just about had it for the day with driving and was absolutely exhausted and stressed- I haven't even had time to do any studying and they want us to read like 20 chapters by next week. So this already sucks enough, but dealing with this driving thing was killing me. Anyway, I stop to get gas right before I got home and as I am pulling out- me and another car hit each other. I was so freaked out and then just started balling because I couldn't believe that this happened. On top of having a lonely, stressful day at school and on the road- now THIS. I was so upset I couldn't stop crying. Neither of our cars were that bad, and we weren't hurt but it just sucked. I think the kid was going way too fast and I couldn't see him coming- so we hit. It just seriously sucked.
I am overwhelmed and exhausted. I've only commuted this week so far, and it's too much. I got on a list for the dorms here, but there's a huge list. I'm praying I just get in, I need help...I need to do something because I can't do this. Obviously...I mean I was so tired and stressed from driving that bam-I got into an accident..I mean I am so mentally and physically exhausted I CAN'T drive without endangering myself and others. It's crazy, I never thought it would be this difficult. I am in shock. I mean I honestly almost had a nervous breakdown yesterday and I can't live my life like this for the next three years. Something has to give...
anyway, just pray for me. I need help right now..and fast.
Thanks
-Jenn
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| It's been a while... |
[Monday
August 27th, at 12:49pm] |
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I haven't updated in sooo long. It's insane.
So today is my first day of nursing school! Crazy so far. I had to get up at 4:30 AM, and started school at 7:00 and I won't get out until 4:40- which is so bad because 405 traffic is not good at that time so I probably won't even get home until like 6ish! Long day for sure. And I am in the computer lab because I have a two hour break until my next class. I met some nice girls in my first class, but it sucks cuz I don't have anyone to hang out with right now for two hours. It's so boring and everyone knows each other here- (seriously like ALL girls but some guys but then again it is a women's college haha), I have like no friends..sucks. I feel like such a loner for sure. But I'm sure it'll get better and I'll meet people with a similar schedule as me soon enough. At least I hope so because it sucks being all alone.. I kind of hate it. I am not looking forward to spending a lot of my days like this, but hopefully it'll get better.. I could probably even go off campus and roam around Brentwood/Westwood for a while, but just don't have the energy today.
Anyway, about my classes...my pathophysiology class seems EH..the teacher is kind of boring compared to my old anatomy teacher, so I will just have to get used to that. and she talks too fast and doesn't explain things clearly..I always was thinking "What?" after she taught us something. It was weird..but hopefully I will get used to her way of teaching. My ethics teacher is actually kind of cute and seems like a cool person. I am excited about that!
Anyway, everything else is going well. Just stressing about paying for school too! I've been writing scholarship essays like crazy, and if I do win all of them it will pay for next year!!! It'll be around 20,000 that I can win, and I then I will just need to come up with 6,000 between my mom and I. So I think that's manageable. :0)
Mike and I are doing well still too.. Still together after two years! I love him so much and I am not happy that we're not going to see too much of each other this semester because we're going to both be super busy. But at least I had a great summer spending time with him. I loved every minute of it.
I hope everyone else is going well. Wish me luck on this new journey in my life...I think it's going to be rough but fun!
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[Thursday
July 5th, at 10:05pm] |
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My boyfriend Mike is flying home from Italy tomorrow morning at 3AM and will be home by 8:30pm tomorrow.
Please pray for his flight to make it safely home, because I'm a bit worried but I keep praying and trusting in God!!!
Any prayers would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you so very much.
♥
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[Sunday
July 1st, at 1:40am] |
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Hey guys
How's it going? I've had a nice weekend so far! It's been relaxing and fun.
Friday night I went to kickboxing with my mom and we had a blast. LOVE that class and the instructor loves me and always looks to me cuz I know the routine so well haha. Then we went and got Betitos-which is the best mexican food ever- came home,ate it and watched a movie together. We watched because I said so with Mandy Moore. And my gosh what a terrible movie, don't watch it! It's the biggest waste of 2 hours, but my mom and I made so much fun of it and it was hilarious. I really enjoy spending time with her, and I need to do it more often!
Today, gym again for TWO hours and it was just hard. Started my period in the middle of gym class, it was awful and by the time I got home I just felt really sick. I've actually never gotten this sick before..I almost threw up and am feeling like that again. What the heck makes you almost throw up/throw up when you have your period? I don't get it....Anyway I was suppose to go to my cousins baby shower but I was too sick so I stayed home and read some Edgar Allen Poe. It's actually good stuff, but I had to read it for class. Finally we are getting to the good stuff.. haha. Then tonight, I just got home from this placed called Borderline with a few friends and saw some ppl I knew there too haha. Has anyone ever been there? it's a country line dance bar place. It was kinda cool I guess..but they had parts where they played hip hop and it was like a club-like atmosphere. then they had us line dance, which was pretty funny/fun at first, but it got old after doing it for ten minutes. And ew there were so many old people there..and ew old men ask to dance with you it's like wtf? My one friend jessica kept dancing with random men and I was just thinking why is she doing that? You can't trust them and they stink of alcohol and ew. The smell in there was just making me sick, I had to go outside and ugh I really didn't like it now that I think of it. I mean at least I went to go out and have fun, but it was just weird. I tried to like it and give it a chance but it was not my thing, that's for sure. I'm not the bar/club type of person at all. I really dislike that whole scene and I don't want to go again.. but at least I experienced it though it wasn't a REAL club. I'd probably dislike that even more..haha. I am the type of person that has more fun watching a movie and staying in with some friends rather than going to a place like that. I dunno why...
Anyway, I'm feeling really sick and gotta get up for church in the morning. I just want this next week to be over so I can see my mike. I miss him a lot a lot..it sucks. I just keep crying everyday because I miss him and whenevre I talk to him..ughh I'm over emotional but it's cool. I get to see him again in 5 more days..I can make it.
Hope everyone is doing well..much love.
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[Tuesday
June 26th, at 5:48pm] |
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Hey everyone,
How's it going? Things are OKAY with me. I need to read like 100pgs tonight and study for a midterm on Thursday, but I've only read about 10 pages and studied for 10 minutes so far today. I suck, but who cares I am not feeling so well..
Mike left for Italy today for ten days and I'm going to miss him so much! I am babysitting his moose stuffed animal that I got him a few years ago for Christmas. :) But really... I'm more just worried about him making it there safely, I've been really worried all day and crying. Seriously. I talked to him when he switched planes in Ohio and I didn't want to say goodbye. It was so sweet he said before we hung up, "I love you more than anything." Ughh I love him, can't stop worrying. Plus, I'm gonna get my period soon so that's part of the reason I'm being so emotional..haha. But he'll get there by 2AM tomorrow morning and then I can finally relax and do some of my homework!!! ugh but until then I think I'll be pretty much useless. anyway...just pray he makes it there safely, that's all I've been doing all day long..and constantly pressing the refresh button on a map of his flight. 8 hours to go!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to hear his voice telling me that he's safe and sound...oy.
What else is going on?...not too much. I've been so busy with summer school that I haven't even done anything fun yet this summer. But in 2 weeks OH MAN I am going to have a great time. I absolutely can't wait. I need to work full time though so I can save up money for college! Yayy now I'm finally going to REAL college and not COC. That's a great feeling. I got my acceptance letter from college today in the mail and it was in this big tube thing and had confetti, a balloon, and some bubbles in there. It was soo cute! So awesome.
Hmmm I guess I have nothing else to talk about since I haven't done anything special lately. I need to go shopping really bad, or maybe I should just do my laundry hahaha. I've been wearing dresses lately cuz I have no clean jeans- sad I know.
Anyway, I'm going to go attempt to do some work because I really really need to, though I don't think I'm going to get anything done once again.
Oy help me calm down people!!!!
-Jenn
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[Monday
June 11th, at 6:10pm] |
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Hey guys, it's been so long since I've last posted.
So what's new with me???
Not too much, just been enjoying the one week without school and started summer school today. It's totally a lame class-American Lit- and I don't even know if I need it. If I get accepted to Mount St. Marys then I need it, but if not then I'm only wasting my time. I figure I might as well take it just in case...it'll save me thousands of dollars later on. I should hear anyday now too if I got accepted! I just want to know already, it's been driving me crazy and I'm totally stressed out about it. Being on the waitlist is all good, but can't they just accept me already???? seriously..
Things are going okay with everything else. I am totally exhausted lately, I have no energy for anything. If I can just get past these 5 weeks of summer school, then I can catch a break for a while. I feel so overwhelmed and I don't know why. I just need to go out and have fun, but I'm even too freaken tired for that. Someone help. :(
Guess I will get going to kickboxing now. That will be the highlight of my day..
Hope everyone else is doing well.
♥
PS..look at the cake I made Mike for his bday.
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[Tuesday
May 1st, at 12:23pm] |
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The math entrance exam for the bachelor's program at Mount St. Marys. THANK GOD I PASSED. I really really really thought I did not pass. I absolutely can't believe it!!!!! I'M SO HAPPY.
Now I wait until June to see if I got into the program for the Fall.
SO excited!!!
Now gotta study for a Stats test tomorrow and anatomy test on Thursday. AH can't wait for this weekend it's going to be awwwwwwwwwwwesome.
:)
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April 13th, at 4:48pm] |
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So I took my math exam today..it was WAY harder than the stupid practice packet they sent out to us for us to study with. There was not enough time to finish hardly..it was really nerve-wracking. I was literally shaking/getting kinda dizzy while I was doing the test because I was running out of time and felt like I was going to have an anxiety attack or something. It was ridiculous..and extremely upsetting because I don't think I passed. I must have missed more than 4-which was the maximum amount you can miss in order to pass. I guessed on 2 or 3 of them and I definitely did 3 other ones wrong -I remembered the exact question and asked my brother the answers later and they were different from mine- so they are for sure wrong...plus I really think my 3 guesses were wrong. That means I missed at least 6..which is still an 80% but I needed an 84% to pass. The more I think about it, the more I actually know I didn't pass. I should have known how to do the problems..I should have studied other things. I am really dissapointed in myself. If only I was smarter at freaken math then I would have passed. sigh. Plus..I am not really that bad at math it's just fucking algebra that I am not so good at..give me a complex statistics problem and I can solve it! Anyway, so my chances of getting into this college are actually pretty much gone. My dream college is now out of reach and so is getting my Bachelor's degree. It just really really sucks. I've worked so hard for this..and now it seems it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter that I have outstanding grades, and had a great essay on my application..all that matters is I didn't do well enough on one math test. I don't know how colleges can accept people based on those terms.
Anyway, today was definitely a learning experience for me. Not necessarily a good one.
I really can't help but feel like a complete failure.
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[Tuesday
April 10th, at 11:44am] |
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Hey guys. Well..what's new with me?
I actually have GOOD news. I thought I wasn't even considered to get into Mount St. Mary's because I haven't heard from them and applied months ago. But the other day I got a letter in the mail and all I have to do now is to take their math exam for the bachelors nursing program. It's like intermediate algebra and geometry, and I'm soo nervous because I really hate math and haven't done geometry since high school so I'm trying to refresh my memory on the stuff. After practicing it a bit, I'm fairly good at it, so I should be ok. Still..I'm so nervous because this stupid test will either be the reason I get into the school or the reason I don't. So I have until Friday to study and get it over with..and hopefully I do well. I can only miss like 3 out of 30 questions, so I don't have much chances to mess up on that. So..soon I will know where I'm going to school in the Fall and if I do get in there I will be SO HAPPY. I can't wait to just move on with school and really take steps towards my goal and finish up school within the next 3 years. Three years is such a long time too..sigh.
I guess that's just my major worry right now. Once I get this dumb test over with I won't be nearly as stressed out!
Hmm Spring Break was pretty good..though it just threw me off and now I don't even want to be back in school and I'm just so behind so I better go back to doing something productive.
Wish me A LOT of luck.
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[Sunday
January 28th, at 11:16am] |
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then STOP.
I used to drink it months ago, and got a new case of it yesterday.
I haven't drinken it since I've taken nutrition so wouldn't have known this months ago but today on my way to the gym I was reading the ingredients and this is what I found...
It has an ingredient in it called "Acesulfame Potassium" otherwise known as Acesulfame K, and this causes CANCER.
If that isn't enough for you, it also lists "sucralose" which not a lot of people know this is the other name for SPLENDA. And this artifical sweetner is really bad for you for a wide range of reasons.
In addition, It's such a new sweetner that they have NO long term studies about the effects it will have on your health in the long run.
So anyway, this seemlingly healthy fitness water, is actually really really destructive to your health.
What worries me more, is that people normally don't look at the labels of foods, and they are eating/drinking this terrible stuff everyday.
And everybody wonders why cancer is so common....
Also...how is this legal??? I don't understand. I am assuming that fitness drinks/bars are not FDA regulated. If they aren't then how many other things are slipping by? What other foods and drinks are we consuming that have cancer-causing ingredients in them???
It's not right.
Anyway, I just wanted to share this information with you guys.
READ LABELS and ingredients of your foods before you eat them..IF you don't what something is..you can call the manufacturer and they are obligated to get the information for you.
Stay healthy!!!
Jenn :0)
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[Friday
January 26th, at 7:53pm] |
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it seems that... the more you do for a person, the more they take you for granted.
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| What a day |
[Friday
December 15th, at 4:36pm] |
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Ughh going to the dentist two times in two days it TOO much.
I got my teeth cleaned by this annoying lady who kept constantly saying how much plaque I had and it was so bad. She was SO awful I wanted to sock her in the mouth. Her comments were rude and annoying, and she really hurt my mouth and gums. Then today I had to go back to get three cavities filled and he went to give me novacaine and it hit my mandibular nerve so it KILLED. Seriously it hurt more than anything I've ever felt, it was terrible. Then after I went to get up to go to work and I was really dizzy and very shakey too. I couldn't drive or go to work :( It sucked so bad. MY aunt and cousin came and saved me and took me to eat lunch and shopping..haha. I felt better after a while, but I got so sick. It was weird. My mouth hurts and I'm so amazingly tired right now. What a crappy day and I'm getting sick and have a sore throat. Anyway from now on I'm going to floss and brush really really well. No more cavities from me.
Today was not my day thats for sure.
Tonight should be better, people are coming over and at least I got new shoes out of this crazy day.
I think I need a nap.
Happy Friday everyone and be careful in that stupid holiday crazy traffic.
This weekend should be fun minus today, Kristina's xmas party is tomorrow night and we get to get all dressed up! Yay! I bought a new red dress too.
And Sunday will be fun times with Stacie and Kat.
woot.
♥
Jenn
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| Has anyone ever got 182%? hahaha |
[Tuesday
December 12th, at 9:51pm] |
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Student Summary
12/12/2006
Name: Jennifer N. Medina
ID: 0130852
Grade: A+ (104.7%)
Class Rank: 3
Category Assignment Score Grade Date
LECTURE EXAMS LECTURE EXAM 1 98 98.0% A+
LECTURE EXAM 2 96 96.0% A
LECTURE EXAM 3 98 98.0% A+
LECTURE EXAM 4 97 97.0% A+
Category Average 97.3% A+
LAB PRACTICALS LAB PRACTICAL 1 114 114.0% A+
LAB PRACTICAL 2 101 101.0% A+
LAB PRACTICAL 3 104 104.0% A+
LAB PRACTICAL 4 182 182.0% A+
Category Average 125.3% A+
LAB ASSIGNMENTS LAB ASSIGN 1 25 100.0% A+
LAB ASSIGN 2 25 100.0% A+
LAB ASSIGN 3 25 100.0% A+
LAB ASSIGN 4 25 100.0% A+
Category Average 100.0% A+
FINAL EXAM 91 91.0% A-
Woot!!!
104.7& overall in anatomy and physiology.
How cool am I seriously?
Check out that 182%.
:D
Winter break begins today for me!!!!!!!
♥
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