March 7, 2009

• Guidance Councilor

  So I went to go see the guidance councilor about what classes I should take and the difference between a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and a Registered Nurse (RN). She really helped me out about what a general overview of a four year course to become an RN looks like. Gosh, I really suck at math! I am determined to do my best though and I have to pull some really high grades to make it as a Nurse.

  I haven’t talked about this in a while but I still need to finish my memory classes. They do work, don’t get me wrong. I have used the little that I did know to pass a few tests I’ve taken. It’s just that part of my learning style is getting feedback and confirmation of if I understand the information given. I’m weird, I know but that’s how I learn. Plus, my teacher said that you should make sure you do everything correctly because in the long run it can bite you back in the butt. Though, those weren’t his actual words because that would be unprofessional, that’s just my translation. I am going to attempt this stuff again but in the summer when I have so much time.

  So for summer I am going to take a break from my education and work part time while enjoying the last bits of my youth with my friends. I was thinking if I get a part time job with someone while being on call, especially if I can drive I would be able to pay for my summer expenses. I want to use this summer to maybe also clean out the house. I know that sounds so boring but I truly wouldn’t do that the majority of the time. The first day of spring is soon so I am hoping to get a lot done for what I call “spring cleaning week” which obviously lasts seven days and starts on the first day of spring.

  My license progress is rather slow. I am not a terrible driver and I already passed the written test and I took the drive test and I didn’t pass. I didn’t epically fail either but what made me mad was the lady who was grading me was writing stuff on her clipboard while I was checking my blind spots when it came to switching lanes and backing around the corner. I was also too nervous and I kept fidgeting when it came to backing around the corner and parallel parking. I did them but the lady said in a real life situation, you can’t do that. Also we drove on a crumbly road. When I made a right turn on a four way intersection my back wheel fell off the road because it was falling apart! I am not blaming anyone but next time I am going to try to be more confident when I drive. I’ve been practicing a lot since then so I hope it all pays off. All my friends tell me to take the test in this one town, not too far from here because it’s more isolated and the roads are nicer. Not that where I live doesn’t have nice roads but it’s all about passing and performing a good job.

  I don’t talk to Cathy too much anymore, which is a good and bad thing. I really miss her and I’d really like her to be there with me when I am having all these epic and overwhelming changes in my life but if she can’t support me anyways, like I need, then I guess I have to deal with it. We have grown people with totally different points of view. We are both pretty headstrong in what we believe in so it’s pretty rare for either one of us to back down. It’s just so sad to see us distant from each other. On the lighter note I am being surrounded by likeminded people like myself who are encouraging, opened-minded, unique individuals that respect me and support me in whatever I do, someone like Michael.

  Michael and I have been doing well on our new year’s resolution. We promised that we would hang out more because last year we only saw each other three times and as best buddies, that sucks. So far we have seen each other three times and the year has just begun. Speaking of which I have pictures of when we went ice skating together!

  

  

  I haven’t talked about Jerry in forever! Let’s get caught up. Last time I remember writing about him was when Michael said he was here for support and I was like ok, let’s get this over with. The problem wasn’t Jerry but with myself. I kept beating up myself about something that I was concerned about but never spoke a word of it to the person who was affecting. So he straight up told me that if there is something wrong that I should just tell him and not keep it to myself. Since then I haven’t and I feel so much better and so he can know what he is doing to make me irritated and stop it. We have really great communication now I feel on the same page with him because now it’s two people sharing their emotions in the relationship and not just him.

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