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My Last Blog

I graduate in 3 weeks from now and it has truly been such an odd feeling.I’ve been experiencing a lot of “lasts.” This week will be my last clinical in the hospital.I’m very excited for what is to come in the next chapter of my life. I’ll be moving to Denver in 3 and...

“Beautiful World, Where are you?”

Recently I’ve been reading “Beautiful World, Where Are You?” by Sally Rooney (one of my favorite authors). And I’ve been loving it, her books are “slice of life” style and they’re focused on love + relationships. This book follows two friends as well as some other...

Rare Diseases

I have a condition called Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD), it’s an autosomal recessive disease that affects the function of the cilia in my body. This primarily affects my lung function and sinuses, I suffer from recurring bronchitis and sinusitis a couple...

Endings and New Beginnings

This semester has been quite a challenge, but I’ve somehow made it halfway through. With Nursing we have to complete a “capstone” which is where we complete 80 hours one on one with a nurse. Unfortunately for me I had to complete these hours before spring break. The...

Is society obsessed with trauma?

This week I was watching a youtube video by “A Clockwork Reader” discussing the book “A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara. They basically described this book as being so triggering it literally sent them into a mental health crisis. There is a long list of...

Last Day…Almost

Today was one of my last days working in the NICU, I only have one more 8 hour shift. After all the 12s I’ve been working, I’m sure that will be nothing. Although I’m a bit relieved because I’ve been absolutely exhausted working all of these 12 hour shifts on top of a...

The Week Ahead

It is going to be another long week. Sunday night might be one of my least favorite nights of the week, at least when a busy week lies ahead. It is always filled with dread. In this case, I may not have time to read as much as I want or take my mornings slow or snooze...

Rediscovery

This past weekend I spent my time working in the Neonatal ICU for my clinical capstone. While I was dreading working two 12 hour shifts, it was an amazing experience. It has truly inspired me to work in the NICU after I graduate. For a while, when people ask me what...

Books, books, books

Over the winter break I had a lot of time to catch on some books I had been wanting to read but not really had the time to during the semester. I finished Kafka on the Shore, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, Conversations with Friends, Writers and Lovers, the sequel...

Making room for self love

With finals season coming up, I’m preparing myself for the intrusive thoughts. Mostly thoughts surrounding my fear of failure. All the pressure of my last chance of making or breaking my grade boils over and I’m usually left feeling anxious and exhausted 24/7. This...