Olympics

Tonight the olympics started.
The opening ceremonies always seem to take forever to go through especially the parade of athletes. But this year's it seemed like it went by pretty quickly. I think it was awesome. It made me want to go to England that much more than I already do. My favorite part of it all was Bond with the Queen. Bond saved the Queen!!! :)

On a different note- made it through week 1 of orientation. Only 1 more to go.

Country songs

There have been 2 country songs that I have really loved listening to for the last couple weeks. I love how country music always tells stories that are relatable to everyone in one way or another.

Kissed You Goodnight- Gloriana
I dropped you off
Just a little after midnight
Sat in my car
Till you turned off your porch light
I should have kissed you
I should have pushed you up against the wall
I should have kissed you
Just like I wasn’t scared at all

I turned off the car
Ran through the yard
Back to your front door
Before I could knock
You turned the lock
And met me on the front porch

And I kissed you
Goodnight
And now that I’ve kissed you
It’s a good night good night baby goodnight

I turned off the car
ran through the yard
back to your front door
Half scared to death can’t catch my breath
Aren’t these the moments we live for
And I kissed you
GoodnightAnd now that I’ve kissed you
It’s a good night good night baby goodnight
It’s a good night good night baby goodnight
It’s a good night good night baby goodnight
It’s a good night good night baby goodnight 

Glass- Thompson Square
Tryin' to live and love
With a heart that can't be broken
Is like tryin' to see the light
With eyes that can't be opened

Yeah, we both carry baggage
We picked up on our way
So if you love me, do it gently
And I will do the sameWe may shine, we may shatter
We may be pickin' up the pieces here on after
We are fragile, we are human
We are shaped by the light we let through us
But we break fast 'cause we are glass
'Cause we are glass

I'll let you look inside me
Through the stains and through the cracks
And in the darkness of this moment
You see the good in that

But try not to judge me
'Cause we've walked down different paths
But it brought us here together
So I won't take that back

First day of being a big kid

Today was the first day of orientation at UNC. It was a most very long day and it was full of  information. There were people who talked about how great of a place it was to work, customer service, parking, badges, benefits, insurance and so many other topics.
I officially feel like I'm a big kid. I have a real job, one that could be classified as a career, one that requires a professional license, I have certifications, a 401(k), health insurance, parking permits, medical id number, etc.
I know that the feelings of inadequacy will subside and I will have a great time doing the thing that I know I love. I can't wait to get out onto the floor and start.
Here's to another 8 days of orientation and residency classes.

I am a big kid now- scary but so worth it!!

Urgent care

Today I made a trip into the local urgent care. Yesterday I woke up with my left eye looking horrible. I'm not sure what all happened but it didn't look good. Yesterday when I woke up I tried everything that I could think of- cold and warm compresses, benadryl, sleep and hydrocortisone cream. This stuff seemed to help a little bit but when I went to sleep I still had a swollen left eye.
Today it wasn't was bad as it was yesterday but it still concerned me. I made the trip to urgent care to have someone look at it. I was able to give the PA enough info to help rule out things that I already knew it wasn't. She finally looked at my eye and ruled out any bug or spider bite. She thought it was an eyelid infection and prescribed me an antibiotic cream.
I'm looking forward to getting the puffyness out of my eyelid.

New job

I cannot believe that in 2 weeks I will be starting my job at UNC Children's Hospital. I have all sorts of mixed emotions- scared, happy, excited, nervous, joy, anxiety, worry, etc. I know that the skills that I learned in nursing school will still be there. I know that there will be many nurses that will help me out if I need them to or ask them to. But it's always a little scary to start over at a place that is a little foreign. I know that I will enjoy it there though. I cannot wait!

Independence Day

Happy 4th of July!!!
This is what July 4th looked like for me this year. It was spent out at Camp Kanuga. It was a pretty fun gathering of campers and adults at the Kanuga Lake Dam.