This time last year I had just woken up after working my first two night shifts ever. I woke up feeling happy and so excited about my placement, my preceptor and my possible future on the adult oncology floor. It was the first placement I had that I absolutely loved from the start. I remember sitting and talking in the living room with my parents before I went in for my first shift and saying “I’m not really sure I’ve thought this through…” haha. Thankfully God had all the details under control, as always, and here I am a year later. A lot has happened in the past year. I completed consolidation, I got a full time nursing position and passed my RN exam. It is interesting how easy it is to forget how stressful certain phases of life were once the stress is relieved when at the time it is so all-consuming, like studying for the RN exam or waiting for the results.  

In other news, I’ve booked my flight to Germany to visit my sister in April for two weeks! It is going to be really great. I’m looking forward to it, especially since it feels so much more real now that I’ve bought the tickets. 

I donated blood again today. It is a bonus because you aren’t allowed to exercise after (done and done!). I love it when health professionals tell me not to exercise.