Aaaand Q4 to tidy it up...

Quarter four is over. The year is over. I am alive.

Looking back on this whole year is kind of a crazy process. I'm glad some days that I'm not leaving yet, but other days I wish I could just go home and be done. We had a beautiful graduation from both the students and another from the staff, and I really appreciate all the work people put into it for us.

Bring on Quarter 5!

Q3...whooosh.

Well Q3 has passed...and I am definitely behind on my homework. I had a great vacation (if not too short), only impeded by needing to buy a new car because apparently in texas....stop doesn't mean stop.

I have a cute new car, but still need to do something with my old one. Yikes.

My homework is sitting here, and I am just hanging out and trying to keep it together being back. I love it, but it's hard to re-transition back and into being an intern too. I love most of the new students, but some relationships are just so frustrating!

[Home]work

There is just so much work to be done....so perhaps my ideal of getting all my homework done by the end of 3rd quarter was a little um...ambitious?

I have had 2 days off in which to get a cracking good start on it, and I have watched movies, eaten, avoided cleaning, napped, and generally lazed about. How on earth will I ever get it done if I can't even start?!

I think I will start with the little assignments and get them done and handed in. And maybe try to clean up my house a little bit....it looks like my cupboards and closets all had a bit of morning sickness and my floors are covered in stuff.

Hmmm there is just so much to be done!

Q2 Complete!

Goodness! Where the hell did quarter two go?! (do I feel a pattern coming on here?!)

Quarter two has got to be the longest quarter in the whole year! Full of some good, and some not so good classes, and yet again lots more hands on experience. New student circle has come and gone, and everyone is lovely. Of the 2 I thought I would clash with, I am actually very surprised to see I have SO much in common with one, and its just a much different situation than I had been told. Why listen to the rumour mill?!

Anyway, new students are here, and the interns have had their last circle at MLL. It was a nice ceremony I think, even if it was full of arguments in the preparations and a few slackers, I think on the whole it turned out beautifully, if not a little over the top of the woo-mama scale for some. :)

After the ceremony we went out and got some new ink. Woop woop! Two of the new graduates, me, and one of the new students all embarked on the MLL tradition of having our moons tattooed. It was quite a last minute thing, and I know I had vowed I would never be a "walk in" to a tattoo shop. But lo and behold I was. I am really pleased with the tattoo. The moon on the left for menarche, and the full moon is usually reserved for childbirth. While I haven't yet birthed my baby, I did birth another little spirit, just much to soon. I had the moon outlined in honour of my passage into parenthood, even though there isn't a baby in my arms. I will have it filled in when I have my first "birth". And there will be a waning moon on the other side upon menopause. Also the traditional tattoo of midwives! Marked for life for a passion and "career" that I've been called to and love. As long as burning at the stake doesn't come back into fashion ;)

Angelie didn't want to get a tat, so she got her other tragus pierced....well we couldn't have just one piercing could we?! I got this hot industrial done too. :)

In the car, Sunshine asked me what the appeal was of having a bar of metal through my ear. I don't know but I really like it!

Either way it was a lovely night (with a waxing crescent moon in the sky (b) to those in the clinic.) I headed home after that and spent today recovering and thinking about shift tomorrow. I would really like a lovely shift for Sunshine's last hurrah. I hope all goes well and it is tranquila-tranquila. Or she catches if she wants to. :) (Maybe a nice morning birth?)

Anyway, the quarter is done, and we have our exam review tomorrow. X( I am definitely not ready for that, as I dont think I did very well. It was kind of a horrible space to write an exam and bad timing and generally all around not a nice day. So I'm hoping I squeaked a pass (80%!).

Hopefully I'll be a little better at updating this quarter, but if not....well I'll see you at the end of Q3.

I do have my "vaca" (vay-cay not cow) in Nov. so I'll update while I'm running around HOME!!!

New Student Circulo...

Well the time is upon us again! I am finishing up my 2nd quarter (a note to new students...keep up with your birth reports....I just spent the day (and I do mean the DAY) writing 27.)



New student circle is tomorrow and I am a bit excited and nervous all at the same time. I'm excited to meet those who I haven't met, but not so excited for a few who I already know I will clash with. In any case, I made two fresh Tang Pies courtesy of the 1940's. Judith has baked REAL pies, but I hope the tang pies will go over well with those who know it's boost factors during a steamy tub labour sit with 15 minute rounds at 3am.

Q1 -complete!

Goodness! Where the hell did quarter one go?! Either way, it's done, exam and all. I'm quite impressed with myself that I managed to survive, and I feel like I'm doing okay.

I have homework coming out the wazoo though, holy crap that piles up fast. I was all on top of things upto my mid quarter eval... then it all went to pewps. I have at least 10 protocols to write, little assignments to do, and photocopies to make of newborn exams for evaluation.

Aside from the work, the clinic is wonderful...yes indeed, as with anywhere there are people I really struggle to get along with, but I have made some wonderful friends, (even those I wasn't too sure about initially) and can't even imagine being in another program now. It's so amazing to have such a small group. The director knows my name, and what's going on in my life, instead of a student number. All in all...very impressive.

Lyle came down in May, and I have my vaycay booked for home in November...I wonder if I can get everyone I know to kick in $5 to buy me a flight home? ;) Happy Birthday to me!

Anyway that's all for now.....off to protocol and a 24 tomorrow.

Todo Esta Bien... (con usted y su bebe.)

Hahah Yikes! It's been forever since I last wrote, what happened to my ideals of a quick daily update?! Clearly those went out the window after the first binder of handouts showed up. (Now on binder 4)

Anyway, school is going well and I'm still very much enjoying it, the program, clinic, and people. Though I have a new hope that I will stay out of trouble and the idle tongue symptoms that seem to happen...though already that is a struggle during late night sits at the kitchen table. lol.

The car is holding up well for all you nay-sayers...just broken down twice lol, but I think it needs a new alternator. :/ Hopefully that will be the last of the break downs.

I've had my first three catches, and quite a few transports which are always difficult.

I feel like my spanish is improving well, but still have a hard time out of the clinic setting. :/ But that will come too!

I always seem to say "bueno" and "todo esta bien" adding "con usted...y....su....bebe" if it's to Joelle which makes us both giggle. Even more so since I had a labouring mama keep saying "todo esta bien" as she did circuts around the room with me for a couple of hours. haha. We were meant to be together. :)

Lyle is coming in 12 days and 49 minutes! Yay!

Thats all for now....more later....or in another 2 months hah!