Not sure if I'm going to do it today but if I have time after I pick up Charlene, I will. My body feels good and I'm okay to do it. I just have A LOT to do during the day today. You know what... I WILL do it today. It will be early enough that my neighbor can't legally complain about the jumping. I mean, I can't walk on eggshells around here because it might get his panties in a bunch. So yeah. When I get home later today I'm moving on to Day 6 :) Tomorrow is a "rest day" anyway, according to the schedule.
Alright. Anyway, just sitting here sipping my morning hazelnut coffee with milk. I have a whole slew of things to do today. For one, I need to go purchase 10 books for this semester. 8 of them alone are for ONE class! I am taking an Islamic World Honor's Seminar and apparently I don't know what I'm getting myself in to. I have a book voucher but I need a valid ID to use it. Well my new license hasn't come in yet so it looks like I'm going to have to use cash. I will get a check in the mail for the voucher if I don't use it so I do at least get reimbursed. The other class I'm taking is Infectious Diseases on line. My A&P professor told me the class will be too easy for me but now that I'm looking at the work load for the Seminar, I'm glad LOL! With these two classes, I am also being the SI again for A&P1. It's going to be another busy semester but it will all work out in the end.
Some of you already know and many don't, I have applied to the Radiologic Technology program for the Fall 2014. It's super competitive and only 20 people are accepted yearly. This is my second year applying but honestly it's my first year actually in the running. The program requirements say that A&P 1&2 don't need to be completed to be accepted but what they dont TELL YOU is this... Because of the overwhelming amount of people applying, they won't even glance at the application if it's not done. When decisions were made last year, I was only half way through A&P1. Now that both classes are done, with an A and A-, I am absolutely in the running. My only worry is that they will look at my application/grades before my Art 101 professor corrects my work. Many of you know my father passed away last March and I took an Incomplete for the class. I was initially told that I had a year to complete the work. Well, in late November I found out I only had to the end of the next semester, which ended in a month from that time. During this time span of a month, I completed most of the assignments, which one required me to go in to Boston to the Art Museum. On December 17th, My "I" grade, which didn't affect my GPA, turned into an F. I was horrified. My 3.9 gpa turned in to 3.36gpa. I have 5A's and 1 F. Thankfully the professor can change that once the work is corrected. I don't know why she hasn't started to correct it yet. This has gone on for too long. So anyway, I just need to finish the Art final and wait for my F to be replaced. At this point, I don't even care what it's replaced with. Anything is better than an F!
Anyway, I think a lot about what kind of job I will have once I finish the program. I have to have this mindset because it helps keep me going. I will be at a loss if I'm not accepted this year but I'm looking ahead anyways. I will be licensed to take xrays. Not gonna lie, that's not what I want to do with the rest of my life. I did an observation at a hospital and got to observe CT scans. I found them really interesting. But the more and more I think about my life and what I want to accomplish, I don't know if CT scans are it. I want to play a big role in the life of others. I want to HELP people. I want to know I am making a difference. The more I thought about it, the more I think about my dad and his cancer. I want to help families who are and had gone through a similar situation. So now I'm considering Radiation Therapist. Same schooling as I would be going through for Rad Tech. It's just a specialty. I want to help and be there for people who are going through cancer. I think this would be something I would be good at. It also seems much more fulfilling than standing behind an xray machine for the next 30 years of my life. Obviously these aren't decisions I need to make now but it's nice to toss ideas around and get my mind going.
Alright, coffee cup is empty so I must go. I will update later after my workout.
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