Feeling Fine with New Shoes and Wine

Fifth term is picking up the pace and life is in full swing. I've been busy, but I love it.... here are a few highlights.

Tuesday: I made from scratch, pumpkin soup and cornbread with my neighbor. We then had family dinner with the roommates.  And of course I did the pre-requisite class, small groups, study time, etc.

Wednesday: I managed to buy a new pair of shoes and a cute top to wear to the Hospital.  This was in between studying all morning, reviewing 90 questions from Exam Masters and 4 hours of class. I also went for a sunset walk and swim. Not too shabby of a day....

Today: My hospital group was assigned a local GP to follow and I examined a 7 year old, interviewed a young man for his annual work physical and saw textbook anemia in a women with Hb of 5 (don't ask me how she was even walking around). I ran home to change at lunch and on my way stopped to visit my local wine store. I chatted up the owners and staff while picking out 2 bottles of wine for the weekend. I then sprinted to class for 4 hours, followed by powder puff football practice, woo hoo! I think I can manage 3 good hours of study time before I call this day done.

Tomorrow: I have the morning free to study and then my first (mini) test of 5th term. Depending how that goes I'll open the wine or hit the books again. The weekend is almost here and I cannot wait to study without distractions (yes I know I am a med school dork, but I'm okay with that because I have new shoes!)

My Bags are Packed, I'm Ready to Go...

Well, I'm not exactly ready to go. The problem is my bags are OVER packed. I'm allowed to check two 50lbs bags. Currently one weighs 55 and the other ways 58. So I have to leave behind 13lbs of stuff, and I already repacked and slimmed down my belongings once. And I don't even have real shoes packed, just flip-flops and one pair of flats for the white coat ceremony, going out, etc. Shoes are where I usually go wrong. When boyfriend and I go away, even if its just for the weekend we always have a separate shoe bag. But since its not shoes, I am not sure what where I went astray. Maybe its the extra toiletries or the fact that I have to bring my own towels and linens. (I actually bought a leaving student's entire kitchen stock so I don't even have to worry about an entire room and yet I can't quite figure out what I'm going to leave behind.)

But, instead of solving my problem and repacking my bags I'll continue down the path of procrastination. So far I made a lovely quiche, (I will have no oven in Grenada so it was my farewell baking dish) took down the Christmas lights, watched "How I Met Your Mother" and sent a few dozen emails. Not completely unproductive but not getting me any closer to getting on the plane in 33 hours either. Okay maybe I don't need six pairs of flip-flops... What else can I do without? Its back to my OVER packed bags or maybe I’ll take down the Christmas tree…