New Routine

I started a new routine today. I realized that I've been wasting about an hour every morning between dropping the kids off at school and starting my own on-line coursework. I was just surfing and sipping my coffee for a good hour, which... while being good for my stress level, has not been good for for my fitness level.

So this morning I skipped the shower, got my gym clothes on and went straight to the Y for a 35 minute run/walk on the treadmill right after I dropped the boys off. I think it will work well for me in the morning to get some exercise in before I sit down with the books and get severely stressed.

Its quick, convenient, and if I stick to it, I'll hit my running goals a LOT faster than trying to squeeze runs in after I've finished my school work in the evening... which sometimes doesn't happen until 11p or so... and then I'm NOT going for a run in the cold and dark of Wisconsin winter and the Y is already closed... so... uh... yeah.

I did make it through Pathophysiology with an A, and I'm a little over half way through Adult Health I which is the FIRST class that has really made me feel like I'm learning to be a nurse. Everything else has been ground work... but this is really more about how we can intervene to change the progression of disease and the patient's experience of it. I'm really enjoying it, despite the continued harried pace and MASSIVE volume of data.

I am counting the days till Friday when I am DONE for a whole week!! This is the longest break of the program and I don't get another long one until August when we get 5 days... yeah... 8 months without a break... feel for me.

Posted by Lexy at December 18, 2007 07:07 AM