100th Post!!

I opened blogger to post today, and I saw that I had 99 posts...which makes this my 100th post!! I entered the blog world about five months ago, and it's so fun! I feel like I "know" so many of you, but I've never met or talked to you. Here's to 100 more posts!

Today was my second day on the job...I took two patients more or less on my own. I say "more or less" because I don't know the system yet, so I have to ask how to do certain things, where I put what, where things are, etc. I felt much better today even though my manager told me I looked scared to death! I promise I'm not, I just think I look nervous often...I don't hide emotions like that well. Another nurse asked how old I am (24, soon to be 25!), and she told me that I look 15. I've always looked young, but when you throw my hair up and put me in essentially a pair of pajamas, you knock another few years off. Excellent.

I'm still a fan of computer charting. And knowing the history of your patient. For some reason they don't pass this along in report, so I got really confused when my patient was on eight meds for his admitting diagnosis of nausea/vomiting/diarrhea. Apparently he had quite a few other things going on!

Anyway! Running! It got up to 80 today...yikes! My legs are tiiiiired, most likely a result of the marathon 2.5 weeks ago (you can still feel the effects this much later right?) + moving craziness + new job stress + now I'm on my feet much more. I did a short, try-to-keep-it-slow run today, and I even did good on the hills! My goal is to keep telling myself to continue to run up the hills, even if I'm going much slower. That's the only way to learn! I'm so used to even/negative splits that it's mentally difficult to see my pace be so over the place.

Thursday, May 21
3.05 miles in 24:33, avg pace of 8:03

I also lifted and did some crunches when I got back. I always start lifting, am good for about two weeks, and then I stop! I'm going to try to keep it up because: 1) Who doesn't want toned arms? 2) Strong arms will help me power up hills ! "Run with your arms!" is what was yelled at me when my legs got tired in high school. I'm not sure if it's true or not, but we'll try it. 3) I want to say that I lift. Is that bad?

The Rocket Scientist is coming over tonight! He's driving back from his brother's graduation this morning, so he should be here any time now. He has yet to see my room with assembled furniture, so it should be good. I may be a jealous runner, but at least I can brag that I have a speedy rocket scientist for a boyfriend. Here he is finishing the Delaware Marathon on Sunday:

Woohoo! More pictures are on facebook (or will be shortly!) if you like checking out marathon pictures!