Three Months Until I Graduate!

HAPPY VALEINTINES DAY!!!

and

Happy Anniversary to Gma Nan and Papa Jim!

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I posted these "jokes" during my second week of school. During this time I've had countless views from google searches (I just changed the title so I wont be getting so much random internet traffic). I've been really stressed trying to find time to get all the projects done, trying to find time to take my resume out, and study for boards. My motivation is no where to be found...I've wasted a lot of time not doing these things...ugh. If anyone has motivation to spare, send some my way! So, this is my last time waster for now, I'm really really going to try to get some things done that need to be done! Wish me luck!

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When you tell people you're in hygiene school, they automatically assume you know everything about teeth and seem baffled when you say...'we haven't studied that yet.' - Yup

When you have scheduled conferences with instructors, all they can say is that you need to balance your life and then they seem confused when you ask them how to do it. - I've talked to two of my instructors about trying to find time...they tell me to make sure I sleep and to figure it out.

You've had your fingers taped to an instrument to make sure that your positioning is correct. - I've heard rumors of this, but it hasn't happened to us!

You can no longer tell time because all you know about a clock is that the numbers are where you are supposed to be sitting. - Again, yup! I often have a hard time telling my right from left because everything is backward when dealing with patients.

You take an insanely hard Pathology class and then in your ethics lecture, you learn that you are NEVER allowed to diagnose a disease. - Yup. We take courses at the same level as dental students, but obviously don't know enough to diagnose. We can point out and suggest things to the dentist, but never diagnose.

Your life consists of school, studying, and two-for-ones. - I don't know what a two-for-one is...but everyone around me is probably tired that the only thing I talk about is school.

When people ask you how school is going, all you can ever say is "It Sucks!" - Ummm...yup. Three months from today until graduation!

You consistently tell people that they just don't understand how bad it really is. - As I said the first time...Seriously!

You are annoyed by the fact of eating and sleeping because those activities take up valuable study time. - haha I was literally thinking that the other morning when I slept in until 8am.

You take home your instruments to "practice" on your family members. - This among other things has been done many many times. Ethan, Nat and Roby (especially) have been my guinea pigs for just about everything!

You actually have to beg people to let you clean their teeth. - Anyone that hasn't had their teeth cleaned in 1 to 5 years would be a perfect patient right now! I neeeeeed someone for my board exam!

When someone agrees to let you clean their teeth after you tell them how cheap it is and some other benefits, you talk really really fast when explaining that it will take 3 and a 1/2 hours and that you've never actually done this before. - I'm amazed at how far I've come in the last year. Last year at this time it took me TWO 3 1/2 hour appointments to complete a patient. I can now do this in about two. If we didn't have so much paperwork (that we won't have later on) I could get it done in about an hour!

The idea of writing with exam gloves on while your hand is inside a sandwich baggie while using a pen that is totally covered in plastic seems normal. - Asepsis baby! (aseptic-preventing infection)

You actually consider a large trash bag to be a "barrier". - Lots and lots of plastic is "wasted" keeping us safe from other people's bodily fluids...

When you observe the seniors at work, they tell you-don't watch how I do this, because this is not how it's supposed to be done. - I am now saying this to the first year students! hahaha

After going through 1st semester thinking that your life can't possibly get any worse, your "big sister" tells you that the 1st semester is the easiest. - Looking back, it probably was. Second semester was the hardest...this semester doesn't have as many tests/quizzes, but TONS of projects.

Your instructors tell you to treat the patients to benefit them and not just to complete requirements. Then, after a clinic session, they tell you that if you don't get everything done, you WILL fail. - They say this almost weekly...

Your teachers give mean and threatening talks and then send out apology e-mails the next day. Then, the same thing happens again and again... - Yup...over and over. Although we don't take them as seriously now, so they know they can't scare us as easily!

During some of those talks, your teacher only talks about what a demanding and hard career you've chosen and insists that you're probably not ready for it. Then she tells you that dental hygiene is the best job in the world. - To top it off, we've heard in the last three or four months at least 50 times that we won't be able to find a job unless we move. Too many hygienists in the area, not enough jobs. And because I have so much control over my life, I'm looking forward to getting 2-5 part time jobs. I'm excited!

You consider it to be an easy week if you only have 3-4 quizzes/tests. - Yup. this semester isn't so bad, but every other semester we had a quiz or test every day in every class. It keeps you studying!


I have a sweet migraine that doesn't seem to want to go away, so I'm going to give up and go to sleep early tonight. I'm thinking 9:30 sounds perfect!