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Austin got the flu, then I got the flu. Loverly.

I don't need to get into that but to soothe that cough it gave us, we've been indulging a little with our favorite hot chocolate!


Come on, on days like this in Idaho you can't help but grab the electric blanket, slippers, a good movie, and Starbucks!!


Austin's been curling up on the couch (with his favorites, Bose headphones) trying to keep up with his studies after all that flu business. 


I was going to show you a photo of my fingers after printmaking for hours, but it grossed even me out haha! So this.... is what your arm looks like after the printing part of the process! That's after it's been scrubbed with craploads of soap and brush soap. It becomes a tattoo on me for days on end. I had those when I went to get a TB shot and the Nurse just looked at me funny... (What can I say, I'm an emo kid as emo as can be... I bleed black. Get over it. )


Those needed to be covered for clinicals though..... I started cliniclas guys!! I didn't want to scare the elderly. There wasn't much I could do concerning my hands so I stuffed them in my pockets a lot if I didn't have gloves or.... many a fluids on my hands already. Joking, but not really. Austin was sweet and took me at 5:30am for my 6am-2pm shift. I was excited to finally see what it was like and try my new skills. I got a tag :)


Clinicals were something else. I absolutely could see myself in that environment. I do have to admit it was a complete shock considering 40 seconds in, my CNA couldn't even take me on because there was some urgent stuff on and I went headfirst into the CNA world with some heart-wrenching situations in all about 5 minutes. I surprised myself that I could handle it, and could act quick and be brave. I was surprised at how attached I already got to people, and how much I enjoyed the person I shadowed along with the work. 

It was a long day, and of course Austin and I were better from the previous week's sicknesses. Austin made an awesome Asian Tri-tip grill with broccoli salad, and I made a GF pizza from brown rice! Hit our Recipe tab to find them.

Things have been going back to normal!



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