Thankful Thursday | some sun? for real??

This week, I am thankful:

that today, we are finally, finally promised some sunshine!

We have had rain and clouds for I think the last 11 or 12 days here.

And while I recognize this experience pales in comparison to the hurricane-related suffering elsewhere (understatement of the year!), I still have been feeling a little deflated by all the clouds.

And my deflated brain will be delighted to see the sun today.

that there are lots of sunny days in the forecast

Today is not just an isolated event; I see lots of sun icons in my 15-day forecast!

that I do not live in a place where cloudy weather is the norm

I seriously might develop a case of depression if clouds dominated my local weather; I do not think I am built for a life under cloudy skies.

for wet mosses

I am weary of the wet weather, yes, but I can appreciate how lush the moss gets with so much moisture.

And I am always admiring the porcelain berries too.

for weather warm enough to wear my blue stripey dress again

I went to a symphony concert on Sunday (thank you, free student ticket!) and since it hasn’t felt very autumnal here at all, I decided to wear my blue and white striped Target dress one more time.

I’m sure this breaks some antiquated seasonal dressing rules, but I don’t care. 😉

that I’m getting faster at clinical paperwork

After each clinical day, we get sent home with paperwork assignments, and I must say, I am getting faster at them as compared to first semester. Yay me!

that I felt better in simulation lab

I think I told you last week that I am amazed to see how much more comfortable clinical rotations are for me now that I have worked as a tech.

Well, this week we had simulation lab at school (we run through fake patient scenarios with actors as our patients) and whoa, I felt way, way more comfortable doing those than I did before.

I think the tech job just made me so much more confident and comfortable talking to patients, and that’s translating over even with patient actors in a sim lab.

that I have a quiet weekend to study

I have minimal plans this weekend, which is good because I have an exam on Monday AND on Tuesday of this coming week.

So, I’m gonna be spending 90% of my weekend studying.

for this funny picture of Lisey’s cat

She sent us this picture of Piper and it made us giggle. She looks so judgmental. Heh.

So of course I asked Lisey if I could share with you all!

What are you thankful for this week?