At the week's end

Hello from a very hot and muggy place! haha, I was just walking outside during my lunch break and I was sweating by the time I crossed the street...gross. The weather here is definitely a hot topic of conversation. The summer so far in NYC has been incredibly rainy, also it is only the second year on record that has no 90 degree days in either june or july. Two days a go there was a severe thunderstorm in the afternoon--I thought nothing of it, except that the lightening looked pretty cool. Apparently New York City doesn't usually get severe storms (like the Midwest) so it was amusing to see everyone's frantic reactions.
Anyways, the week is winding up well! The past few days were very classroom intensive. We've had a lot of skills training and reviewing hospital policies. I was even restrained to a chair when we were practiced how to use patient restraints (don't worry they're only used as a last resort!). Things are still going great at the hospital but I've definitely been busy! So much so, I slept from 5:30-8pm yesterday evening and then fell asleep again at 10pm! Also, I wish I had more energy to run, I am just too wiped by the time I get home from work, hopefully as I get more acquainted with the schedule I can save up my energy for the evening!
I am looking forward to having the next four days off from work; I work three 12 hour shifts in a row next week, so I have a few days of rest before then.
I'm also starting to look for my own place to reside here in NYC; while I really enjoy living with my family, I feel like it's about time to move on to my own place. I may move in with another new graduate nurse or another roommate in the Murray Hill area. It will probably happen sometime in the next month or two, so that's exciting!
Well that's all for now, I'll post again soon!
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"Courage, sacrafice, determination, commitment, toughness, talent, guts, heart. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice."
-Bethany Hamilton (Greatest female surfer of our time)

ps. I'll post more photos soon--my computer is struggling uploading them for now!