thurs june 24. feeling damn proud that i got 80s in last year. my gpa is higher than it was in undergrad 😂 got swabbed again fortunately 1 hour before my actual appointment. then got jianbing and bbt after work. called nina. called helen, who was fortunately off work at 430 and was okay to talk. we ate our takeout over facetime together. she misses ontario and how theres an eformulary. everything in manitoba is on pdfs. and she is doing a DI rotation now + some sterile compounding. we talked about glasses and couches. feeling relaxed and not mind boggled down with information now. realizing the schedule is one that's self imposed and i can set aside time for myself after placement to do whatever i want. timer might help.
sat june 19. curled hair. went to kensington and bought a 手镯 from a chinese lady from 江苏. she gave me some advice and said if i wanted to go to china i should do it while im young so my career won't be delayed. it was a very practical conversation. added her on wechat. bought protein hair serum and face cleanser from the ordinary, and got free lemonade because it's brandon's birthday. talked about curly girl method with S.
fri june 18. called L and talked about stressful situations and stayed up till 1 am listening to the rain fall onto the rooftops and talking about our exes. called H and saw her new apartment in winnipeg. furniture shopping with R&K and ate pizza in the park because they bought a house in hamilton. i am excited to visit. furniture is expensive.
new preceptor is very hands off teacher, which can be nice. he breathes heavily and tries to teach me about being precise in monitoring patients and being objective at all times, but his advice is masked by an air of almost impatience or ?disappointment that i am not at the level he expects. probably. he interrupts when i present my patient to him which can be frustrating, and expects me to cite high quality CPGs/SRs but uses pubmed articles from google himself.
thurs june 17. COVID outbreak declared on NVU unit so i got swabbed with my preceptor that day. now i have to wear a mask indoors in the common areas. also had optometrist appointment after work and got a -0.25 DS prescription for both eyes. bought kits glasses and they arrive next week. very excited. R said she had that prescription but it got worse over the years and now she is -0.75. probably was a good idea to get glasses.
sat june 12. bought used apple watch from FBM and went running with CJ around the city.
that week my mac's hard drive "failed" and i was stressed. if I had the apple watch my heart rate that week would have been >100 bpm at all times, i feel. got it fixed and saw some live jazz at christie. overall not a bad week. been hanging with K more and more and the other K less and less.
July
Bought used road bike over fbm for $225. The seat needs to be pushed forwards. Look into handlebars and lock holder