The solution: 0.9% Na.
that is, normal saline. injected into the subcutaneous tissues of my abdomen, now coursing through my entire body (okay maybe its already filtered through the renal pelvises of my kidneys and passed down through my ureters).
yes, we gave each other needles in skills lab today. it was a little frightening. no, not getting one. giving one. see, with these subcutaneous injections, you pinch up the fat with one hand and inject with the other. hmmmm. i can't pinch with my right hand.... so left-handed julia jabbed the needle into her friend with her right hand [and it worked!]. Besides actually wearing the stupid gloves, this is the only "trouble" i've encountered thus far in skills with my 7 fingers. hmmmm, who knew?
anyways i just have to say that my partner rachael was extremely patient and encouraging. (thanks again for being so sweet rachael)
today i had time for some contemplation. and i began to think about if i could change my life, what would i do to make it better. so i've made some 'resolutions' so to speak. not so much new years resolutions, as it is february 2, but resolutions for today. let me share just a few of them. My number 1 is that i want to spend more time reading the Bible. i don't have a routine time to do this - each day's schedule is so very different. i would like to do it in the mornings [what a great way to start the day] but i usually can't think too clearly at 6:30. or what am i going to read. i haven't figured this one out yet. hmmmm. but now that i've shared this with you, i feel that now i had better do it.
i want to spend more time and energy on friendships. more specifically, on old friendships that i don't want to lose.
i want to spend less time watching tv. after work, i just want to sit down and relax. but after school, my brain is tired and does not want to think anymore. hmmm, what to do.
i want to spend more time allowing the creative juices to flow. however that may be.
i'm not sure where all of this is coming from. perhaps it was the lecture on Spirituality this morning in class. or maybe it was just that i unexpectedly had some free time today. who knows...
Thursday, February 02, 2006
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whoa, it seems like you and kimberly should have a chat. we were talking about this very thing last night, and incidentally i wasn't allowed to go to sleep until 1, but good conversations with the wife that could quite possibly change our lives for the better are nothing to be complained about.
Hey Juls. It is so cool to read some of your thoughts and goals, not just things you are doing. I'm glad to have read them. You know, until I started having my devotions early in the morning, I always thought it to be an impossible time of day for me to have devotions. But I love to start my day with God. It's better for me than falling asleep at night and feeling guilty that I didn't put more effort into it.
I'm also glad that giving those needles with your right hand worked! Hooray!!!!
love ya
mom
hey ryan/julia it's simon! how are you guys? it's good to hear from you. i was just scrolling through some of the bookmarks and was like hey! there's ryan and julia's blog! so i checked it out. i gotta say, doing devos in the morning is really great. but you've really got to be strict about it. once you slip back into sleeping the extra 30 minutes, it's so hard to get back into it. that's how i strayed from doing them.
anyways, christine says hi! and btw, andrew's back in town. he's arriving at 7 PM tonight. i'm sure that he'd love to see you guys.
simon
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