just another typical monday

Seeing as I woke up tired, I knew I was in for a real treat this Monday…

2 examples of everyday occurrences in my life:

First Story:

  When I got to class I do what I always do—dig in my back pack for at least 3 minutes making sure I have all the necessary ingredients for whatever class I’m in. What are those necessary ingredients?

·         The correct folder for that particular class

·         Making sure the correct hand-outs and/or home-work is in that folder (it is not uncommon for me to place pieces of paper in every single folder I have making it ridiculously impossible for me to actually keep all the pieces of paper I need for that one class in one place at one time)

·         At least 3 pens (and it is imperative that at least 2 of them are z4 rollar black bics—they are the only pens I will use when studying for a test and if they run out of ink, I halt my studying until I purchase new ones)

·         At least 4 different colored high-lighters

·         A full pack of gum (I chew 2 pieces of gum at a time—never 1. And when the flavor runs out, I spit them into a wad of paper and open two new pieces of gum. Some class periods I go through 10 pieces of gum)

Keep in mind that the above routine happens after I’ve taken my ADHD medication.

Here is a sample of what my notes look like:

Anyway..back to the story…

Before class it is common for some of our officers to make announcements concerning school related (and un-school related) activities—and about once a week a card is passed around (usually for birthdays) until it has all 37 of our signatures. This has become so common that  sometimes all the time  I don’t even pay attention to whose birthday it is or why we’re signing the card—I just sign it.

This particular class period, our classmate, Tyler, made the announcement that his wife, Kenley, had passed her OT boards! (yes, we have a husband and wife duo team in our department and they are just about the most perfect little OT couple that ever existed). We all cheered with delight for Kenley (who was in the class above ours) and when the cheering calmed down and class began, I noticed a card being passed around (as usual). When it got to me I signed my usual signature (JNanney) and then in all caps (because I do love Kenley) I wrote YOU GO GIRL!

It was only then that my neighbor (Sally) looked at me with big eyes and whispered, “That’s for our teacher, Mrs. Robin, who has Crohn's disese!!!!!”

I can only imagine what Robin would have thought when she opened her sympathy card to see in all caps, “YOU GO GIRL”.

(luckily I scratched it out and to the side wrote, “I hope you feel better soon”…but there was a huge part of the card that was scribbled out).

Second story:

I ended up staying at school today until 5pm working on my presentation that will be given in the morning (on Diabetic Neuropathy and Foot Care—just in case you were wondering). This will be my first power point presentation ever. Well, not ever..but this is the first power point I have ever made (by myself). When I left school at 5pm, I decided to walk to my car at the Stadium. It’s about a mile jaunt (just to put it in perspective)….so….i was walking along the side walk and I heard someone yell, “Hey Nanney, who are you talking to?” I glanced up and saw Teddy (Sally’s boyfriend…also a Med school student) smiling in his truck as he drove past me. It was in that moment that I realized that I had been, indeed, talking to myself OUTLOUD, for probably the past 10 minutes.

I quickly blurted out, “oh hey! I’m just going over my to-do list in my head—except I think it’s coming out of my mouth”….

YEP. Just a typical Monday for this girl.