New Semester Countdown in 3..2..1

As far as I can tell, for my surgery rotations I'm assigned to the VA and breast clinic (my #1 and #2 choices). Still waiting on my third placement. I'm hoping it's transplant! Would settle for emergency or trauma...although my med bros told me to avoid it those, because they carry the worst hours and most stress/vulgarity among residents/highest testosterone rating. I always like a good challenge, so I ranked them highly. We'll see. The only one I wouldn't want is Peds surgery (ranked last at #13), because little people break my heart easily and I've already crossed Peds off my list of potential careers.

In preparing myself for the start of a new semester, I made a list of things to do before Monday 8am: 

• Buy compression stockings  
• Buy and download all textbooks onto my phone and iPad
• Make a reading and practice question schedule, much like I did for Step 1 
• Meal plan...learn how to 
• Grind as many pounds of coffee beans as I can
• Request Java House/Caffe Crema gift cards in lieu of birthday gifts this year (jk...but not really)
• Update my google calendar
• Find a new exercise class because the Rec Center keeps canceling HIT or reschedules it to 6pm (which I can never make). I'm so upset I could cry 
• Clean out my UIowa inbox because I can no longer send or receive emails due to the sheer volume of clutter 
• Pick up my parking permit. I splurged on 3 months of parking, baby. Well actually, I had no choice. The buses don't start running until 4:45am.

 Pretty doable. Slowly ramping up. I'm excited, mostly.