I've been away cause I haven't much to say. It seems like all my thoughts lately are about how tired of school I am and about how much I have to do and I fear those are very boring things to hear to most folks. But then I remember the purpose of this blog is to tell the truth of midwifery school, so I really should write more...
Today, and tomorrow... and the next day, and the next... and the next... I will be working on my thesis. Specifically, working on finishing a complete draft, which is due by Monday. I have exactly one chapter... and three or four (depending) to go. I hate school right now. Today so far I have typed out a transcript of an interview (like 10 pages single spaced) which is a kind of torture I don't wish on anyone who isn't getting paid a handsome sum, and tried desperately to finish the methods section (chapter 2) which is close to being done, but isn't there yet. I keep staring at the pages like they're going to write themselves. Wishing they would write themselves. If I had this to do over again, I think I would do a survey monkey and call it a day... but then again, the live interviewing was the best thing ever. I still have a couple interviews to do... so my analysis section is going to be the roughest of all as I haven't collected all the data yet.
I spent the first several hours in a beautiful library, but now I'm in the grad school cafe... but it's getting noisy so I'm considering a move to a library... but I'm hungry because although I've had like 6 cups of coffee and a croissant and a muffin and a nutragrain bar, I haven't had any food. I think I may have to go home and regroup. But I know that if I do, I won't get anything else done tonight... not that I'm getting anything done write now...
UGH.
I hate school right now.
Yesterday I caught a baby girl... oh crap I need to turn in an eval for that birth... sigh.
I need to find time to study for my advanced midwifery final... and do a case analysis that's worth 50% of my grade... and a take home professional midwifery exam that looks like it will be at least 10 pages before it's over... and create a portfolio for the same class...
slooooooow dowwwwwwwwwn minority midwifery student
one thing at a time...
THESIS.
Oh yeah, that's it.
That's what's due first.
How many hours left? Oh about 500 hours of writing but only 125 or so to do it in.... and 8 of those will be spent in class tomorrow.
What was I thinking when I signed up for this?
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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4 comments:
You're doing it because you're awesome that's why. :)
I never finished school and it's been my one big regret so far.
It's not boring. I can't remember how this crazy engineer type found you but its interesting getting a glimpse into your life.
Sending lots of energy vibes your way to help you with your thesis-and the rest of the work. I know you can rise to this challenge-but you know the old saying...Put one foot in front of the other...(was that a song?)
I have to agree with Giyen-you are awesome!
Deb
keep working hard!! youre inspiring the young undergrad black women, *cough myself*, to aspire to great things such as a PhD and to become a nurse-midwife. thats fly!!
hey..
GREAT WORK...
um.. probably an obvious answer to this question but do you have to finish school to be able to become a midwife?
x
please get back
lakyne2003@yahoo.com.au
p.s this is in australia
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