Building Character and Making Memories

I had this as my Facebook status and thought that it would make a good title for a post here. Firstly, let me apologize for not writing for a while, things have just ramped up to a new level. I am in the midst of studying for my first step of my medical board exams. I have 19 more days before I write my 'big' test. Honestly, this might be the most stressful period of my life so far. It also doesn't help that all my friends and (almost) everybody around me is in the same boat. We all sit for 12 - 14 hours a day cramming as much information into our heads as possible in hopes of passing this stupid exam. I am not looking forward to it at all! I hope that I pass and will do everything in my power so that I pass. Plus I'll be praying and looking to higher powers as well :) And....I wouldn't mind your prayers either :)

I have been studying since 9:00 this morning and took a few breaks but learned a lot. I have had to revamp my preparation schedule so that I alleviate as much stress on myself as I can. I seem to have a hard time doing questions and not knowing what the answers were (because I haven't studied that section) and then going back and looking up the correct answers. It stressed me out, so I decided (along with consultation with the person who helps me cope with this most - Love You!!) that I would study for a couple of days straight and then amp up my question amount after. It works out that I do the same number of practice questions, but I hopefully will be less stressed. Sigh, I can't wait for these next couple of weeks to be over and have the step one board exam OUT OF MY LIFE!

To make matters even better, I was studying some vascular diseases and I had it all figured out how I was going to remember Osler-Weber-Rendu disease when I flipped the page to see a Sturg-Weber disease. Why Weber, why? Why must you have discovered two diseases?!?! You should have named one of the diseases after your dog so that I could distinguish between the two in my head. Now this guy I know whose last name is Weber - he has to have two diseases in my head. ugh. I got angry, stopped reading and headed to bed.

Well, I better get to bed so that I can study my butt off again tomorrow!

Good Night Neverland!!!