Getting settled

I'm slowly getting settled at work... as an intern. The first few weeks were really tough.It was depressing really. I had to struggle to go each day. My mom gave me some important advice. She told me to think positively. And that has helped dramatically. It's simple really. I already knew it... I guess I just needed someone to reinforce it.
Now I know what to expect, how to learn, how to ask and how the hospital runs... and a lot of other stuff.
I haven't been able to spend much time at all with my lover. I guess that added to it all. We're getting through it. Managing to communicate even though both of us are terribly busy.
36 hour duties are a common place now. I just need to make sure I eat regularly. And sleep when I can!
I hate sleeping on post-duty days because it seems like such a waste of free time. But I'm usually so tired that I drift off.
When I get a day off, I love to spend it lazing around and reading a novel. That part is cool... :) The no exams part.. lol. Oh, did I mention the "being called Dr." part? That's pretty cool too... you know beginner's enthusiasm and all that. I'm sure it'll wear off. But right now it's pretty cool :)
I get to prescribe. And while that was scary initially, 'cause you know you're dealing with someone's life, I'm better at it now. Treat what you know, consult what you don't. And the most important thing that I am following is the "do no harm" part.
I'm in my pediatrics rotation for the next two weeks. I really love it. And I'm sure I'm going to take pediatrics. It feels right.
I need to keep revising my knowledge and updating it or it'll get rusty. Haven't gotten to that part yet.
Still trying out a routine where I do everything I want to do AND everything I need to do. But it's kinda hard when I spend 80% of my awake time at the hospital. I feel like I'm living there and hospital staff have become my family... lol.
This is the first time I'm visiting my own blog since my last post... so don't be mad at me if I haven't read yours. I'm getting there! :D
Hope you got a good start to the year!