Here Goes Nothing...Day 1 of 365

So I’ve been toying with this idea in my head for a long time of having a blog. Yes, I had a LiveJournal back in the day which I loved, but as the times changed, that got fazed out. I wanted to create a place that is mine and that I can creatively and unapologetically be myself. Nobody may read this, but it’s been something I’ve wanted to do for a while.

Once the days counted down to my LAST didactic semester of pharmacy school, two things became clear to me: WOW, no more classroom time and I will have more time for things now, so let’s finally launch this blog I’ve been thinking about. More days passed then I finally figured out what I wanted to do: I wanted to document 365 days in the life of a pharmacy student. Now granted, this probably would have been more entertaining to do while I spent the last few years IN the classroom, but I think sharing my experiences through this platform could a) help someone who may be considering pharmacy as a profession or b) just help me things I may not remember from the day to day hustle of things.

This semester, my school offered an elective called Mindfulness and Meditation. I had previously ‘meditated’ before exam days after being up almost all night and trying to wind down after all the studying to get a couple hours of sleep, but I had no idea what I was doing. I intentionally took this elective as a way to boost the GPA, I won’t lie, but what I got out of it turned out to be SO much more than I could have ever imagined. My teacher had us pick a weekly mindfulness activity (brushing teeth, washing hands, etc), so we would be mindful while we did this thing daily. On top of that, she also wanted us to meditate for at least 5 minutes a day. I knew I would just fall asleep (because I know my reality lol), so I tried some guided meditation apps. I found one I really LOVE: Buddify. Yes, I paid for it, but I really love it. Maybe I’ll go more into it further down the road, but I’m just laying down foundation with this post. ANYWAY, this course taught me to try and have a daily routine. Pharmacy school is stressful, and I thought the worst was behind me, but DAMN was I wrong. While I was home for 2018 Christmas break, I found a few guided journals (are we seeing a theme here? I am not diagnosed with ADD, but my mind wanders A LOT) and I picked them up. I got one that is called “Q & A a Day” and this is a journal that asks a different question a day for THREE years! I picked this up because I wanted to see where the journey will lead me as I finish my last year of school, begin my first year as a pharmacist, and beyond. So I have been doing that daily (well, I’ve skipped a few days here and there, but I have gone back to my trusty planner and seen what I had done that day to answer questions I had missed). This blog will serve as another daily routine component.

Now that I have introduced the idea of this blog, I am now TWO days behind, so I am going to give you three posts today (I’m sorry, but kind of not also?). I had thought about what I wanted to see these last few days, so this post isn’t totally random, so here is what I was thinking of on Tuesday May 7:

I found out yesterday that I have passed ALL of my classes and I have finally made it to my rotation year. HOLY SHIT! This has been a long time coming, and perhaps I’ll get more into that over the next year of blogging, but this feeling is something I wish I could bottle up, put on the shelf, and have forever. Making my parents proud is always my #1 priority in pharmacy school; no matter how many times I have and will continue to fail, they’re always my #1 fans. Like seriously, they’re incredible. So making that phone call to tell them I had officially passed everything (I think) brought tears to all of our eyes (I know me and mom, but I think I heard my dad tear up too). Today was a lot of running around to get all the stuff to make graduation gifts for my friends (listen, I am a student, therefore i am BROKE, but I am also pretty creative) then come home to cook, which I haven’t really done in WEEKS because I’d been preparing for finals then actually taking finals, and then settle down to try and figure out how to use my Cricut I impulsively bought a few months ago to make these perfect and personal gifts for my friends. I had a few fuck-ups (btw, yes, I curse; sorry!), but ultimately, I love what I did. I made some of my friends these personalized cups and then I used the Cricut to write out quotes for them and framed them, and used this cute tassel I found at Target.

I love the way these turned out, and I love even more that I personalized the quotes to my friends. Anyway, that’s all I have for this day; more tomorrow.