Complaint department

Like Naoni (according to her post yesterday), I'm feeling a little thoughtless. That is, free of thoughts, incapable of producing thoughts, etc etc. Things have been a little bit hectic and I'm trying to keep it together, but it's how it is.

Also I acknowledge that I never gave an update to my post last week and at this point I don't think there is really a reason to do so. Sorry! Life in France was so relaxed and slow and now everything is moving all at once. I mean, the grass is always greener. Don't get me wrong, I like it here. Also I like to tell myself that the stressors of the moment should ease with time. For example, at my job it's the been the first week of me taking on this role alone. The girl who was training me and who I am replacing left officially last Friday. So I'm really the bird pushed out of the nest as my PI put it. I mean actually she's still working part-time from home so I don't feel as bad badgering her with my text message questions (I still feel bad though, don't get me wrong). Anyways, one of the main tasks of my job is processing cerebrospinal fluid. It's not a very complicated process but since I'm new at it I feel impossibly slow (like I witnessed how long it would take the other girl so that's my reference point). So I've had to stay late almost every day and that for me is a stressor. Hopefully I'll become more efficient and fast and save myself some time. Other than processing CSF, I also process some blood, do a lot of coordinating for collections of CSF, input all of this information into online databases, etc etc. Besides that, my commute is about an hour and when I move it will probably be over and hour :'). The upside is that that has become my designated reading time since I still have my reading goals.

Additionally there's the aspect of moving going on in the background and sometimes foreground. My roommates are not here yet but will be soon. In the meantime, since we got our keys last Friday, my mom has been managing all the incoming packages to the new place. It's good that the place we're staying is not too far from my new apartment. And I'm also really lucky my mom could come and help. She's doing a lot for me and also my room mates while I'm at work and they are not here. I've been trying to figure out how to get furniture I need and want and also how to transport some stuff I bought off of Craigslist.

I know that I should start looking into volunteering a few hours the weekend for medical school applications (and because it's an ~enriching experience~ duh!) but while the dust settles I've enjoyed having my weekends to spend with my family. Last weekend we saw my cousin and her friend. And otherwise, it's fun to hang out with my mom and Mary and Uncle Philip. Uncle Philip actually went to Dallas last week though.... and .... Papalolo gave him the 'rona XP. We're pretty sure Papalolo got it because he went to Vegas with his friends -_-. I know they always say this, but I do believe that this new variant is super contagious. In any case, everyone is ok.

This really was more of a venting post, because I don't have the energy to recall the things I've done otherwise this past week. I think I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow so I'm gonna try and turn in earlier.

I apologize for the lack of photos, so here is an IOU photos!!