Whatever sickness it is that is hanging around my body is hanging on strong.

Today though it feels good to be able to take a couple of deep breaths and not cough.

Expand real big little alveoli!

Applying for jobs is scary and happening and soon it will be interview time.

Someone please hire me, ok?

The two jobs that I have applied for are critical care jobs, and both of these particular hospitals seem to have a really good orientation program for little baby-fresh nurses right out of nursing school.

Called the nurse who will be my preceptor starting next month and he seemed to be not hating that I was calling him so let's hope for the best, shall we?

I'll be in one of the ICUs kicking it for 96 hours and hopefully learning how to start to be a real nurse instead of just pin-balling around here and there for a couple of days at a time and feeling lost and in the way.

Less than 90 days until graduation, folks.

Keep gettin' ready.