I've already been bombarded with e-mails from my professors with instructions and assignments for this coming semester which starts on Monday. I have reading assignments due in two of my classes on the first day of class and a drug calculations test on my first clinical day. I have an additional clinical day for the first two weeks and we're starting our rotations on the third day. This semester, the concentration will be psychiatric and mental health, so I might just fit right in with the patients before it's all over. I've definitely got the "tight chest, can't breathe" feeling going on from the first e-mail. I'm really dreading this semester. Only 18 weeks to go!

To make things worse, I had gotten it into my head that classes didn't start until Tuesday. I had all these plans to get last minute things done on Monday, including getting my car serviced, only to find out that it starts on Monday. Now I feel cheated out of a day. I gritted my teeth and changed my car appointment to late Monday afternoon after my last class. I'm praying for some good news on my car. Maybe they can figure out why it's always stalling on me. Someday I want to be able to go buy a brand new car, just because I can even though it doesn't make economical sense.

On a brighter note, I joined Curves on Wednesday and had my first workout today. It's really nifty the way they design the workouts. It only lasts 30 minutes, and you're only on a machine for 30 seconds before rotating. I'm hoping the brevity of the workouts, along with having to pay whether I go or not, will make me motivated to keep up a routine. I did really well when I joined a fitness club back in Bowling Green, so maybe I'll manage it again despite full time work and school schedule.