Hi! It’s been a while.
The last time I posted I had just started my fourth year of podiatry school. I had no idea what was coming! This year has been a tough one to be a medical student. The first couple months of quarantine I was home just like everyone else in the world. However, I have been back to my normal schedule since June.
So far, I have completed two and a half externships, and boy does it feel good to be back seeing patients and learning new things!
Last Wednesday, I took my first Board exam! I find out my score in a few weeks.
Most people are dreading the wait, but I am pretty happy not to have to think about it for a while!
A few of my friends and I drove down to Columbus and took the test, then our husbands/ boyfriends met us for some Fourth of July Festivities.
If you know me, you know that I am the most patriotic person EVER. I always cry when I hear the national anthem, and I am basically just obsessed with America. So, the fourth is one of my favorite holidays!
Hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend!
I feel like summer has finally arrived in Ohio! So we had some fun this weekend.
Friday night we went to the Indians game, and we won. Woohoo!
On Saturday I went out to dinner for a girls’ night with my classmates.
Sunday we did a (much needed) deep clean of the the apartment. I have never been an organized person by nature, and neither is Andrew, so the house gets messy really fast. It feels so refreshing, so hopefully it lasts!
Monday started off with a bang! Literally. I blew a tire on the interstate 🤦🏼♀️
So yesterday and today have been spent ordering tires, driving around on a “donut” spare (which had a max speed of 50 mph), and wasting precious study time!
Not ideal when boards are a month away.
I also ordered by new tires from Costco. So, while I was waiting, I probably consumed 9847589047562398742 calories.
Here’s to tomorrow, and getting S$%* DONE!
-Hannah
PS- Get your tires checked regularly.
This Spring Break we went to Puerto Rico for a little delayed honeymoon! We had such a wonderful time seeing all the colorful buildings of San Juan and having a few too many mojitos.
We stayed at La Concha, which had the most beautiful beach and pool!
Spring Break is a great opportunity to catch up on sleep, rest, and to return to school recharged. But, if I am being honest, getting up for school this morning was tough!
Pray for me getting through this week!
Post exam week vibes…
After finishing my radiology exam today I am officially on spring break! Woohoo! I am so excited to relax all weekend, and then, on Monday we are headed to Puerto Rico!
Hope you have a relaxing and fun weekend!
Exam days are long, stressful, and busy.
This is typically what I do on exam days as a second year podiatric medical student.
Today I have an exam in Intro to Surgery and tomorrow I have a Pediatric Medicine exam.
5:00 AM: My alarm goes off… I hit the snooze as fast as possible.
5:20 AM: Okay, I’m up and I make my first cup of coffee for the day.
5:25 AM: I’m at my desk. I read through all the notes I Have for the exam today.
6:45 AM: I wake up Andrew, and return to studying.
7:45 AM: I start getting dressed and ready for the day!
8:00 AM: Ready to go!
8:45 AM: I arrive at school and meet up with some of my classmates and we review material. We quiz each other and go over anything we are still confused about.
11:00 AM: Lunchtime! I get some vegan enchiladas from the cafeteria at school. My classmates and I continue to quiz each other until the exam.
1:00 PM: Exam Time!
1:50 PM: Phew, that was a tough one. I hang around the cafeteria and discuss some of the questions with my friends.
2:10 PM: I start reviewing for the exam tomorrow.
3:45 PM: I can’t focus anymore, I leave school and sit in traffic for 45 minutes on my way home.
4:30 PM: I’m home! I plop myself on the couch and write this post, watch some youtube, and drink some water. (I really need to work on drinking water throughout the day!)
4:50 PM: I motivate and start studying for my pod med exam. This exam covers sooooo many antibiotics.
6:00 PM: Andrew gets home and we run to the gas station for dinner 😬. We pick up some sandwiches and watch two episodes of The Office while we eat.
7:20 PM: Alright, back to studying…
10:00 PM: Time to get ready for bed! Woohoo survived the day!
10:20 PM: Set my alarm for 5AM and go to sleep.
On the Right Foot 