Life is good, finals are over for me. Staying at Brandeis until Saturday.
Everyone’s flipping out about swine flu. BEMCo protocols are insane (from what I have heard, I didn’t get to read them) and a friend of mine is in quarantine. Yeah, life’s good. Everything should be alright soon.
So, quick anecdote. When I’m sick, my strategy to get better is as follows. Drink water. Problem fixed? If not, take ibuprofen. Fixed? If not, sleep. Fixed? If not, worry slightly more, repeat, call Matt. Fixed? If not, health center, BEMCo if it’s an emergency, etc. Explained this thought process to Vince, who said that he wished everyone were as smart. Mariah felt happy, and proceeded to take more ibuprofen. So delicious.
I suppose it’s time for a year-end wrap-up entry. Looking back, things have changed. But things are amazing. It’s the little things, mostly. Personal benchmark happiness thing: being able to celebrate a six-month anniversary (is a huge deal for a girl who spent her last 6-month anniversary in counseling). Also, moving past a variety of unpleasant experiences, with some semblance of grace. EMS-related reflection: understanding the EMS community a little bit more. My therapist here talks about how BEMCo is almost a familial unit, and I’m starting to see how that works. Being a BEMCo-in-law has been interesting.
Made ridiculous amounts of new friends. Therapist asked what I would rate this year, 1-10. 9.5, I said. Everything is very awesome.
Thank you all who read this! There might be a “Matt’s working Commencement” post and in three weeks, there will be a “Hooray, I am in training!” post, followed the next week by an “Oh no, I’m working full time and training! What is sleep?” post. Stay tuned!
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