Just What I Needed

So people always say everything has a purpose and I found that out today. I just got done seeing an extremely easy 1B patient and I found out the purpose of 1Bs. They are there to build up your confidence when you feel a little inadequate. It may sound ridiculous but flying through a whole appointment in not much time without missing any spots is one of the best feelings. Pathetic I know but it is the truth. Professor Alexander came by to watch me while I was scaling for a little bit and she told me to focus on keeping by toe  in the teeth when I working on the interproximals of the lower anteriors. But other than that she said I was doing really well. I took some xrays on this patient as well- 4 BWX and 2 PAs. He was extremely cooperative but had a very shallow mouth so it made it kind of difficult. I need to remember to look in the mouth before taking xrays to see how I need to adjust the PID and remember I usually need to move it more mesially. I still have a lot to improve on but I feel  a little better about my skill level than I have for the past few weeks. I just have to keep trying and working to improve.

Mockboard #1

Well today was the day.. Our first day of mockboards. I was pretty nervous but not horrible until last night when I had my husband call my Spanish speaking patient to confirm her, again. And lo and behold, she got a job and couldn't come to her appointment. I was a little frazzled and I had to go to work that night. I didn't know what to do and I kind of thought it was a hopeless case and I would have to be ok with getting one point lower than the lowest grade. BUT my class is amazing and pulled through. So many people offered to help me and I got a patient because of them. So I had a patient come in this morning, I had to take xrays on him and get him to fill out all his paperwork. I was a little stressed and losing it because I was so worried about getting things done. I ended up passing boards- I am shocked I did considering how many pieces of calculus I missed and the probe depths I missed but I still passed and I am not complaining. I need to work on my time management. I spent too much time with my ultrasonic today. My patient was great though. I was able to have my first experience with LA on an actual patient and I felt that really went really well. And so you know this might be kind of jumbled first of all because I am jumbled but there are other girls in the room talking so I am kind of listening to them while writing this so sorry about that. But today is over and I am glad!

No Habla Espanol

Today was the day- I saw my first Spanish only speaking patient. I guess it's about time but it made me a little frazzled. I felt bad because I wasn't able to communicate with her to tell her what I was doing and why I was doing it. I know a LITTLE Spanish but when it comes time to use it I have no idea where it goes. Luckily I married a Spanish speaker who doesn't work on Tuesdays so he came in and saved the day. He translated for me and was able to communicate to my patient that what and why of what I was doing. He even gave her some OHI using his knowledge with some of mine. This patient is my mockboard patient so I needed her to fill out the specific HHX for that and my husband helped with that too. He seriously saved the day and I fell in love with him even more! This patient is a Class III with very tenacious calculus. I felt a little discouraged when I was done with her because not only did I miss spots that were obvious but I had to retake two of my three xrays. Looking back on it I can come up with a few excuses for my poor performance-- I was out of my comfort zone because she only spoke Spanish, I was really focused on getting her xrays for mockboards, and I don't have a ton of experience with tenacious calculus. So there you go- they say excuses are like armpits because everyone has them and they all stink and I have three of them! Well I am going to call it a day and keep my fingers crossed that next week goes a little better than this one.

Salt Shower

Today I got to pass off the dreaded PE-- Air Powder Polish and the lucky victim was my six year old brother but boy, he was a good sport. He has a newly erupted tooth so I decided it would be wise to put a sealant on it so to prep the tooth I used the Air Powder Polish. It was quick and easy and I realized there are some skills I need to polish up on. But I passed off the PE as well as my sealant one. After I finished my brother I was asked if I could see another patient and of course, I said yes. He is a 1B and I didn't get to scaling today but I was able to take a pano, 4 BWX, and 2 PAs!!! I was elated! I scheduled him to come back as well as his mom. My afternoon patient also  told me her son is interested in coming in for a cleaning so we scheduled him an appointment- I got all sorts of patients. today. My second patient was a Class II- well at least the two quads I finished today. I missed two spots and with my instructors help I realized once again I still need to work on my adaptation. I also need to focus on using my tip as well as a light exploratory stroke before I do a working stroke. Sometimes I get a little frustrated I am not further along than I am but I learn more every day so I guess I just need more practice. Well that is today, I'll be back!

You Can Call Me Mouse

Well the title of this post is no lie- and it is not talking about me, it is a direct quote from one of the patients I saw at the VA. I wasn't sure how to pronounce this patient's name so I asked her and she told me to call her Mouse. That left me speechless to say the least and that wasn't the last of weird events of the day. We had to start out with a PA of #24- I feel pretty confident with PAs considering that is all I take at work. I explained to her what I was doing and why and she replied with, "I already know what you are doing" in a very sarcastic, annoyed tone. After that I knew it was going to be a long appointment. She started out very rude and cold. She needed anesthetic and she was nearly impossible to get numb. She also need nitrous. She was nearly impossible to get numb and needed multiple carpules to finally get her comfortable. She had a large amount of calculus on the lower anteriors and she ended up being a Class III on the mandible and a Class II on the maxilla. About three fourths of the way through the appointment I heard a cat meowing and my first thought was that "Mouse" was hiding a cat somewhere in her- that gives you an even better idea of what kind of patient she was. I started looking around but she told me to keep going. Finally I couldn't hold it anymore and I had to stop because I couldn't contain my laughter. I don't know why it struck me as so funny but it did then "Mouse" started laughing with me! I couldn't believe it! It ended being the notification on her phone for when she gets a text message- what a relief. But the meowing cat ended up being the trick to cracking her. She not only laughed with me but started to talk to me instead of ignoring me. She told me about her wife and why people call her "Mouse"- she has small round ears. I had to leave some deposits on the interproximals of the lower molars because she was starting to get uncomfortable but my professor said she was good to go. I didn't necessarily learn much instrumentation wise but patient management I learned a ton. I can't be timid and I need to realize that sometimes it takes a little bit to break patients in. "Mouse" will definitely be a patient that I will never forget. She made for an interesting day but I learned a ton. Until next time..

I See, I See

Finally it is starting to come to me... INDIRECT VISION!!!! Today was the first day I felt really comfortable with it. I still have a lot of room for improvement but it's coming and hopefully it doesn't go away- keep your fingers crossed! Today I saw my Grandma who is a Class V and my Grandpa who is a Class II. I got them both finished in a timely manner and felt pretty good about it. I missed one spot on each of them and both of them were in the anteriors. I need to be more thorough when I am exploring through there making sure I go interproximally. I still need to work on my OHI and giving more specific instructions for each and every patient. I gave my Grandpa some Chlorohexadine so I think that is a step in the right direction. I also need to work on passing off PEs- I'm kind of slacking with that. Well that is all for today.. Until next time!

Back at WSU

Well I did it! That is finish my first day back at WSU's clinic. Like I said I was a little nervous about today because I was CA last week and clinic here is a lot different than it is at the VA but I managed and got done with both of my patients early.
My first patient was a lady I saw at the Women's Health Connection this last summer. She was as nice as could be and was a great patient to start on. She was a Class V with minimal amounts of calculus but lots of plaque/biofilm. I used the ultrasonic on her for the initial debridement and she was a great help with the saliva evacuator. That is something I need to work on is controlling the ultrasonic better when it is in the patient's mouth. However, it didn't help that I couldn't adjust the water control on my ultrasonic unit so I'll use that as my excuse today.
My second patient was my uncle, my favorite uncle so that made it fun. He is a bit of a chatter so to make him stop I just had to stick my hands in his mouth and get to work. I feel that will be something I will have to utilize with more of my patients in the future. I was able to take 4 BWX on him. I took verticals on him and my patient this morning- they are kind of hard and I struggled getting my contacts open. My instructor told me I need to move the PID more mesial so that is something I will need to focus on more in the future. My uncle was also a Class V with minimal amounts of calculus. He has very good oral hygiene just a bit of recession. I do need to be more diligent in going into the interproximals to check for calculus there as well not be scared to go subgingivally. My uncle was a great patient and it was nice to get 8 quads and 8 BWX done today.
One goal I do have is to work on my OHI. I am good with telling them the basics: brushing and flossing but I want to give more personalized instruction that will benefit the patient. Prevention should be my main goal and more personalized OHI will help get me there. Well that's it for today! Don't forget to smile :)

CA. . . . .OK!

Well here we go again.. My second year has officially begun. I think I have experienced every emotion in anticipation for this day- excited, scared, nervous, anxious, and anything else you can possibly think of. It was a relief however when I found out I was assigned to be CA my first day of clinic. I was glad mostly for two reasons: I didn't have to worry about seeing any patients and I got it over with. I was surprised at how everything came back to me so easily. I was a little nervous I had forgotten it all. Kayla was also assigned CA for the day with me so it was nice to have each other to help each other get things done and I felt we were able to accomplish a lot. It was also really neat being able to observe and assist my peers- they all did an excellent job and made me excited to start regularly seeing patients again. One downer of being CA the first week is that everyone else has gotten their first week over with and I haven't. But that's ok, I'll keep my fingers crossed in hopes of a smooth day and I'll smile as always :)

El Fin

Yes I completed my first year of the dental hygiene program and boy did it go by fast! Looking back on this year I feel like I've learned so much yet I still have so much to learn. It has been great so far though, I am definitely ready for a break but hopefully after a couple months I'll be ready to come back in full swing. Well I finished my last patient on Wednesday. It was a senior and she needed everything done (including sealants) except xrays because she is pregged. I was a little nervous- It was morning clinic, she was 45 minutes late, and I really needed to clean all her quads for the credit, and I needed one more experience of sealants. But guess what? I finished! It was a great feeling. She was an easy patient and didn't really have any calculus but for the first time I think I didn't miss any spots on my scale check. It was a good way to end the semester! Now I'm ready for summer, smiling and amazed that I made it through this first year in one piece :)

The Return of the "Classy" Class IV

He came back!!!! And yes it is close to a miracle. He told me last week at his appointment his phone may be getting shut off because he hasn't paid the bill so I might not be able to get a hold of him to confirm his appointment. I tried to call him this last Friday and lo and behold.. The phone had been shut off. So all weekend I was worried he wasn't going to come in and trying to figure out another way to find a Class III by Wednesday. Luckily I had a little faith he would come in because he did and he was right on time. I could have cried I was so happy. And another wonderful thing about today was I talked to Demmings right before clinic because I wanted to see if there was any way my Class IV with 3 quads could be counted as a Class III with 4 quads- I was skeptical she would do it but she did and she was so nice about it! As lame as it sounds that was a tender mercy. So all that started the day off just great. I had 2 quads to scale and boy were they tough. Tenacious calculus combined with tobacco stains makes my job hard. It was a really good experience though and Demmings was great. She spent a lot of one on one time with me giving me tips and suggestions to improve my instrumentation techniques. I was reminded today that I definitely haven't mastered all this yet so it's a good thing I'm coming back next year. I have learned a lot though and made a ton of improvement. AND... I'm still smiling because I finished my Class IV, school is almost over, and I'm done with clinic for today. The combination makes for one happy girl :)

Seal Away

Well today Chelsey so kindly gave me her patient that I gave her so I could do sealants on her. I have been struggling with sealants this semester (as in getting patients that need them) so now that it comes to the end I've got to get them all done! This patient needed 11 sealants so I definitely got a lot of practice. I still feel a little awkward when I do them and I can see the benefits of having an assistant but nontheless I can do them. It's quite the task to keep the mandibular teeth dry but I managed. I'll keep sealing away until I'm done and I am still smiling :)

My "Classy" Class IV

Well well well, the day finally came I got my Class III and he actually came in! And lo and behold he was a Class IV! I knew that this patient probably wasn't going to be the classiest of my patients considering I was told he lives in a trailer park and hitch hikes to all of his appointments. But luckily he got a girlfriend to drive him around so there was no hitchhiking to this appointment. This patient had severe bone loss, furcations, mobility, calculus, and plenty of missing teeth- and that is what may cause a problem. He only has 6 teeth on the top so there is no way that is two quads but I'm hoping since he is a Class IV my instructor will be a little more giving with him. For his first appointment he was great- we took some PAs and got a quad scaled. He didn't want anesthetic so that made it hard as the operator because I knew he was uncomfortable. I used Oraquix for the first time though and that was neat and fun to use. It was really gratifying to see the quad I had done compared to the ones I haven't- it looked good! I still missed more spots than I would have liked though and I think I'm getting a little discouraged because I spent a lot of time on that one quad. But hopefully it comes with more time and practice. My "classy" patient is going to come back this coming Monday, well I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he will. I'm paying for his cleaning so he better! He did tell me that his phone may be shut off by that time because he hasn't paid the bill so I'm just praying he remembers and shows up! It was a good experience for me to work on a harder patient and I look forward to the day I can do it with ease. Well until next time we'll keep it classy and we won't stop smiling :)

Back to Reality

Yes here I am back in clinic from a wonderful vacation. Spring Break was great but it got me a little too excited to be done with school for a bit.. Only 4 more weeks I can do it! Speaking of.. Only 4 weeks! I'm stressing and keeping my fingers crossed that I get a class III REAL soon! I just keep telling myself it will work out and I know it will some way or another.

Well today I saw my dad and my little brother. I did a full mouth on my dad with Schick.. And yes it was awful. Mostly on the maxillary anteriors. The new sensor would not get the apex of the teeth no matter how I adjusted it, kind of frustrating. But I was so grateful my dad was my patient. He was extremely patient and easy to work with. I got them done.. I can finally check off some PAs! And I managed to get out of it without having to take any retakes. Oh and I also passed off my blood glucose PE on my dad :)

After I finished my dad I saw my little brother. He was a great patient! Very cooperative and easy to work with. He even let me take two BWX!!! Today was nice because I feel like I made some progress something I need to work on is to be more calm. I was pretty nervous today so it didn't run as smoothly as it should. But afterall it is good to be back and I'm glad it's only for 4 weeks. Until next time.. I'll be smiling :)

A Bad Day

Well I definitely had a bad clinic day this last week.. Luckily my mom was my patient and was very patient with me (a patient patient, haha!). I think my problem was that I felt really rushed. I was trying to shove to many things into one clinic session (two PEs, a pano, and scaling 4 quads). Hopefully one day I'll be quick enough to do it all but I'm definitely not there yet. I ended up doing only 1 PE and scaling 4 quads- I missed a whole bunch of spots though, I think that was the most discouraging part. I was definitely holding back tears but it's over with and hopefully I have learned my lesson and it will only go up from here. And.. I leave for my cruise on Saturday so I can't wait for that! I'll definitely be smiling all week (starting after I finish my test tomorrow). Until next time....

Thank Goodness for Good Classmates

Lucky lucky me.. My patient decided to cancel last night therefore I began to panic. I called and texted a bunch of people that told me they would be willing to come in.. BUT of course none of them could come in today. I had to do some Facebook therapy and lo and behold Olivia posted something about having a patient if someone needed one. I hurried and called her and she got him all scheduled for me. I couldn't thank her enough. She had already performed the OD on this patient so I just had to scale 4 quads. He was a 1B so it wasn't too bad, I still need to work on my adaptation though. I passed off TWO PEs today!!!! Air Powder Polish and Diagnodent.. It is so nice to get those over with! Today was pretty good.. I found I need to get better with being familiar with teeth numbers and making sure I don't miss any calculus on the anterior teeth. I feel like I'm making improvement each clinic session so that's good! We only have 9 left.. I can't believe it! But I'm still smiling- whether it's because I have no idea how I'm going to get all my requirements fulfilled (especially my Class III) or because I'm happy I'm going on a cruise in a week, I'm going to leave up to your imagination :)

A GLORIous Clinic Day

Well today was a great clinic day, or should I say GLORIous! My grandma came in and boy am I lucky to have so many family members that support me and want to help me out. She was great. Very positive, easy to work with, and just as sweet as always. She is a Class V and really didn't have that much calculus but she did have a lot of soft deposit. That is something I need to work on is being sure to completely remove ALL of the soft deposit. Instructor Vining gave me a good piece of advice and told me to run over each tooth using an exploratory stroke after I floss to make sure I've gotten it all. I used my ultrasonic scaler today. I was pretty nervous because I needed to pass off my PE too. I have used it before but not with an instructor nearby nor did I feel very confident with it. But after a few pieces of suggestion from Instructor Vinging I feel extremely confident with the ultrasonic scaler and I LOVE it! One more thing about today (I know I'm kind of rambling), I realized I really need to start working on my posture not only because all of the instructors have told me I need to but my back kills me after each clinic session. So today I focused on sitting upright, I even got complimented by one of the instructors and it was great! They weren't lying when they said bad ergonomics could end your career. I also think my new glasses are helping a lot because I can see a ton better.. Imagine that! Well as I said today was a good clinic today and gave me a boost of confidence I needed. I'm definitely walking out of here with a smile on my face :)

Aha Moment

We only had one day in clinic this last week. We are getting jipped this semester- every holiday is on a Monday so we keep missing clinic days. On Wednesday though I finished my grandpa. He was in at the first of the semester but I only got through OD so I had four quads to scale. I was a little nervous because I still don't feel completely comfortable with scaling and plus my grandpa is a Class II. Instructor Hafen was my instructor and for some reason how she explained adaptation to me it finally clicked! I'm still not an expert but I get it now. I need to adapt more than I think so I can get the tip/toe directly on the tooth. It was great! I missed a few spots on my grandpa (five total) but I still felt like I did an alright job. I need to work on only using a working stroke when I find calculus. There is no need to dig in a patient's gums if nothing is there. I also need to work on making a plan to pass of my PEs. I don't think I am behind but I need to be more pro active with it. I always get a little nervous to pass them off for some reason. Overall it was a good day in clinic and I'm so glad I finally had an aha moment and I hope there are many more to come. Well that's about it.. I can't believe we are half way through this semester already. CRAZY! But it makes me happy so... I am smiling :)

My Pal Al.. Returns

Well my favorite patient came back! The only bad part is I finished him today so I won't see him again for at least another 6 months. Today was good however, I scaled 4 quads and only missed two areas which was good for me. Al was so patient and understanding too. I'm feeling more confident with scaling and I feel I'm getting better at adapting. The biggest thing I need to work on now is my posture. My back already gets sore and I can only imagine how it will be if I keep this up. I got a majority of the stains off of Al's teeth and he was extremely appreciative and was very keen on learning new things to help improve his oral health. He would be everyone's dream patient. When I walked him out he gave me a big hug. I couldn't have asked for a better patient.
I was also able to pass off my peer calculus removal PE. I did it on Danielle's patient and he was a 1B so there really wasn't much to get off, first of all because Danielle did such a good job scaling and I don't think he had much to begin with. It was a good experience going in an unfamiliar mouth looking for calculus. Overall today was a good day. We won't be seeing patients for a week and a half so I'll be back then smiling as big as ever!

One Patient-- One Day

Yes I finally did it! I completed a patient all in one day! Well I did it last week but she was a 1A so I didn't really count it but I finished a 1B today! Best feeling ever! Granted she was a very healthy patient with minimum amounts of calculus and I still missed some areas- which discouraged me a bit along with the two retakes I had to take on her xrays. I had to retake both of the pre molars and I didn't really see a need so I may have gotten a bit lippy and my instructor may have put me in my place. I felt like an idiot but it served me right. So ya today was by no means perfect and I still have so much to learn it's ridiculous but it feels good to get some requirements completed. That really is my biggest stress right now. One last thing.. I LOVE the Nevi!!! Holy greatest instrument ever! You can use it anywhere and everywhere! I'm in love :) Well today is done which I'm glad about. I finished my last CA day for the semester and got a patient done.. Time for a quick nap then back to studying! And I'm still smiling.. Mostly because of my nap that is going to happen as soon as I finish this :)

Until next time...

Class Two's Out the Wazoo

The title says it all.. Seriously all of my patients have been either a Class II or V and they are under the same category so they aren't doing me much good. Don't get me wrong I am grateful for the opportunity to see these patients and see perio and actual calculus but I'm a little stressed about the requirements I'm expected to EXCEED. I just can't think about it too much or it stresses me out. I know I will get them all done though I just have to keep reminding myself of all the people that have been through this program and have completed the requirements so as impossible as it may seem I know it's not.

Today I saw a boy off of my recall list. He goes to my high school and he plays soccer there for the same coach I played for so that was kind of a neat thing we had in common. He couldn't remember the last time he had been to the dentist and that was made apparent when I looked in his mouth. He had heavy calculus on his anteriors and some edematous tissue. It was interesting though because his tissue in the molar region appeared quite healthy. He ended up having to quads of Class II and two IB so at least I have those. And lucky for me Kayla told me she would do his two quads of Class II and she will give me a IB. When I looked in my patient's mouth today I had the strongest urge to get in there with my scaler and just go to town before I did anything else but I refrained and only got through OD today. I did end up taking 4 PAs along with his 4 BWX though so that was nice to at least make some progress on my requirements. I'm feeling a lot more comfortable with my xray taking skills- knock on wood. I typically have to take 1 or 2 retakes but they are looking a lot better than they used to so at least I'm improving in one area. I'm really excited for when I have a patient that I've already seen come back so I can finish scaling them and hopefully boost my confidence in that area as well.

Today was a long day of clinic- Clinic in the morning and CA in the afternoon. I learned a lot though and wouldn't trade where I am for anything. I'll be smiling until next time :)

Smiling From Beginning to End

As weird as this may sound my goal for clinic this last Wednesday was to be in as good of a mood at the end of clinic as I was at the first. I don't know what it was but I was super happy that morning and just feeling great. As I was driving to clinic I had a thought that clinic could easily change this good mood to a pretty sour one. So right then and there I decided I wouldn't let it. I have to remember I'm a student therefore I'm not perfect nor expected to be perfect and making mistakes is what helps me learn. So I tried to stick with that attitude- I found it was a lot easier said than done but I think I managed alright.

My Grandpa was my patient- I love him but I'm not super close to him so I was afraid it was going to be a little awkward but it really wasn't bad. We started out with a pano because he had four bitewings six months ago. I was nervous to take a pano because it had been a while since I took one and I was right to be nervous. After my third attempt I finally got a diagnostic x-ray. Lucky for me my Grandpa was very patient and understanding. Then I took him into the clinic and proceeded with the rest of the appointment. I'm still not the best at recognizing restorations but hopefully that will come with practice. I did find two amalgam tattoos however so that was neat to be able to see on a actual patient. My Grandpa is a Class II so after I finish him and my good pal Al I will have completed all of my Class II requirements! YAY! My Grandpa had some pretty deep pockets (the deepest was 7 mm) but I only measured a 4. I was a little discouraged after that but then I remembered my goal, put a smile on my face, and kept working. I got to scaling- I started on the lower right quad. This is where I feel like I need the most improvement. I still don't know what calculus feels like so I get scared to ask for a scale check because I don't want to miss any spots. I know this is another thing that will come with practice and my mistakes will be to my benefit in the long run but it still makes me nervous. I told my Grandma that by his next appointment I will be better so I better stick to my word!

It wasn't my best clinic day but I tried to keep a good attitude. I was smiling as I walked out of clinic so we'll call it a success!

An Unexpected Pal

My very first patient- Not counting my mom because I knew her. This guy came off the reference list and I was a bit nervous to see him. He refused xrays, was late, and told me he was going to leave early but he ended up being a great patient and I really grew to like him! I'm going to try and follow the new way we are supposed to do our blog entries according to the clinic syllabus- I don't think I really like it but I'll give it a shot.

Goal: To make the appointment go as smoothly as possible. I didn't get too specific with my goals that was really all I wanted for my sake and the patient's.

Strategies: Plan ahead. Get out everything I may need beforehand.

I will admit I felt I accomplished my goal pretty well. The appointment went well and flowed!!!! I definitely have lots of room for improvement but it was a good way to start off to boost my confidence a little. I got to scaling but didn't finish a quad. But guess what?! I got to use the ultrasonic, kind of scary but so exciting! I love it, it works wonders! My patient had lots of extrinsic staining from coffee and tea so to try to hand scale that off it would have been a nightmare but the ultrasonic made it so much easier! I used the slimline which I hadn't practiced with so I need to work on it and my adaptation but overall it went pretty well. And I was very fortunate that my pal Al was so patient and understanding of me. I'm excited for him to come back so I can show him some better instrumenting because of the practice I will have had and send him home with a brighter smile!

Until next time I'll be smiling :)

I'm Back!

Well I am back, it's been a while and as you can tell I am already a little behind considering I am doing my first blog entry now.We have a new outline we are supposed to follow so I'll do that for my next blog entries but for this one I'm going to do what I want :)

Christmas break was great- I worked a lot, spent time with the fam, celebrated Christmas, turned 21, brought in the New Year but doing a doughnut in my car in a snowy canyon, and had tons of fun but like always it went by way to fast. I can't believe we are already back and into the swing of things. Our first day back in clinic was nice because all we did was learn how to use the ultrasonic. And I love it! We only practiced on our typodonts but still I loved it! It got me really excited to start working on patients although I'm still nervous, even to this day and I saw two patients this week! I'll tell you more about them in my next posts though! :)

Well, well, well-- I have a lot to do and I should really quit reading the Hunger Games because it is taking priority over my studying which isn't a good thing! I'm almost done though :) I'll be back with a smile so don't miss me too much!