Help. . . .I'm so spacy!!

memphispanda, RN · Oct 10, 2003

It happens! It's called being stressed out, overworked, etc. I have nightmares that I oversleep, forget it's a clinical day and go to class instead, etc and wake up scared to death. So far the worst I have done is forget to give my youngest his Claritin before taking him to preschool so he itched all day. It will be fine.

Ranchgirl30 · Oct 10, 2003

Thanks memphispanda. . . . :)

Loribabble · Oct 11, 2003

Oh Boy does this bring out memories.... I had an older car while I was in nursing school. It felt like every other week something else was going wrong... anyway, I was working full-time, going to school full-time and also doing a lot of house sitting, so I never knew where I was sleeping from one night to the next.

Well - I deseperately needed gas in my car, I pull into a gas-station, swear that I used my ATM at the pump, proceded to put the nozzle in the gas tank etc. finish what I was doing and drive off... I realized that the fuel meter didn't change. Bummer - something else to deal with now. I go to work - head for home at 11pm, and my car totally dies on the way home. I'm thinking - this is crazy - my car HAS to make it another year... just one more year til graduation. Well, I call my dad - who thankfully is a mechanic, he comes and checks everything out - it's all ok, and "it" hits me... I was so spaced out from all the stress... I saw the previous transaction on the pump and thought it was mine... I never put gas in the car. UGH!!!

They never let me live that one down!

Being a space-case is normal... just think of all the stories you'll get to tell future students!

Lori

S.N. Visit, BSN, RN · Oct 11, 2003

Although i have a small school load, i caught my self being "spacey" last week. I knew i had a sorority meeting to attend to ,on a monday eve @ 7. Two of my daughter's had soccer games @ 6 that monday. My husband invited us out to dinner, but i didn't go because the baby was cranky & tired. I put her down to sleep and forgot all about that meeting until the next morning. I can also remember an instance when i was tired & pregnant..i forgot to send a daughter to her pre-school class, and didn't realize it until after the class would have been over. Gueesh, i hope i don't get "spacey" again, when i start my nursing program :eek: !