NBEO--- the thorn in my side

Ok so NBEO stands for National Boards of Examiners in Optometry. Their mission is: "Advancing the Assessment of Competence."... which in plain language, making me study 4 hours a day for 3 months...

So I have Part 1 (Applied Basic Sciences) of my National Boards March 20th and March 21st... Right now Boards is practically ruining my life...

I have been studying NON STOP for boards since January 1st of this year. As the  month comes to an end and March is quickly approaching, I have mixed emotions. It is literally an emotional rollercoaster. Some days I'm feeling great and motivated and ready to knock it out the park and then other days I want to crawl under the blanket and come out in May.

Oh speaking of May that is the other crazy thing, although I take boards in March we don't receive our scores back until MAY!! That is such a long time to wait in anticipation... sigh.

It's 500 questions spread out over 2 days; one of the crazy things is those 500 questions are not broken into categories, but they are ALL random, in no particular order.

So what does it cover...basically everything I have learned in Optometry school up until this point and then some...

So here goes:

-Ocular Disease
-Systemic Disease
- Ocular Anatomy
-Systemic Anatomy
-Ocular Pharmacology
-Systemic Pharmacology
-Physical Optics
-Geometrical Optics
-Ophthalmic Optics
-Low Vision
-Contact Lens
- Binocular Vision
-Vision Perception


Crazy...huhn? So basically I have become a hermit that has forgotten how to enjoy life. Study, study, study. Oh and did I mention there are actually 3 parts to boards...but first things first and also Part 1 is supposedly by far the hardest If it wasn't for my BF, I would probably be screaming, running naked in the streets somewhere (gone crazy), but luckily he keeps me somewhat sane. lol.

Ok back studying... Until Next Time...

Relaxers linked to uterine fibroid tumors and early puberty... oh my...

So this is one of the reasons I wanted to start a blog... I wanted a chance to share my opinion on many things that are going on...

Recent research has shown a link between relaxers (perms) and uterine fibroid tumors and early puberty. This just blows my mind...but then again it doesn't.

One of the reasons I made the personal decision to stop getting perms was because the more I thought about it, putting caustic chemicals on your scalp near your brain, honestly did NOT seem like a good idea or even a sane idea to me anymore.

Granted there were many other reasons, but this is definitely in the top 3. Other reasons were I preferred the aesthetics of natural hair, I missed my actual hair sans chemicals.

A lot of people consider natural hair a "trend" or a "fad," and sometimes that annoys, but honestly I HOPE it is here to stay. I think as more and more black women become natural they are able to feel liberated as I was and still feel. Until Next Time...

Oh how I've missed you...

So it has been MONTHS since I've last posted; in fact, I dont even know if it is fair to say that I still have a blog since I haven't been blogging.

Honestly lately I haven't had much social interactions. Let's see if I can catch you up on my life in less than 3 minutes..

- Studying for Part 1 of my National Board Exam
- Studying for Part 1 of my National Board Exam
- Studying for Part 1 of my National Board Exam
- Did I already say I was studying for Part 1 of my National Board Exam??

Ok so basically that has been consuming my life...
Things have definitely taken a change for the better.

Of course I am still in Optometry school... 2nd semester 3rd year... whoop whoop!

I remember when I wrote all the blog posts about how much I was dreading moving to St. Louis and once I got here how much I can't stand it.

Don't get me wrong, STL and me aren't necessarily best friends, but I have definitely come to appreciate it for what it is.

So what triggered this random post?
I saw this video on how Relaxers (Perms) has been linked to fibroid tumors in Black women... and I was like man I wish I still wrote on my blog because that would be awesome to post.

Anyways... life is good, somewhat. I have 21 more days until I take my national boards. I really can't believe it. And yet this week I have two tests on Friday and an assignment due... wow!

So it always goes this way, whenever I have a crap ton of things to get done I squeeze some time to blog. I will try and have another update or two and of course post that video on the relaxer thing... Until Next Time...