Weyerhauser Hall and Mt. Rainier in the background, courtesy of pugetsound.edu

It wasn't my intention to count down my doctorate of physical therapy program at the University of Puget Sound, but one of my professors shared the information that we have 5 sets of 15 week semesters of coursework to complete our degrees for a total of 75 weeks. We learned so much this week I think my brain will explode. Beginning with 8 hours of orientation on 8/30/13, this rounded out a week of firsts: meeting all 35 other classmates and all of our professors, getting to know each other including some palpations in anatomy class, taking blood pressure readings, learning about professional ethics and research study, and more. Lots of fun, but I have a lot of studying to do so I'll keep this brief. I feel confident that the program is crafted to produce top quality physical therapists and if we put the effort in, we will succeed. I managed to learn everyone's name by the second day, well maybe the third. Not easy, but worth it. On to week 2!

I am finishing my final season of coaching the swim and dive team at Eatonville HS and we have the best team ever. It's a struggle to find the time to balance everything and do a good job. I am learning to delegate. I'm getting better.