R. I. P.

Kill me. . . seriously.  Today was the WORST!!  Sorry in advance. . but this is going to be the most pessimistic post EVER.  Clinic started out fine today:  we were practicing with our curets on our typodonts, and all was going smoothly.  Then, we each had to pass off probing and exploring. . I did probing first, and it went smooth.  I got most of the measurements right, and missed a few just by 1 mm.  Done!  Then, I moved on to exploring. . . . ohhhh exploring.  It seriously took me F.O.R.E.V.E.R.  Luckily I had the most patient 'patient' and instructor. . They helped me so much.  I did the anterior teeth just fine: facial and lingual just fine.  But THEN: posteriors were my WORST nightmare.  I figured out my problem.  I am a BIG FAT WUSS!  I wasn't going into the interproximal spaces far enough-- I am too scared to hurt and poke people, that I don't do it right...which equals= STILL doing it wrong.  NOOOO!  So I had to practice and practice until at the very end of clinic, I went in..ALL the way: and FREAKING passed the PE.  Thank the heavens above!  I was so frustrated by the end of clinic today, tears ALMOST came streaming out of my poor green little eyes.  I just had to be a big girl, and swallow hard and blink lots, and everything was okay after that...Everyone has to have a bad day once in awhile, right?  Otherwise you wouldn't appreciate good days-- Phew.  I want to be done with this post.  I didn't get to practice using my curet on a real human today, so that is frustrating, but it's better to be right, than to be ahead.  Peace out.