Textbooks in Library

I hate buying textbooks.....$75 here, $45 there. Suddenly, I just spent $250 on textbooks. That's 250 slices of $1 pizza.

I considered renting or buying them used. Sharing a book with my classmate. Shhh even photocopying.... which I actually have never done. All in all, paying for textbooks is painful. However, I found the neatest thing - my program placed copies of the textbooks in the library.

The library is something I used to go to regularly back in the 1990s. Maybe in the early 2000s. But in the digital age, everything I need is on the internet. The library now is just a place to use their computer labs.

So before you shell out all those dollars to buy the textbook, check your school library. Also note, they might only have an older edition available. You might want to check how the editions changed before you go reading the entire 1st assignment.

I wish my library looks as gorgeous as the George Peabody Library.

No, it looks more like this...

Picture of dusty books from the Guardian.

Its my last academic semester....

...and I feel like throwing up.

At this point in my academic career, I have all the knowledge that I will need to practice. I was reviewing the brachial plexus with my classmate and I could barely remember which way to draw the lines. Yikes! I was reminded in class that "the masters do the basics well." What does it say about the amateurs?

I have a plan... to plan out the next 11 weeks and review my anatomy, kinesiology, modalities, diagnosis & management notes from musculoskeletal & neuro, etc. Shortly after my classes end in Nov, my program has a comprehensive exam that covers everything that I was taught. I barely passed my last comprehensive exam so needless to say, I am nervous. But I always believe that if you practice enough, you will get it [whatever it is]. Lucky for me, I have a classmate that is as keen to study as I am.

Fall is here & Pumpkin Spice Lattes are available at Starbucks. I'm sure that I will get through the semester with lots of caffeine.

Picture from Reinventing Mommy.