A little overwhelmed

Ok, so I never claimed to be a good blogger. I'm hoping, though, that once I get to Afghanistan, I'll do a better job.
Things have been very crazy as I prepare to go. I'm paying for being gone for a month in that I've been on call pretty much every 3rd night this month. For those of you outside the medical field, that doesn't just mean that I'm on my pager. It means I'm in the hospital for a 30 hour stretch and up pretty much the whole time. So, that has been tiring. To add to that, last week I was more sick than I have been in a very long time. It lasted for a week and made being at work and on call very difficult. Thankfully, I am feeling much better now and ready to be productive.
I have raised all of the funds that I needed, so that's a huge praise. The OR team here at Women's has been collecting supplies for me to take and I think I probably have enough to fill several suitcases. Also, the nurse manager at our clinic, who just happens to be Afghani, has collected about 150 bottles of prenatal vitamins for me to take. So, packing should be interesting. It really has been amazing how everyone has pitched in and help.
Other than that, my life is just full of preparations. It's not easy getting your affairs in order to be gone for an entire month! I'm just making list after list, feeling better as I'm able to cross off each task. Is anyone else as weird as I am about that? I love lists.
Well, since I am supposed to be working, I should probably go. Hope this satisfies those of you who are actually reading this (Amanda :) And, just in case you were wondering, I use Colgate Extreme and so far today I've only delivered one baby.