Plan for New Year!

Get in Shape again, since becoming an RN, I have gained 15lbs! Eeek! I used to coach gymnastics about 20 hours a week, I had no idea that it made such an impact on my body, just coaching. So now I am determined to loose that 15lbs and then some. I have a nice vacation in May planned and would like to look HOTT! Its in Miami So Ive got too!

I am already registered for my Tour De Cure for Diabetes I have done the last 3 years and am registering for Bay to Breakers 12K in May.

A coworker and I are going to try and run together and really keep each other on track with our progress.

I have a few projects I need to finish up but, for the most part things are looking good!

Latest Knitting project

Well Ive finally done it completed another knitting project. It was super quick! Not sure if you can make out patter but it is a dropped stitch scarf, Row 1- knit one wrap yarn around needle once, knit next stitch. Complete until end of row, Row 2 knit all stitches but wrapped yarn let it "drop" Row 3 same as Row 1 but instead wrap yarn around 2 times and Row 4- drop wrapped yarn again. Row 5- around 3 times and in row 6 let yarn fall knit all stitches but wrapped yarn. I had fun making it and really should do it more often and finish all my other projects; but I am however working on a new one I just started tonight, a hat for a Coworker who was just diagnosed with breast cancer. :( Itll be made out of 50% alpaca and 50% silk, nice and soft for a bald head :)

Calling...

Several times in life one faces their "spiritual calling" I think for me and those like me (Nurses) it is hard to balance spiritual with other aspects of their life. I am not referring to religious because there is a difference. I am talking about the connection you feel with people when you see them at their worst, and at their best. It is the giving of one self to care for others. Now granted there are days and times where it is so hard to be there wholly but I certainly try. So many of my aspects of my job are hard to stomach, Child protective services cases for abused children, children with cancer, children who have chronic medical conditions requiring constant surgery. I see family dynamics change for the better and worse. Most parents are involved some arent, both aspects have there pros and cons. I think being a Nurse in general is especially hard, try caring for a patient population that cannot verbalize their pain, discomfort and distress.

On top of all of this I have to get all my charting done, manage my career goals- RN II status, committee meetings, involvment on policy reviews, and other political stuff that goes a long with jobs.

I just wish some days I could just go and not have to worry about any of the other miscellaneous crap, and just focus on my patients and get paid adequately. At this point I am getting proficient and able to function with limited involvement from other RNs, Charge RNs and it is a comforting feeling. However, one can never be to comfortable in this profession because at a moments notice things change!

Thats my little soapbox, hope it was helpful to the insight of my job. :0)