Sunday Sunday la la la la la

Home from worky work relaxing in the j's waiting for the big J to get home from Edmore is when I snapped this all time classic photo of Katie and I.  She hates her picture taken... and even looks a little devilish.  For some reason the editing software doesn't recognize those big beadies as eyes.  It won't red eye correct her :(

Moment of win today:

A 76 year old patient called me a cougar!  LOL!  Then his wife said, "I could see that!"  Oh my gosh!  I never though I would hear that from someone over 50!

Saturday

What is to say about Saturday...?  I wasn't with Kelly and the girls in her hot tub... guess that's part of another life now... I was at work.  On the way home Jeramie and I had an interesting conversation that is shown in the picture.  I said farewell to this day with a glass of wine.

win moment

Here's Jeramie's contribution for the day (the pearly whites he's always asking for).

My win moment for the day... having my patient kiss my good by/thank you during his discharge to home.  I'd only known him for a little less than four hours.  What a sweetie :)

zzzz

Here's Jeramie's contribution to this year in pictures.  I was cuddled up on the couch waiting for him to finish his homework.  I thought we could have some "we" time, but sadly by the time he was done it was midnight.  I was done for the day. 

On other notes, I'm feeling restless.  I looked at the calendar and figured that's about right.  I've been home for a little over a year.  I think of packing up and going on a travel assignment often.  It's always easier to run than stay at home to fight the battles that cannot be won.  My big blue tubs have been sitting in my basement with a various a sundry of objects from my travel experiences since I've been back.  I've picked things out here and there that I've needed.  I've never really committed myself to staying by actually emptying them, that is until yesterday.  I literally had to have the thought, "I'm not going traveling again...so I might as well pack other stuff in here."  Traveling was definitely a 'moment of win' for me.  There is just something magical about starring up in the sky on an Arizona night knowing that this maybe one of only a few times that you will be right there.  Freedom feels yours.  The possiblities are endless.  Afterall you live above it all in those moments.  Three months...that's the only commitment.  For those three months no one can beat you down, overwork, or under appreciate you enough to make your life any more perfect than it already is... because after those 90 days... you are off to another adventure... and what is more freeing than knowing you have another choice?

Day 9

I was going to fill this blog with morose drivel about disappointment and defeat as that was my overwhelming feeling and mood yesterday.  As I post yesterday's post today (Please don't be confused.  The posting date is yesterday but I'm writing it today), I am determined to remember that I choose it all.  That despite the gloomy clouds, unpaid bills, less than satisfying work atmosphere, self sabotage, feelings of inadequacy, unconscious, careless and sometimes hurtful acts of others I make the life I live.  Rather than dwell on the past and hurt, I'm going to decide upon something different.  This year is the year that I choose other things despite the consequences.  I know change is hard for everyone.  Unfortunately I've been sacrificing what is potentially good for me in order to not rock the boat.  I'm happy to report that regardless of the history that I may have with these individuals or habits, I'm electing something else.  If for no other reason than this doesn't work.  There is my declaration.  Now here comes the truth... are you ready? 

Day 8

Jeramie obviously didn't want to be included in today's post.  We were hanging out on the couch after the gym watching Paranormal State... you can't see my piggies but they were cute ;)  He's right.  I should do them earlier in the day.  Blogging just seems to be a nice ending to my day. 

my boy (day 7 for the blogging escapade)

As this year of blogging starts to unfold, it seems to be leading me in the direction of love (see above picture).  It just seems right to include everyone I love :)  Who knows, this may include you!  Farley and my story begins when I tried to pull him out of crate in the Orlando airport.  He had been flown to me by a breeder in Texas, Waco to be exact (certainly this should have been some kind of sign to me.  Unfortunatley I was blissfully unaware as usual.)  Since then he's lived with me in Florida, Michigan, Arizona and Virginia.  He has been my protector from evil tickling, wrestling boyfriends, and a constant companion since 1998.  He even outlasted my husband.  There is no love like Farley's crazy love.  Love you boy!

Blogging Alone

I'm apparently in a loving mood as of late.  As usual I worked today (headband once again explained).  Although Jeramie had planned to be home with me this evening, allegedly a fabulous snowplowing opportunity came up.  So he's out enjoying man things.  This of course left me without a photographer for the evening.  Hence the self photo of me trying to give some love to my killer dog and all around great gal companion, Katie.  As everyone has heard me say a million times, "she's my girl!"  If you don't understand my canine adoration, let me explain.  She's the one that's always excited to go on trailing adventures with me.  I think she thought all of my traveling nurse opportunities were just so I could take her on new trails :)  She smiles when I get home, misses me when I go upstairs, and can't ever get close enough.  For those in the world that know and love this wonderful ratty, you know she lies down beside you and then scoots just one more time to make sure she's right up close.  Always a lover of food, she often eats so fast she chokes (a girl after my own heart).  Always curious, she's been known to open the zipper on my backpack to get out the gum and loves to find the tootsie rolls at Grandma's house.  Above all else, she is willing to eat anything.  Her tastes range from a tube of triple antibiotic ointment with lidocaine (boy she must have been numb and slobbery for awhile) to afore mentioned "tootsie rolls."  Alas my baby is turning eleven this year (that's seventy seven in dog years).  As we grow old together, I cherish her more and more.  I know her days with me are finite.  This just makes every "awww Mom" expression more sweet because I know they won't be flashed my way forever.

Yesterday's Post TODAY

The picture is horrific... or at least not flattering.  I was trying not to laugh at Jeramie when he snapped this winner of a shot.  He wouldn't let me redo it and just exclaimed, "oh you and your camera!"

First time this year

• went to the gym at GRCC

I always feel a bit stared at because of my advanced age...or was I trailing toilet paper?  At any rate, I'm trying to multitask already this morning.  This has lead to cold oatmeal.  Who knows what else lurks in my good intentions today.  Welcome to my Monday!

blog or be blogged!

Freezing on the couch!

Not much to report today.  I worked from 3pm to 8pm (that explains the headband).  It is currently time to go to bed.  Jeramie just came into the dining room with his toothbrush hanging out of his mouth, waved at me and said, "come on!"  So I guess that's my cue.  I have the day off tomorrow.  Hopefully I will have more to depart upon my faithful readers.

First for me today

• someone wore my coat home from work (kind of a long story)
• the shuttle that I was facebooking about dropped off the girls going to that parking lot and quickly sped away.  I was left standing in the snow wondering how I was going to get to work

day... uhhh... I don't know... but it's the sixth of the month :)

This is just a quickie.  I worked today.  I'm just beat.  I had all intentions to blog from work from my phone but forgot :(  So I snapped a shot when I walked in the door (right before I went upstairs to shower).  Now Jeramie and I are going to snuggle on the couch and watch Land of the Lost.  We'll see if Chuck's review on this one held any truth.

P.S.  I forgot didn't weigh myself today (I was too worried about not falling on my face as I was trying to get my scrub pants on the foreward) as they were on backward as I applied them : /

Oh can't forget this one!  One of my patients told me today,

"Ooooh! You look good!"

Of course he was saying for my age... but who's counting?

Day 2

This may have to be like a leap year.  I mean... the opposite of a leap year which afterall is regular year.  So I guess I need a negative "regular year."  What I'm trying to get at is that I need to catch up... I feel weird saying day 2 when it's actually the fourth of the month... oh whoops!  It's the fifth of the month :(  Ugh!

More firsts for me!

• making split pea soup (that's Jeramie over there enjoying it)
• took my sister dinner (the afore mentioned roast made in the crockpot... oh and a couple of grapefruit [I bought five pounds]) because she's been sick and entirely too skinny (LOL! I had to add that)

I find the fact that I've never taken any of my family members food while they were sick quite sad. I'm not sure of what it speaks, but it can't be positive.

So Miss Goody Two Shoes (that's me) made her sick sister take a picture of her :)  Kind of takes the sweetness of me taking the food, doesn't it?  The picture is of Jeramie and I in front of her fireplace.  You can't see the flames, but they're there.

On a whole other subject, I weighed myself today.  It was a shock to see an additional two pounds from the last time I weighed.  I'm trying to make myself feel better by thinking that it took me almost three years for me to gain almost all of the weight I lost back.  I guess that's not a bad horrible place to start.  Here goes... the reveil!  I weighed xxx.x (amount concealed for your protection) pounds.  It's also that time of the month when one tends to retain water.  I plan on rechecking those numbers tomorrow :) 

See you tomorrow!

P.S. I ran off some of those calories on the treadmill today.  I'm on a streak!

My first day

So, here I go... Kelly gave me this idea to do 365 days of pictures. I like the idea of following a year in my life in pictures and in blog. I think ultimately it will inspire me to keep the changes I like and toss those that don't work. I started a little late (what's new). So what we have here is just me... no make up, hair not done... just me

Thus far this year my firsts are

• getting pulled to 4E (butts and guts) on a day shift since working at Blodgett


• tried the new white strips that are extra sticky


• made a crock pot dinner

first for the year

• I worked out today :)
• had poached eggs
• doing this blog counts right?

what I'm considering purchasing

• a humidifer (good by static cling!)


• filing cabinet (organization attempt)


• ceiling fan (budget control)


• baker's rack for my kitchen (see number 2)

So I'm excited to see how this year plays out. Aren't you?