work'n shmerk'n

so, today was my first day on the actual unit. i've been in orientation and classes so it's mostly been like school all over again. anyway, it went really well. i really like the girl i'm training with and my educator is awesome--that pic on the side is her! ! doesn't she look so sweet! ha! no, seriously, we laughed a ton today and that makes such a difference!

i think i'm going to love the patient population so that is encouraging. i think this will be an incredibly rewarding area. i met a nurse today who transferred to day hospital (linked to my unit but the population is a lot healthier---the success stories). she said she loved the unit but after a few years needed to see the other end of it....i made a mental note. ;)

i am learning more and more that my unit has a pretty high turnover (which i sorta knew) which doesn' surprise me too much. i'm mentally preparing myself for the inevitable that awaits me on this unit, and reminding myself that it is not my plan that decides the fate of these sweet babes but instead God's plan (or nature, or fate, or whatever you may believe). i am merely an instrument or a tool for the babes and their fams. I find quite a great deal of strength in these types of thoughts, actually.

i saw a bean who was alex's age today and it was pretty eye opening. but it also filled me with intense appreciation for each day i have with my bean and the health she has so far been blessed with. and just an overall sense of appreciation to be alive and so healthy.

not much else is new. just working a lot (though, enjoying it a lot) and spending time with tim and al. tim and i went mountain biking this weekend. it was a little disappointing. still trying t o find some sweet trails. on our first trail (we ended up having to carry our bikes a lot up stairs, etc) we saw a mamma dear and her babies that weren't more than 20 feet away from us! it was really awesome! i was definatley more excited about it than tim was. i was ready to call it a morning after that...i mean what could top that? but we'd only been riding for a five minutes! it was an amazing fall morning! though the trails were not too awesome, just out enjoying the morning was great! i sound so nerdy!

well, tomorrow i'm off work. I plan on catching up on bills and random phone calls i need to make and then spending time with the girl. wow, this is an exciting post! ha!

i just got a new yoga video i'm excited to try out. i'm really hoping i won't be disappointed! i got one awhile back that was really really new agey and i just couldn't deal with it past 5 minutes! i hate that crap! i'm pretty open minded but this was really creepy!

i'll take some new pics soon and pst some! i know my posts have been boring. they will get exciting...sometime! i promise!

seeing all these babes today made me want another babe! not really! but sorta---but not really! but sorta, but not! ahhhh! ha! no, i'm totally happy with just me, al, and timmy right NOW. if we can hold off just for a couple more years then it'll be all good! maybe just a puppy (a golden)in between then and now? ;) maybe santa will bring me one! santa? are you out there? i want a golden friend for coopie pie! i want i want i want!

to be coming: a post of me giving tim an iv--for practice! i have nearly all the material. just need to get some saline flushes and it's on! he said as long as he has a few beers, his arms are all mine! ha! should be interesting!

well, that's all. i need my bed! NOW!