Progress

So, I have made some progress since the last post. Work has been much better. I have had a better attitude. My change in attitude makes such a huge difference in my outlook on things. Still learning tons at work. Sometimes I don't think my brain can hold anymore information, I know the folder full of stuff I am researching can't hold anymore.

I have been good so far about walking several days a week. Yesterday I walked longer than I have before and I'm feeling it today. Even being sore, I know that I feel better just getting out and exercising. I really think this is the first time I've not just said I want to do something about getting in shape and healthy, but I'm actually putting actions to it.

This Saturday is the Light the Night walk. I think this is going to be such a neat experience. We have some of our patients family members that are walking with us. I will be a time to remember those we've lost to Leukemia and Lymphoma and those that are fighting so hard to beat it.

I have decided that I'm not going to get a house yet. After talking to someone over the NP program I want to do, I realized that trying to pay a mortgage and go to school is not the wisest decision I could make. I probably won't be able to work full time the last year or so due to the number of clinical hours I have to complete.

Well, I guess that's it for now. Not much new in TX.

Challenges and Growing

So, I have been learning quite a bit in the last few weeks. I know that learning and growing is a good thing, I just don't always like the methods that God uses to teach us. Something that God has been teaching me for a while now is that I put too much stock in peoples opinions of me. If you've known me for a while you would know how long I have been working on this area in my life. You would think I would have gotten it by now. The last few weeks at work have shown me that I even though I haven't made a lot of progress in this area, I have made at least some. I have let the way others view me or the things they have said about me change my outlook on my job. I have to start by saying that I love my job. I love what I do. I love the area of nursing where God has allowed me to work. I truly believe that this is where I am supposed to be. Anyway, with what has been going on at work the last few week, I started to dread getting up and going to work everyday. Well, during my two days off the other day, I decided that I was no longer going to let the things being said decide how I was going to view my job. I worked so hard to get to where I am and I was not going to let anyone push me out of a job that I love. So anyway, that is one of the things I have been learning over the past few weeks.

As far as updates, I have decided to go back to school in the fall. I am looking forward to it and also nervous at the same time. Sometimes I think I haven't been a nurse long enough yet, but I know that if I put it off any longer I won't go back. So, the next step is to fill out my application and get my letters of recommendation.

I just finished reading the best books. I read the Twilight series by Stephanie Myers. I can't wait for the movie to come out next month.

I celebrated my 31st birthday a few weeks ago. It was a very nice day. I didn't have to work the whole day, just had to go in for a meeting. My sister made me dinner and a cake which was so good. It was the first birthday I have spent with my sister in who know how long.

I have started walking. I know it doesn't sound like much, but for me it's a big step in the right direction. I really am trying to get in shape and loose some of this weight that I have put on in the last several years. I have found a doctor who has given me some practical ways to accomplish this goal. I am planning on walking with my fellow co-workers in the Light the Night Leukemia and Lymphoma walk. Some of our patients and their families are going to be walking with us. I am also planning to walk a half marathon December 14th with some of my co-workers, doctors and former patients. We are walking in the White Rock Marathon. I am looking forward to both of these. I'll keep you updated on the progress of these two walks.

Lastly, I am looking forward to going home at the end of December for about a week. The plan is to fly home the day after Christmas until the 30th or 31st. I am looking forward to spending time with my family and seeing my friends back in TN.