March 9th

Polka dots!

I love rainy days simply because I get to wear my funky wellies.

March 8th

Boo.

Apparently the fact that I turn 30 this year means that my body is falling apart (more than normal). I have no idea what I did but I tweaked my neck and ended up attached to a heating pad and doped up on muscle relaxants. This had better not be the way it is going to be from now on...

March 5th

Pride of Oxford

Tonight we went to the Red Lion with Matt, Cindy, Brian and Monica. The Red Lion may be my favorite restaurant in Indianapolis - an American take on an English Pub, owned by a half English couple that serves imported sausages and good beer. We had an amazing waitress who misheard my order and thought I wanted a White Zin. When I expressed my horror, she laughed and said that she was surprised because, "I thought you looked cool!" We ended up having a long dinner and laughing more than I had in a long time. 

March 4th

"You've got red on you"

It was a very long week and so tonight we put in a frozen pizza and watched Shawn of the Dead. Last Halloween John went as Shawn with a cricket bat he borrowed from one of my Dad's coworkers. He did all of the blood himself!

March 3rd

Fabric reward for a hard day.

Today was my first day of seeing patients in the hospital. I came home emotionally and physically exhausted. After hearing about some of my friend's amazing days I had high hopes, but I ended up feeling a little disappointed. Not by my choice to go into nursing - but by my lack of ability.

There was so much that I didn't know how to do and didn't understand and I wish that the nurse I was working with had taken the time to explain it to me. From talking to my friends the thing that makes the difference in a nursing student's day is working with a nurse that takes the time to explain and encourage. I think today may have been a perfect example of what I DON'T want to be. For that alone it was a really valuable experience.

Also, I got to see kidneys. Real, live kidneys, pulsing away on a machine. That was pretty freaking sweet.

March 2nd

I have no idea what these will be...

There are very few things that I love as much as seeing the first green shoots of spring. They always seem so hopeful and are so welcome. This winter was felt especially brutal - I don't know if it was the weather or the deaths or a combination of the two, but seeing these makes me feel like it is going to be brighter soon.

March 1st

Remember!

I was changing the crib sheets at work and actually read the warning. I love the line "Remember: Children are ingenious." It makes me think that they are little evil geniuses plotting to take over the world. Which they might be, but they can't reach the doorhandles.