Well... it's been a while. A LONG while.  I'm usually not such a blog slacker.  Perhaps it's the new blog. A different theme/name has thrown me off my usual routine.  Or maybe it has something to do with the fact that lately I don't know what day-or time of day-it is.  I love night shift because I don't have to get up in the morning. I actually get more sleep than when I work days.  I am just a night owl, I guess.  But, that will all be changing soon.  I had to make the difficult decision of shift work vs. Monday through Friday.  Readers of my old blog may remember that I had recently decided that Labor and Delivery is not the career choice for me.  I have made the leap.  On July 20, I will be returning to the Operating Room.  I love the OR. As much as I hate to admit it-it's in my blood.  It will be a bit of a transition at first, but I think it will be like riding a bike.  I worked in the OR for 8 years before becoming a nurse, so I don't think that it will be too difficult to return (I hope!).  The idea of working 5 days a week is not appealing, but I guess the consolation will be not having to work evenings, weekends or holidays.  At least I will be returning to the same OR I left to work in L&D. The same old friends. I am enjoying the thought of not having to do that whole transition thing: finding out where supplies are, getting lost for the first few weeks, learning the different personalities of the staff and doctors.  I am hoping that this is the change I need in my life. 

I'm STILL glad I didn't get married and move away.  As much as I dislike Las Vegas, there is some level of comfort found by staying.  For the first time in a long time I am settled. I am working on making my house a home, instead of just a place to live.  I have plans for the near future, instead of looking for my next change. I still am looking for things to better myself, just not the major changes that I always long for.

Within the next two months, I should have my BSN. I say should because I have become a slacker lately.  I have finished one class, now I have four more to work on.  I just work better under pressure.  I don't do well when I have the time to sit and think about what I'm doing.  I'm more of a spur of the moment person.  I do my best work when there is pressure to finish.  I am supposed to be finished by July 15, so my crunch time has officially begun.  When that is done, I am going to start having a life.  I will be home in the evenings and on weekends, so I want to get people together for fun times and really enjoy my summer. Wii parties and scrapbook nights!!  Get ready!

I am finally getting going on fixing up the blog. The old one was deleted maliciously by someone but I'm not going to say who or why. I refuse to go to that level of childishness and I have chosen to move on because I know I have great friends who support me in all that I do! I am excited to get started on a new blog and do things a little different. It's like a fresh start!

So, tomorrow is my 33rd birthday. I think after 30, you really don't care anymore. I have an appointment at the Apple store in Town Square tomorrow morning to get my new iPhone replaced. It's a reject, so I get a new one (I just bought it last Monday, so I know that I didn't break it...).  I figured that as long as I'm driving all the way out there,  I might as well take my iMac to get looked at. I have had it over a year now and I never have been able to get my Time Capsule connected to it. I would like to have all of my info backed up because I know that my computer may have been compromised. I have already lost so much info, I don't want to lose all of the important stuff on my hard drive.  Now I just have to figure out how to lug my entire computer from the parking garage to the store. Maybe if I get there early enough, I can park on the street right in front of the store :).  Since it's my birthday and I am in heaven in the Apple store, I figured I'd spend some time in there drooling over all the stuff I want but can't afford...

I really need to get finished with school. I have about a month to get my butt in gear and get finished. Once I'm done, I really need to get back to my scrapbooking and jewelry. I have an entire room dedicated to crafts and I hardly go in there anymore. I have many things around the house that I want to do this summer. I am kind of excited to get going on them! I also want to have a huge scrapbooking party this summer. Just some girls getting together for chatting and scrapping. Let me know if you're interested and I'll be sure to extend an invite.

I am working on a possible schedule change at work, but I'm not giving details just yet.  I'll let everyone know if anything happens.

I lost all of my blog lists and followers, so if I don't have you on here, and you want to be-let me know! I am trying to remember all of the blogs that I followed, but I think I may miss some.  I love following my friends and family via their blogs-it's the best way to learn things that may be missed in everyday conversation.

NEW blog!!

Well, welcome to my NEW blog! It was unfortunate that I lost the last one, but now I am excited to get started on my new one! The tweaking and pictures will come later; this is just the beginning.  I have a lot of information to sort out with my email and computer, so the blog will have to take a back seat for today.

This is the real deal-the real me. I want to share the happenings of my life with friends and family that I don't get to see very often.  This is my way of sharing a part of my life with you. 

So, join me as I begin a new journey and maybe I'll discover some new things and grow a little along the way!