Wow I never thought I'd be a blogger until I had kids or something....but I've decided to join the blogging community haha. Why? I've got a few reasons. First off, I think it's a great way to keep a journal and share my thoughts and views on life. Also, I want to use this blog to keep track of progress I make with certain goals of mine. Finally, its a great way to stay connected with family and friends I don't get to see too often. So here it goes...
Lately I have had some really wonderful things happen and have also been struggling with a few things. That's usually how life goes, huh? I do believe that it's good o never get too comfortable in life and that as soon as you do, the Lord has a way of helping push you to do better, work harder, or get through a trial that will help you become stronger. I am grateful for His help because otherwise, it would be too easy to drift along in life at times.
Hard things...
I LOVE my job but it is also extremely challenging. I am training in Pediatrics right now and love the patients I care for. It is a huge learning curve though, as I have been working in the NICU and Mom/Baby up until now. I think my passion is babies, but I do love the variety I get with teens and young children in Peds, as well as the different types of nursing care I get to learn since there is such a variety of diagnoses in this unit. Let's pray I can reach a point where I don't feel like a scatterbrained stress case:). I know it will come....maybe?
Goals....
I have several things I want to work on right now but let's narrow it down to 3.
First, I want to come closer to me Savior through this upcoming year. I think the 3 best ways for me to do this are to 1. Be sure my SCRIPTURE STUDY is sincere each day. 2. Be sure my PRAYERS are sincere each day as well. 3. Focus on SERVICE
Second, I want to be healthier, overcome my ever-present sweet tooth (why is chocolate so. darn. good?), and get back into what I call "marathon shape." I have ran 3 marathons up until this point. To be honest, even when I was in the best shape of my life, I still struggled with wanting "better," something I think a lot of us women do. However, I have since learned to better recognize that always wanting to be in better shape can easily become an addiction and a hinderance. There is a happy balance I am still trying to reach. For now, I am striving to really cut back on refined sugar, fill my diet with healthy whole foods, and get a good work-out in at least 5 times a week. I am also setting my sites on running a marathon in June, and getting back into the kind of shape i was in when I ran my marathon last fall. More to come on this...
Third, I want to be a better nurse. The first 6 months of my job I kind of just had the mentality of
"survival mode" because of the overwhelming learning curve. However, I have since realized how much I love being a nurse and how important it is for me to be the best possible nurse I can be. This will help me provide the best possible care I can for my patients, will keep me constantly learning, and will continue to open doors of opportunities to server throughout my life:).
So...this was kind of a random first post but a little bit of everything that's been on my mind recently. I am excited to continue keeping a record of the happenings of life and everything I believe in, am grateful for, and things I am working to improve:).
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