A Working Week

Have not blogged for a few days because one I have not had much time and two not a great deal has happened in my life - for a change. Colin and Elliot went to England for the weekend because they can so I spent a very quiet weekend on my own catching up with housework, homework and a good book, I even managed to sneak a massage in there which was just glorious and I left thinking I need to do this every month.

I am in another one of those challenging graduate school classes, well they are all challenging but I am not particularly enjoying it. This class is about writing learning contracts, rigorous, measurable objectives, resources and strategies and how to use an annotated bibliography - what the heck is that anyways. I am so much more about psycho-social dysfunctional family issues (because I come from one and I am in one!) and the nursing implications of such. So this class is a stretch for me but of course I am doing my best. This is the last week - phew, I am in my last year of graduate school and after 2 years I have to admit it is getting a little old, not sure what I will do with all that time when I am done.

Last night was our last orientation meeting before my Dominican Republic trip. It was a night of infectious diseases, basically telling us how to spot but not get TB, Dengue Fever, Typhoid, Dysentery, Malaria.... the list goes on. Half of me is thinking "What were you thinking signing up for this!!" half is me is thinking "I cannot wait, this will be a life changing experience." Whatever this will be a stretch for me. I am a homebody, I do not like to wander too far from home, even when I am on vacation with my family I tend to get homesick and yearn to see my dog and my own bed - so we shall see.

Today I am dropping Kate off at the airport as she is going to see Joe for the weekend, lucky girl wish I was going with her!! She has never really flown before and even though its only an hours flight to New Hampshire I took the day off to walk her through the airport process. However I also want to take a long walk in the local State park, it is a glorious day and the colors are spectacular right now and my life is going at such a warp speed sometimes you just have to stop and smell the roses.