AHH!

So I'm starting the laundry. I know it is the Sabbath, but in the Larsen, household, the one I grew up in Monday is Laundry day and Sunday night around nine o'clock my mom would gather all the laundry up and sort and start a load usually the whites. It should be known my mother is a laundry genius. She does laundry on Mondays. There is probably not a Monday in all of my mothers married life in which the laundry is not been washed, folded, ironed, and put away. I wish I could say the same for myself. I'm not as dedicated as my mother and this cannot be said about me. I guess it is not too late to start. But back to my story. I am trying to get a jump start on the laundry. We have company coming to town this week and I really only have tomorrow to prepare, so hence starting the Laundry right after church, but I digress the point of this story is I am beginning a theme with my laundry: CRITTERS! So as am gathering all the clothes up from under my vanity, I pick up a handful of clothes and to my shock there is a tiny gecko under amongst the pile. Of course I dropped the clothes and called for Jeremy. He finished gathering and we found him after the last sock was in the basket. We caught him and showed him to the kids. I tried to get a picture but he was in an orange cup and the camerea did have enough contrast to focus. Anyhow I'm quite certain if my mother came across such creatures when doing her laundry she may not get it all done every Monday either. Then again, we all know she would. So I'm channeling my inner Kathy, calling upon the laundry genuis and going to get it ALL done, washed, folded, ironed and put away!

Summer Reading List

These is my Words by, Nancy Turner. I loved this book. It is a about Sarah Prine and her experience in the Arizona territory. It seemed like this was a story true to the times (late 1800's). I loved Sarah she had girl power in her own era. She was a strong women, in tough country. She worked hard and did what she had to to survive. The romance in this book reminded me of Scarlett and Rhett from Gone With the Wind, also a wonderful book; if you haven't read it you should. Life is short, so you have to pick up a book every once in awhile. I love reading as it opens all sort of worlds. Also, it has kept me from being crazy homesick, but the crazy homesick is settling in about now.

I started my new job today. People were nice, but I'm not looking forward to learning a new system. I knew the old one so well. It was comfy like a good broken in pair of jeans. I knew what to expect, I knew the physicians and I knew the job. I'm not on labor and delivery here, I'm in the ICU of a very small hospital. I miss the new babies, the excitement of new life in the room, seeing families at their best, what a cool thing to be a part of. Well enough whining the book was about a tough women, so that is what I'll have to be: TOUGH. Sometimes though, don't you just want to not be tough, not do what you gotta do? Here is to the power of women like Sarah Prine, I'll pull up my big girl britches as, Collen Proctor says, and dig in. Read the book, I don't think it will disappoint.

Goodbye IMC

So where does the time go. I can hardly believe May is here. I have a lot of catch up posts, I need to write. I would like time to slow down for a little while, but I know it won't. I am working my last shift at IMC labor and delivery today. Well at least until we are back in Utah. It is a little bitter sweet. While I'm excited for my adventure in Texas, I will miss my colleagues at work, and probably will miss them even more when I start work in Texas. Here is my list of what I will miss about my work buddies:

1. Being part of a team, that delivers excellent care to our patients. It is great being part of a teaching hospital and knowing our practices are current and in line with the most recent research
2. I love knowing it doesn't matter which nurse I follow, I will not be cleaning up her "mess" Everyone is great to work with and willing to work hard
3. I may even miss the crazy days when you look back you don't know how we survived
4. Dr. Kelly Myers sourdough bread
5. The Anesthesia team in general, I think they all do a great job, and enjoy working with them and would be comfortable with any one of them caring for me or a loved one.
6. Colleen Proctor is bar none the best manager I have ever worked for. I appreciate that you don't have to guess where you stand with her. If there is a problem, she will let you know and aid you in fixing it. I really think she looks out for her nurses.
7. I love having a resident available for emergencies.
8. Having a good working relationship with the OB's. It is great to know they trust you to do your job, and give you the space to do it. (I don't like to be micromanaged, one of the great things about nursing, the autonomy.)
9. Marnae's Energy
10. Shuana Hepworth's and Cathy Cottle's say it how it is style

I could list something I love about everyone. Just know I love the nurses, am grateful for the friendships I have made, and will be in touch. Best of luck to everyone and keep being the great people you are. I am grateful to work with women, who do it all and make it look easy. You have all been great examples to me and have shaped and influenced my life. I have loved working with you and am sure I have seen the BEST.