MultiTasking

I hope you are doing well this Friday. I have been doing my usual mish mash of multi-tasking things - work, household, kids, husband, and pet duty. It's a good thing I can never sit down and have lots of energy.

Work is good and I am in the process of applying for my 9th, that's right, 9th nursing license. Due to the nature of my job working with families all over the U.S., certain states require a nursing license from their specific state. I am just darn happy to have a job and colleagues I enjoy and learn from, good pay, and alot of autonomy. Very happy, especially in this economy where friends and neighbors have lost jobs and are struggling to find work.

I am in somewhat of a state of pleasant shock after attending a presentation by high school students with our oldest son last night. The high school students answered questions and talked about how to make a successful transition to high school. I am really pleased and delighted with the principal of the high school and the poise and accomplishments of these students, both upper and lower classmen. Academic and extra curricular student life were addressed including social pressures and bullying. I am relieved about our son having a safe and enriching environment for school that welcomes parent involvement. I can't believe he is starting high school next fall. How the HELL did this happen? I swear I just started the kid on solid food and Now, He is Taller than me!

Tomorrow is our puppy's First Birthday! Happy Birthday, Charley Barley! Shh, please don't tell him, but we got him a few presents. (He's a power chewer and goes through toys very efficiently.)

I am also looking forward to a date tomorrow with my husband. We are going to see Slum.Dog Millionaire and have dinner, Together! Just the two of us grownups.

I am trying not to have an existential crisis with my closets and garage. (We have no basements or attic spaces in California.) They are in serious need of major purge/straighten sessions but I can only tackle a little at at time. Ack!

After lunch today, my cousin and I are taking a hike at Hart Park. It's a beautiful and warm day and I'm going out to get some exercise, sunshine, and laughs, oh- and of course, visit the bison herd there.

Best to you for a great day and weekend too.

Perfect Moment Mondays

I have a Perfect Moment that I would like to share this Monday. This "Perfect Moment" occurred during our weekly work team meeting. I am a Pediatric nurse care manager and I am on a team of ten nurses taking care of patients who range in age from premature babies to young adults. We care for patients with a variety of diagnoses; Asthma, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Heart Defect, and Diabetes among others. We provide education, support, and resources to families all over the United States and it is done all via telephone and internet. It is a unique and challenging job and one that I love. Well, onto my transcendent moment...

A nurse colleague has a patient, a young adult who has recovered from a rare and potentially life threatening form of Cancer. This teen was preparing to go to college this fall near his home in the Midwestern U.S. After receiving the patient and family's permission, my colleague contacted Make A Wish, a wish granting charity for children in the USA. He was encouraged by Make a Wish to "Dream Big". He considered a exotic trip as a possibility and listed it, but he also listed his true wish, the chance to attend college in a state where he could snowboard. My teammate was crying (as we all started to do) when she told us that Make A Wish had made arrangements for this young man to get a four year scholarship to a college in Colorado. It brings tears of joy to my eyes right now for this young man and his family whom I've never met, and also pride in the nurse I work with and the good work we do everyday for our patients and families. It truly is a privilege.

Thank you for clicking over, I appreciate it and I wish for you a Perfect Moment or two.