So....it's the biannual sign in....

Well, well. So, I am no good at checking in on this thing. No one is reading it anyway, so I don't suppose it matters. Went to vegas in October and Hawaii for Thanksgiving. Still working with spinal cord injury patients 5 DAYS A WEEK! I love what I do, but I feel sometimes that the life is being sucked out of me. I am not an office worker, nor am I a five day a weeker. Met with a kite-surfing instructor in Maui that quit his job as an engineer to kite surf full time. He may be on to something. I am also thinking that Maui might not be the worst place to retire from whatever it is I end up doing when I grow up. My Reynaud's can only withstand the snow for so much longer. Still living with Chrissy and loving every minute of our life together. I feel there are more adventures to come. Where shall I travel next?

It's May Already??

I need to update this more often. It is May 2nd. Spent the day being lazy which was absolutely fantastic! The last few months have been filled with camping, climbing and a brief job at Hooters. I will try to put in a few photos of some of the past few adventures. Two weeks ago I hiked to the summit of Mt Olympus with my love and our good friend, Scott. Absolutely gorgeous. It's times like those that remind me that I need to do something greater with my life. It is too short. Too short to spend working it away. Life should be full of adventures and excitement. Filled with helping others. I ran into an old friend at the gym the other day...he told me that "getting old", whatever that means, is no fun and he's spent it getting the 'house' and the 'cars' and for what? I told him he was right - for nothing. I would much rather spend my money LIVING life than working away to earn the things we are taught we need to have. I want to work to live, not live to work. On that note, here are some photos!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Back again my friend

Sooooo....rather than type..here are a few things that I have been up to...it'll be like a picture book! TADAH!

It's me again!

Just checkin in! Been busy lately with work. I just got a promotion as the clinical nurse coordinator for the spinal cord team. How exciting! I'm very nervous and I continue to feel my head with positive thoughts and reinforcements. I think that I will continue to study all that I can so that I can find my center in my new role.

Money Equals Happiness?

So, working at the U of U we sometimes take care of some high profile patients. the world that we live in is so consumed with money that these patients are often deemed "VIP", as if those others that we care for are any less worthy of the best care. One VIP in particular is currently receiving room service and anything else the hospital can conjure up to make sure that this patient's stay is the best possible. Usually, I have no issue with this only because I treat all of my patients the same regardless of societal stature. However, there is the occasional patient that seems baffled that they ended up at a trauma one center because, apparently, god doesn't bring misfortune to the financially fortunate. Who knew? This generally boils over into such patients treating medical staff as their own personal servants and management playing kiss ass, which enables the patient to glisten in what I assume they perceive as their own little hierarchy within the units which I suppose is somewhat similar as to how they perceive themselves within society outside of the hospital walls. This being said, I just want to put out there that as a nurse I care for all of my patients equally. I love the gang bangers, the old ladies, the twenty year old boys that get in motorcycle wrecks - you name it. I am not in any way obligated to kiss ass, however. It baffles me that medical staff are supposed to cater to one patient more than the rest and 80% of them act as though they may lose their job if they didn't. This reminds me of a little thing I like to call the nursing shortage and may I remind my fellow nurses that there is one. Finding another job is no issue.

Lovin' Livin'

Wow! Long time, no post. Here I am again. Sitting at the computer, wasting the time away....OR working on my correspondence. I have graduated! WOO HOO! I am working at the U. Love my job. Living in sugarhouse. Still running, climbing, boarding and loving life. I've been thinking about traveling quite a bit lately. I'll be going to Whistler on a snowboarding vay-kay in April, but I've been thinking more along the lines of volunteer work now that I have my RN. I've been trying to focus on local volunteer work since I can't afford to travel right now. Seems like a waste to have the license and not help those when I can. Well, nice chatting. Peace and love. :)