Hubby is in class tonight, and we are immune from candy-hungry trick or treaters, so I get to relax and watch Toddlers & Tiaras tonight. :) Don't Judge, these episodes have Honey Boo Boo in them, and that little girl is too much! We were pretty slow at work today as Halloween candy and teeth are not a big mix. No one wants to feel guilty about eating their candy today. But I'll take the slow work day when it comes around. And Mike had today off of work, so he picked me up and we went on a little lunch date. I'm happy I have a hubby who does things like this for me, I'm one lucky girl. :)
We went to the pumpkin patch this weekend, and picked up some pumpkins and some yummy fudge! I also got a caramel apple. :) It would be a lot more fun to go once we have kids. We never went to pumpkin patches when I was growing up. The bins they get at the grocery store was our pumpkin patch. Mike always went to the p-patch. I wish we could have done things like this growing up, but my mom has issues with crowds, and I'm sure money was a factor, too. But I would just hate for my anxiety to keep my kids from doing things that make for good memories. And I can't wait for us to have kids and get to do things like this with them.
We also went for our yearly eye exams. I have somehow developed an astigmatism. I used to have better than 20/20 vision, and nursing school has completely ruined my vision. All this studying, all this reading, time in front of the computer, have resulted in my vision going to the crappers. I need readers to reduce my eye strain for up close, and I need glasses for distance. Yes, I have two pairs of glasses. Last year, I tried contacts and then just using my readers over them when needed, but my eyes just weren't having it. So I got a new set of glasses made for my distance lenses, and they are cute so I'm ok with wearing these all the time. I'm going try to get to get better about wearing my glasses round the clock instead of just when I can tell something is blurry, and hope that maybe my vision will improve.
I'm so over people telling me I should have no problem finding a job because of the nursing shortage. The economy sucks, the hospitals can afford to be pickier in their hiring practices. As a result, people like me have a harder time finding an entry-level position because we are more expensive to hire and train up front. It is just so depressing. I want to be proud of the fact that I am a nurse,and not be ashamed to admit that I am a nurse having a hard time finding a position and still working as a receptionist/treatment coordinator. I've said it before, I am extremely fortunate to have a good, stable job while I job search, but it just makes me want to cry when I think about it. That's all I can say.
Luckily, I have tomorrow off of work, and I plan on doing more job searching. I also have to plan our menu for having mom and dad-in-law over for dinner this weekend. There is one dish that I had during a lunch break when I was in my Capstone at the hospital that was amazing, and I hope I can find a recipe to make that or come up with my own! It's gonna be fun making something new!
We should be finding out in the next week or two whether or not Mike is getting promoted at work. He deserves this so much! He does such a great job at work, and he has really worked hard to meet the goals that were set for him, like passing more ASE certification exams. I wish his company didn't take so long to make these decisions, because I wanna know now!! :)
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