So, for some odd reason, I am up super early today and feel exhausted still from my shift last night. I am working a reasonable number of hours this week thankfully, and I even got my weekend off. Of course I was a bit busy. I had to run downtown to pick up my packet for the Hot Chocolate 5k, then I needed to do some super important makeup shopping, grabbed some lunch, and then off to 3 1/2 hour appointment at the salon to get my hair done. Which went amazingly. I decided last minute to schedule my hair appointments on Saturday, and threw caution to the wind and scheduled with a new colorist because it would have taken too long to get in with my normal girl, and I saw my friend from nursing school for my haircut instead of my usual guy. It really worked out great, my hair is a lovely brunette with some red/violet tones to it with some minimal highlights. My nursing buddy even curled my hair, and it was really cute. It stayed curly all night, and even into the next day, with very little hairspray. It worked out perfectly for us meeting up with Mike's parents for dinner then a show at Improv to see Chris Katan. Too bad his opening acts were funnier than he was.
I was nervously checking my phone all day on Saturday to see if my coworker ended up calling in sick for her shift on Saturday. She tried like hell to get out of it, and I was really worried about her screwing everyone over by just calling in. Luckily that didn't happen. I really do hope that this crap slows down once the new nurses that were hired are cleared to start training. I have to request off my normally scheduled off weekend in December to make sure our plans to see Wicked with Mike's parents aren't ruined, as well as our reservations at the Drake for afternoon tea the next day. Everything else is so up for grabs until the new nurses are ready to go on their own. But oh well.
Sunday we did the Hot Chocolate 5k, and I'm so happy we were able to make it!! We power walked our way through, because running has just not had a space in my life right now. But we were certainly not the last ones to finish! The chocolate goodies at the end were super delicious, and we had a really good time. We also looked really cute in our matching pull-over sporty hoodies that they give you in your swag bag. I think I definitely want to do it again next year! We were pretty exhausted afterwards and took a 4 hour nap when we got home, and still went to bed early that night! It was a great weekend off from work, and I was so thankful that I had both days off.
Everything else is going the same as it has been. It is really nice that the holidays are coming up, and even though I'm working on Thanksgiving, we still get to see Mike's parents that day for a lovely Thanksgiving meal that isn't microwaved. We had made reservations because we felt really bad about asking them to move things up earlier, but they ended up moving things up early and insisted on it. It made me feel happy that I won't miss out on Thanksgiving with them. It will be a bit rushed, sure, but that's ok with me. Mom-in-law and I are still getting to make our annual visit to the craft fair at the Odeum. It is important to me to keep up certain things even though my schedule is different now, and getting off of work isn't as easy as it was before. I find a way to make it work. :)
I am hoping that nothing else happens to make my life more hectic work-wise, because I need things to slow down a bit so I can feel like home isn't just a place to sleep. I miss my set schedule, knowing when I can plan things and when I can not. I need the work/life balance thing back. Some of the positives to this is I'm earning brownie points with my boss, and becoming more confident in my abilities. But, oh what I would give to not be living on Panera and Starbucks right now!!!
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