Whew! Taking a breather here to catch up on allnurses.com news and happenings. I sure do miss everyone. Have kind of been feeling 'out of the loop' lately.
Hopefully, at this point in my life things are going to start to settle back down a bit. In less than one year, I have......
1) gotten married
2) become a (young) grandmother
3) quit a job that I had essentially loved for 7 years, couldn't tolerate the politics any longer
4) endured unemployment for 2 months
5) started a new job that was completely out of my comfort zone
6) endured my husband's first TDY since our marriage (ok, so it was only 2 weeks, but it still felt like a part of me was missing)
7) had to go out of state for several days for part of my job training
8) moved to a new town the week after I got back home. Just now getting settled in the new place.
Things are on the way to being better than ever in my life. HOWEVER - there are still a few obstacles to overcome. I still have moments of feeling completely incompetent in my new job, but it is getting better. I do still love the job, and everyone there says they felt the same way when they first started.
Several minor annoyances here in the house that have to be ironed out, i.e. no gas for the water heater right at the moment. DH ( as much as I love him) p****d me off yesterday by 'forgetting' to call the gas company. Yes, I could have done it myself, but he has been on leave all week, right here at the house with 'not a thing' to worry about except when was the phone company coming to install HIS dsl. (grrrrrr - he sure hasn't forgotten to call them about 20 times). Also - would you believe I signed a 2 year lease on a house I can't even smoke in. Yeah, I know that doesn't warrant much sympathy, but I do feel I should be able to do whatever I want in my own home, even if I am renting it. Think I'll consider trying to buy the house in a few months.
OK, enough venting. Just needed to whine amongst friends this morning. See you guys later.
