New Year? Yes. please.

I have really been sucking it up at my blogging.  So much for keeping you people that actually want to hear about my life up to date.

This year actually wasn't so bad.  I am very blessed, this I know.

To name a few events of the year:
My baby niece Cora was born, my family has become closer through hardships, new friends were made, and I ran my first half marathon.

I have dreams and aspirations for my life, and to be honest my life isn't where I thought it would be at this age.  It's been good though, and I know I shouldn't want more but that's my human heart I guess.
I know I am so blessed with my health, a healthy family and love.  I see people in my line of work that are just broken.  People are dying every day, some with no family by their side, and some with an abundance of family members filling the halls.  That's a part of the job, heck, it's part of life.

I had a hope of running a full marathon in the year 2012.  After my half marathon experience, I thought it would be possible.  However due to my hip issue, I don't think it's going to be possible.  I've researched and researched, and have diagnosed myself with piriformis syndrome.  Not a lot can be done with it, you just have to do a lot of strengthening, stretching, massage and sometimes chiropractic adjustments.  I hope to one day be able to do a full marathon, but this piriformis syndrome takes a loooong time to restore itself.  Taking it slow, shortening my runs, and doing tons of strengthening is in the cards for me for now.  As long as I can keep running some, it's better than not at all.  I never thought I would say that about running.

Running has saved me from myself.  Running isn't for some people, but I truly love it.  Some days it's hard to get up and do it, I will admit.  Most days it's a needed relief.  Popping on my headphones, listening to music, letting the endorphins flow, and thinking about nothing... it's the best.

I am ready for 2012.

I'm not planning on doing any New Year's Resolutions.  I just want to be happy and I want everyone that I love to be happy.  I want the world to be at peace, and I want people to be kind to one another.  I want lies to stop, and truths to be told.  I want people to stop hurting and using one another for selfish gain.

Only in a perfect world.  A girl can dream, can't she?

New things on the horizon.

As many of you know, I have been looking for a job in the city.  I already have a job in A-town, but other than that job, there is nothing there for me.  I am single and have no kids, and I don't even live in A-town anymore.  I ultimately wanted to move to OKC because that's where a lot of my friends my age are, and I loved living there when I was a freshman in college.

I have had so many great learning experiences when I was in A-town, and was very lucky to get a critical care job coming right out of college.  However, "to everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under the sun"...

I had 2 interviews the other day, both were at the same hospital.  On my way to those interviews, I got a call from the hospital that I really wanted for an interview.  For some reason, I had brought extra resumes so I just scheduled the interview for that day.

3 interviews in one day = EXHAUSTING.

When I went to my third and final interview, I had a great feeling and knew this is where I wanted to be.
I was hired on the spot and now I am looking forward to moving & starting a new direction in my career.

I will miss all my wonderful friends I made in A-town, and I am so blessed because I had such a great opportunity to learn a lot of things in the unit.

I am so excited about this new adventure in my life.  Really excited!