In between jobs and other such nonsense!

I have less than 4 days until I start my first day of training for my new nursing job! It is all classroom type stuff and I won't even get on the floor for two weeks. I don't mind though. I appreciate the training. We never got that much for clinicals and I always felt that charting took a while to get right because of it. 

 My last day at work as really kind of weird. It was happy and sad. I have learned so much as a phlebotomist and I am walking away with a very good skill to have as a nurse. I have received a lot of support from my coworkers in my endeavors at school and with my health issues. There is a part of me wished I could stay, but I really want to move forward. I have made some very good friends.

I have spent the last few days just trying to get things done and also spend some time with people I haven't seen in a while. I haven't gotten to see everyone...but I am making the rounds. Yesterday I was doing more domestic tasks, but today was more social. I got to hang out with some of my old classmates this morning. We met up for a bite to eat and catch up. It is really nice to spend time with them. I missed them so much.  My second year of nursing school wasn't quite the same without them! Then I met up with a friend from the lab for dinner and a movie. My social calendar is actually full all weekend. I forgot what that was like.

Tomorrow will be the farewell celebration for one of my closest friends. She is moving to Kauai, HI! I am going to miss her so much. She has been such an amazing friend and role model in my life. She calls me on my shit but does it in a way that is helpful and meaningful. She is honest, and lets face it...there are not too many people in this world who are willing to be honest or want honesty back in return. Although I am not losing a friend...I will miss her being so close. I am so happy for her. This is her dream and I think she is one of the bravest people I know to dive head first into the life she dared to dream for herself and not settle for the comfortable and secure. 

I have been doing fairly well with food as of late. I have decided that while I am still in this transitional phase I will not follow a particular diet or exercise program. My goal at the moment is to just make the best decision I can in the moment. What does that mean??? Well, I bought healthy food for home and to take to work and when I am out I will get food that is the healthiest pick for where I am at. Of course, I need to like the food. There is no point in ordering a healthy meal I will not eat, but it needs to be the best I can do for myself. I feel this is going well so far. I have been really tested while out and about the last couple of days, but I have made appropriate choices. Trust me...I could have gone crazy at the french bakery with my girlfriends this morning...but I got a healthy salad and had half a pastry! I even took cherries to the movies for a treat!

Things have not always been so easy and I have had my fair share of difficulties in the last couple of years, but I feel that things are going my way right now. I have been so blessed for the last few months, and I know just how amazing it has been. I feel like I am on the precipice of the person I am becoming. It is scary and exciting at the same time.