Sunday, May 24, 2009

friends and family

This weekend reaffirmed my decision of moving back to Indiana. My sister came down for the weekend and we drove down to Indianapolis. Got lost in the Ghetto:-) Went shopping withmy old college friend Julie. We had such a great time. We had dinner with Amy and her baby, marla and Brian. I love spending time with them.

I spend the night at Amy's house and it was so fun hanging out her, Curtis, and baby Braden. Braden is soooo cute! I love seeing him smile and laugh. I was holding Braden Saturday morning and I felt the diaper vibrated. Hmmm. Felt rather "wet". His diaper overflowed with poop. I've never been pooped on by a baby before! I couldn't believe it. Amy and I laughed so hard.

I'm excited to be closer to my family and friends. To be part of their lives. I'm still sad when I think about my friends back in Rochester, IN. They have played a huge part in my life. I wished they were here with me. I am so blessed to love and be loved by so many wonderful people.

God has provided me with a church I really like. I'm excited to become more involved and continue to grow spiritually. I am blessed and i'm so thankful for what God's given me.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

coping

The older I get the more I'm surprised about people's inability to cope with stress and change(myself included) We avoid conflict because it makes us uncomfortable. When things don't go our way, we grumble and blame others. Our attitude hinges upon our outlook upon our situation.

This past week in the operating room, we had to switch staff and rooms around quite a bit. There was a lot of grumbling that day. Instead of having the attitude of positivity despite the craziness, people choose to be pessimists because nothing went according to the plan from this morning. I appreciated working with one of the surgical techs. What she said reflected what I was thinking that day..."I just go with the flow, Sou. So we needed to change rooms? We change"

Sometimes I think we make a big deal of small things. We forget the big picture. We're not patient. We are not kind. We do not extend grace to others and sometimes to ourselves.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Adjusting to life in Lafayette

It's been one month since I've moved to Lafayette. I've been working at the hospital for almost 3 weeks now. It's been challenging adjusting to new systems, new people, new equipment. The OR nurses and surgical technicians are great. I think they are already warming up to me. They are already trying to figure out a way to get me on dates with whoever they have in mind--this is coming from more than one person. Back in Rochester, I might have been annoyed that people are trying to set me up, but for some reason, I'm not at all with the staff here. The fact that they are making effort to pull me into their schemes are rather cute:-) We shall see what becomes of this.

Last Friday was a difficult day for me. I worked with an anesthesiologist who did not respect CRNA's at all. He's never worked with a nurse anesthetist and he just wants to do the cases on his own. I cried at the end of the day. I was so upset. So upset that I looked for a new job online on Saturday. I did hear that he was not getting along with many people at the hospital. So at this point, I won't say anything at all. His true colors will show. He's only been working there for about 2 weeks, but he acts like he's been there for a long time. Very hard day on Friday.

Sunday I went to a great church. I loved the teaching. Faith Baptist Church. I'm thinking that this is the church I want to continue to attend. I may try a few more churches, but Faith Baptist is my favorite. I was reminded that I need to give my worry to God and trust Him in ALL areas of my life. I was grateful for that reminder.

The nurse anesthetist who started at the same time with me is Gob. She's from Thailand and I have enjoyed getting to know her. She and I found a great Thai restaurant in West Lafayette. The owner came out to talk with us and gave us his card. (he's Thai) He said that if we needed anything, to call him. It was so kind of him. Gob also has a friend in Lafayette. Gob and her husband Bruce have known Chad for a long time. I think Gob is up to something. I thing she's trying to get me and Chad together:-) I'm sad to say, I'm not that interested. I wish I was. He seems like a great guy. Sigh. In God's time. I'm not worried at all. The right guy will come along, and I'll know.