A Long way to Go
The weekend..........and I am not on call, yeah!! I moved yesterday to yet again another house. Hopefully it is my last move for my 10 week stint, but that is yet to be confirmed. Moving was a pain in the ass. I had to clean the other place, move all my stuff, and then clean here. This house has been closed down for at least 2 months, and was in dire need of a spring cleaning. To put it lightly, I was exhausted by the time I went to bed.
Today was a relaxing day. I did nothing much. I read (I am on book 3 so far this trip), watched some DVDs, and went for a walk. Tonight there is a get together at a friends house, and I am looking forward to seeing a bunch of nurses who returned from vacation earlier today.
Not much is new in town, we had another blizzard on Thursday, and I was on call (big surprise). It was a busy night on call, and I spent a fair amount of time at the clinic. I returned home from my last call at 4am and then had trouble falling back to sleep. Luckily I have slept well every other night here, so it did not affect me too much to wake up at 4am to go to work the next morning.
I went on my first ski doo ride yesterday, thanks to one of the local women who work at the clinic. It was a lot of fun, and I was awed at how fast those machines can go. It has the negative side affect of an added wind chill though. When we went out for the ride it was minus 43, and then the wind whips you in the face and I thought my nose would fall off. Today I have an even redder face than usual, maybe its a bit of a wind burn?
I will only be home March 30, and today that feels a long way off. For no reason, I feel down today. Even though I am enjoying myself and I like the work, I feel like I miss being home with friends and family and Ginger. I did not call anyone, just out of fear that the homesickness would worsen and I might shed some tears. This way, I can just struggle through until the feeling passes and then I can continue on with the adventure. Just know that I miss you all and hope all is well at home!
Today was a relaxing day. I did nothing much. I read (I am on book 3 so far this trip), watched some DVDs, and went for a walk. Tonight there is a get together at a friends house, and I am looking forward to seeing a bunch of nurses who returned from vacation earlier today.
Not much is new in town, we had another blizzard on Thursday, and I was on call (big surprise). It was a busy night on call, and I spent a fair amount of time at the clinic. I returned home from my last call at 4am and then had trouble falling back to sleep. Luckily I have slept well every other night here, so it did not affect me too much to wake up at 4am to go to work the next morning.
I went on my first ski doo ride yesterday, thanks to one of the local women who work at the clinic. It was a lot of fun, and I was awed at how fast those machines can go. It has the negative side affect of an added wind chill though. When we went out for the ride it was minus 43, and then the wind whips you in the face and I thought my nose would fall off. Today I have an even redder face than usual, maybe its a bit of a wind burn?
I will only be home March 30, and today that feels a long way off. For no reason, I feel down today. Even though I am enjoying myself and I like the work, I feel like I miss being home with friends and family and Ginger. I did not call anyone, just out of fear that the homesickness would worsen and I might shed some tears. This way, I can just struggle through until the feeling passes and then I can continue on with the adventure. Just know that I miss you all and hope all is well at home!
posted by Tamara @ 6:00 PM
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