Saturday, October 2, 2010

Tough Topics

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I am still trying to find some balance in my life. (Don't I look great in that photo?) My current schedule of 3 school days in a row and 4 days off is helping somewhat. I should mention the "days off" only means that my caboose doesn't have to be uptown in a lecture hall. I still have two study groups I work with (one for pediatric clinicals and one for lectures,) and reams of homework. But still.

I took my camera out when I worked in the garden last week. See the pretty pictures? Do you see the basket of pears I picked or the bucket full of cucumbers? No?!? Maybe it is because the battery was dead and the lens wouldn't even open. So I worked while the camera charged. Then there wasn't anything to show you because I pulled all of the cucumber vines out and ate brought in all the pears.

The last few weeks have presented some difficult nursing lectures. Domestic abuse of pregnant women, including a horrifying personal story from the instructor, full color abortion photos (so we will know what options to unwanted pregnancy can be offered in what time frame) and yesterday, stories of baby deliveries that went sadly oh-so-wrong. All things I must know how to handle, but I sure don't want to hear about.

Needless to say, I've been kinda wrecked after these sessions. So I have been offsetting those with a little yarn play.



I have started a ripple crochet blanket. Just a small throw to take the chill off. I loved going to the store and fondling the yarn, trying to find the right combination of colors. Sadly, our local Hobby Lobby has shrunk it's yarn department, so choices weren't terrific, but I got two shades of green, beige, white and berry. I was hoping for something softer, but couldn't come up with enough colors in the right weight.



But who cares! I'm playing with yarn again!!

Today is the annual BBQ festival in our little town. We are planning on attending after heading uptown to the Saturday Farmer's Market this morning. I plan to take my (now charged) camera an snap a few pics. Let's hope I remember to bring it. Too bad I've been so busy this year, otherwise, I could have had an entry for the "Prettiest Pig" contest!

So that about it from here. The weather has been absolutely perfect lately and I wish everyone still baking in the summer heat could share it.

5 comments:

barefoot gardener said...

Yarn fixes everything. No, wait, that's duct tape fixes everything. Hmmmm.... maybe you should knit and crochet with duct tape instead of yarn? Just think of the possibilities!

Cheryl said...

Wow that tightrope suits you...I guess the lectures are important but you know me I would have been out cold on the floor...Better you than me in that white hat with those sexy shoes...Can't wait for a photo...

MYS

MarmiteToasty said...

Ive had to have a yarn fix this week to...... I actually went to London with me knit and bitch group up to Alexandra Palace and the Knitting and Stitching Show.... hundreds of trade stalls and demos and everything you can think of.....I was in me element and could of spent a fortune, alas I only had me 20 quid birthday month with me, but came back full of inspiration.... and it was the most funniest FUNNIEST day Ive had in years, I hung with me best friend Wendy and her crazy sister Lesley and our token gay friend christopher.... my sides and jaw and chest hurt from laffing for 10 hours LOL....

Im trying to get back to Twaddling, jebus knows how much I have missed everyone and the blobbing world.... but its just been one thing after another.....

love you girl....

x

MarmiteToasty said...

'birthday money' NOT 'month' LOL senior moment :)

x

Cheryl said...

I am thinking we all need us a "knit and bitch group" here in the states!

MYS