Please Bring Me Back as a House Cat

On days like today where it is rainy, I am off work thanks to some odd illness and there is seemingly a never-ending mound of stuff that still needs to be done....I look enviously at my little kitty. Curled up, purring and oblivious to the fact that there is anything at all beyond her little home.

If there is such a thing as reincarnation I would love to be a kitty cat. Although the life of a farm cat may be exciting....after a busy lifetime of being a human I would rather not have to kill the occasional mouse in the barn for my dinner...or get stuck outside in the rain if I was prowling around too late one night. Nope...I want to come back as a happy, lazy house cat, who's biggest decision of the day is where to shed. =)

And beyond that...cats do not share the same tail-wagging, greet-you-at-the door, obligations of their canine counterparts to earn their kibble. Nope...just occasionally acknowledge the human's existance, brush up against thier leg and purr when they pat you on the head. Wow! What a job description!

Okay...so knowing my spirit...I'd be bored after about a month of this kitty cat lifestyle. But I think it would be nice to try out for just a little while. Don't you?

No complaints on the rain...btw...as I am happy that my sod seems to be doing pretty well!

Constant Transition

Sooooo....."they" were right.

I remember in the not-too-distant past claiming that once I moved to North Carolina that my life would settle down and I would enjoy that thing people called "free time." Those who knew me well laughed. At first I was insulted...but now I have come to realize that they foresaw that which I was too naive to see....I am a work-a-holic.

That aside, I am also never able to be happy with the status quo...constantly searching for some way to improve or challenge myself. Or maybe just always looking for ways to stir up the dust.

I was poking around on the hospital website where I work and noticed a research nursing position posted. For those who didn't know....I went to nursing school to be a research nurse. Not the traditional reason...but it was mine. As I went through nursing school I found that I actually enjoyed bedside nursing as well....and because I needed more experience went into that branch out of school. But it seems like I would be wasting an opportunity to at least learn more about this position if I don't apply. So I put in a request for transfer. And...back into transition I go. =)

This coupled with the daunting task of being a new home owner is making me....well...tired!

So lets say that I conquer the boxes and get the new job.....what can I possibly do next....

I know....you are all out there giggling. But I am planning to actually read all the books in that to-read pile!

later!
Jess

I'm Back!

Hey all!

I know it has been a long time since I popped in...sorry. Turns out that I have been very busy!

Our Alaska vacation was WONDERFUL! One of the best vacations I have ever been on. I would recommend the trip to anyone. The wedding was also great! It was so nice to see the folks from Northwestern that I haven't seen since our wedding 2.5 years ago. More about that later.

The house is awesome! Pictures soon I promise. We have realized just how much work comes with home-ownership already. Yay, yard work! =) Slowly but surely it is all coming together. Eventually I will be able to go an entire day without sifting through a box to find something....I hope!

Many thanks to the people that have helped us in this transition! Especially those that lent their spines to carry all of our crap down 3 flights of stairs. ugh!

I will check in soon with details! Just wanted to say hello to everyone!