Today is blog worthy...

This morning I looked out my window to a winter wonderland. The 3rd of this winter, which is the most snow I've ever seen in one season. I'm really improving my car clear off and shoveling skills. Anyway, waking up to a surprise snow and having to figure out how best to get to work was sort of like waking up on the wrong side of the bed. And I love snow! Just would rather be a student and be able to play in it. I digress. I'm calling today blog worthy because after multiple mishaps, I'm still smiling :)

Main event #1
I walked into work today wearing a pair of my own pants and socks. I left work today wearing a pair of scrub pants and slippy socks. To maintain patient confidentiality I will just say I observed the biggest outpour of bodily fluid in my time in healthcare thus far.

Main event #2
As I was getting a snack and mapping out a snowy run, I heard a little bit of rustling in the other room. What do I see, baby Shawn pouncing into a plastic bag. Not his safest past time, but one of his favorites. Turned ugly when SOMEHOW, he could not get out of the bag. I can only speculate but am thinking that some part of his body got trapped in the handle opening of the bag. Anyway, he was spastically trying to back out of the bag, got too close to the edge, and fell back/jumped/landed stealth like on the chair. But with a little too much force because the next sound I heard was the chair crashing to the ground, followed by a heavy landing onto the ground. (Shawn is still attached to the plastic bag) He sprints from the dining room, across the living room into the corner, makes a 90 degree turn before darting up the stairs and down the hall and underneath my bed. I finally catch up to him. Bag still on his back/paws/tail? Not sure really. I don't hear any more rustling but can still see the bag and hear a low growl and hissing. Finally get the bag off. Luckily Shawn is not traumatized...in fact, he didn't even have any problems getting in the cat carrier to go to my parents house for the weekend. Maybe it was because he got to play with a new toy today--slippy socks. ;)

Main event #3
I went running today. A little icy but I've been a huge slacker and been having an itch to run, even if its ridiculously cold and windy with snow blowing in my face. This is not the main event. Only to point out that I ran a couple miles on icy sidewalks and managed to stay on my feet the whole time. I went out later, confidently carrying a large box, keys in hand. Seconds later I'm on my butt. Let me say that if possible, don't slip and fall where there are huge snow mounds for keys to fall into. Like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

A day in the life... :)

2010 looks funny when you write it

I can't believe it's almost been a year...Ok more like 9 months...when I was dodging geese at powhatan plantation. It's crazy how time flies though, and I almost feel too young to be saying that!

Stealing New Years Resolutions is my specialty, because it's tough for me to think of them on my own...so I will credit my lovely sister to the balance resolution. I resolve to have balance-food, fun, friends, exercise. The old moderation is key idea. I tend to overdo things so I like this idea. And I like that it's not something I'll have to beat myself up about if I break the resolution on January 17th (which I just learned from Jeopardy to be "ditch new years resolution day") or probably many other days. Just a thought to have throughout the year.

2010 has funny ring to it. Or more like no ring to it. It's not like '99, or even "oh-2". So we'll see what this year has to bring!

one more thing...

I take back defending the goose...that thing came flying at me today with it's mouth open. I had to make a detour...TWICE. psycho.

The goose that laid the golden egg.

Geese are scary. Bottom line. I know this because I am staying in a place where the geese are plentiful. And very protective of their female geese laying eggs. A few short feet away from my parking spot, there is a goose that has been laying on a pile of mulch that looks very much like a throne for the past few weeks. She hasn't budged--besides opening her mouth when you walk by. However, there is another goose, I think the overprotective male goose, that stands guard 95% of the time, within a 5 foot radius of the sitting goose. The first few times I walked by the goose, I noticed that he would walk towards me, opening his little mouth and sticking his tongue out a little. This is much scarier than it sounds...now I try to make as wide of a space between me and goose as possible, and usually have to do a little jog to pick up the pace.

Recently, I saw an older man walking by making the same wide jogging loop. I don't think he meant for anyone to see, and he said, "That thing was sticking it's tongue out at me." Oh I know buddy. It's creepy.

On sunday, 2 girls were trying to ride their scooters around the plantation, but they couldn't get much further than the parking spaces. They asked me if I worked there...I said no but that the goose was mean.

I was feeling a lot of negative thoughts towards the goose until last night. Some kids thought it was funny to throw their soccer ball at the geese. Each time, the scary goose would come flying at the ball and push it out of the way. That's serious protection. Seriously though, its not cool that the goose thinks an innocent passerby is going to do something to his girl, but really, let's not provoke him kids!

Enough about the goose. I'm off for a run, in a goose-free zone. ;)

so inappropriate

Since when did it become ok for parents to let their 13-15 year old girls go to church dressed for the clubs? Seriously! And then sit on the front row...and send text messages. So inappropriate. UGH! I don't know much, but I think style can be tasteful too...

Ok feel so much better :)

Moving right along...

Today I moved home from Charlottesville. For about 24 hours, and then it's off to Williamsburg/Newport News to start my last clinical of PT school!! I think I am really going to miss cville...but am excited to be one step closer to graduation!! Can't believe I'm almost through with school forever...woah!!

Express Wash

Today my CI called because her kid still has a fever.  Noone can cover for her so we are trying to reschedule patients and so I'm just hanging around the basement waiting to find out what time I have to go into work.  Good thing too because I started the washing machine this morning...I used the "express cycle" which was supposed to take 23 minutes.  Nope.  1 hour and about 50 dirty sink water bucketfulls later...it finally finished.

Just to back up, the washing machine leaked last weekend too.  You might not think that really happens, I know I didn't, but it does.  Only it wasn't really the washing machine leaking, it was draining out into the big laundry room sink because it supposedly does that if you use the dishwasher and washing machine at the same time.   The garbage disposal and dishwasher are also connected to the same pipes (I don't get it); so not only was there soapy water in the sink, but also Eve's previously disposed meals including carrots and tuna.  Delicious.  

I was watching a movie with Ted and Elizabeth when EB came in to report that there was "a little water" in the laundry room which really meant about an inch of water all over.  Luckily there were some brooms, a door leading outside, and a strategically placed laundry basket that I could stand in to avoid the nasty water buildup.  I felt like I was fording the river in Oregan Trail.  So this could have happened again this morning, but I caught the rising sink water just in time (twice) and was throwing the water out back onto Eve's porch and plants in my work clothes while it was raining. Right when she was pulling into the driveway...oops ;)  Then she tried to tell me I should use the express cycle and saw that I had and there was only 1 minute left...which turned into 30.  Never thought I would hate seeing soapy water in a sink so much.  

Eve's theories never cease to amaze me.  So far, the dishwasher makes water leak everywhere in the kitchen even if it hasn't been used in 3 days, and turning a lamp on means you hit the power strip and the internet stops working. :)

I'm rambling.  And thinking we should just cancel our whole patient load today :)