Weekends...and full moons...

Amazingly, it was a quiet weekend.

Usually, a full moon always brings with it a hectic weekend filled with psychotic patients and family members...or sometimes just psychotic family members. They are worse than psychotic patients, btw.

This weekend, for me at least, was a rather quiet one. Quite a few little gems of humanity resided in the six rooms that I generally care for...of course the nice side was that one of my rooms was being cultured for VRE and was therefore blocked until further notice from the infection control department.

I have to say, the thing I do love about my job is the people one comes across. Human beings are incredibly interesting and the dynamics of the hospital floor never cease to amaze. Anything from the aids who think that there are abused and mistreated to the insanity of the administration...the fact that Joint Commission is on it's way helps nothing. Apparently, we are up for inspection...at least that is what they have been frantically running around telling us for the past few months. Oh well, we shall all live through it.:-D

Other than work, mom continues onward. A few complications today but over all, as far as I can tell, we are proceeding in the right direction. Her kidneys are now making urine. On the down side, there is way to much fluid in her abdomen and it's making her breathing harder. So, keep that in your prayers.

I have the next two days off...maybe I'll clean the house. Couldn't hurt a thing!

Blessings...
~Christine

A plan begins to form...

So, I went and got my heart broken, again.

Those of you who know the Joe story roll your eyes and shake your heads...those of you who don't know the story...ask me in person one day when you have plenty of time to listen.

On the bright side, Joe has a wonderful mother who I am convinced is an angel in disguise, who had me start reading some wonderful book by John Eldrege that have helped me begin to guide my heart towards finding a closer relationship with God and to begin to dream again.

So, dreams...what are they? What do I want? Where do I want to go? What is it I want to do in my life. I am setting aside everyone else's goals for my life and I am going to go live one desire and enjoy it.

I welcome you to this new blog...quintessentiallychristine...only blogspot this time, no xanga. There will be plenty of pointless ramblings but soon I hope it will be a place where you can journey with me as I delve deaper into my love for God, follow some of the desires that He gave me, as perhaps, just perhaps, His will permitting, literally explore the globe with me.

Blessings...
~Christine