I woke this morning to curtains of white fluttering from the sky to settle determindly over every available surface. It's not the first time sure...but it hasn't let up all day and I think this time it's really here to stay. I know Cross Lake isn't alone in this. In fact my entire Facebook news feed has been taken up with pictures or trees and houses and vehicles all swathed in white.
It's led to a very lazy day of you tube and music playing. I was absolutely delighted to learn last week that my current roomate (because they rotate depending on who is working what weeks in the station) not only knows what a bodhran is but doesn't think I'm strange at all for owning one! Oh the glorious freedom of practicing without feeling like an idiot! In fact I we even had a miniature lesson the other day because my roomate wants to learn to play too!
I've also managed to develop a wicked cold this week (probably the side effect of looking in sick kids thraots telling them to say "aah!") with this ridiculous dry cough and sore throat and so my lazy day has been full of snow flakes, Irish music, and Earl Grey tea. It has actually been quite lovely I must admit! :)
Just after my last cup of Earl Grey, I thought that perhaps it was time that I updated this blog... just in case anyone reads it from time to time. Sorry about that if anyone is! If it makes you feel better I have been better at keeping this up to date than my personal journal - which is rather sad because I used to do that every day too!
Since I last wrote a lot has happened. I was able to spend a few more days in Winnipeg for the nursing safety and awareness course and I think they are right in saying that ignorance is bliss sometimes! Work has been going fairly well I think with only a few times a day where I feel out of my element. If it gets less and less we are making progress right? In fact tonight I am hoping to spend some time shadowing in the ER - that is if I can get these cold symptoms under control and not be infecting anyone!
In the past few weeks there has been a lot going on at the nursing station and LOTS to learn for me for sure. My spare time has been spent hanging out with some of the other nurses from the station and it's really nice to feel like I am getting to know them better as time goes by. There really are a lovely bunch of nurses here and I have loved the conversations, movies, and cooking. They make me feel a little less homesick. Last week we were even invited to one of the doctor's apartments for an authentic Pakistani dinner. It was delicious - and not to mention a lovely evening.
What else can I say really? Time is flying and the days are full. Work is pretty much my life here, working and learning, and having conversations with anyone willing to talk. God has been good and I know there is much goodness still to come and I pray that as much as I am learning to be a nurse everyday - I will learn still more how to be a disciple everyday.
