Saturday, April 26, 2008

Townhouse



Ryan and I took a day trip to San Diego again today to look for a place to live. We have been looking specifically in one area that we really liked after looking about a month ago. So we found a great townhome with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and an attached garage to rent for a year or so until we decide where we want to buy a house.  The community is very nice with a pool, spa, park, and clubhouse. There is also a walking trail along the canyon. It is a nice planned community with townhomes, detached homes and apartments; it is centrally located to everything and about 10 minutes from the hospital. 

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Pack Rat

I finally started packing today (well I guess technically it was yesturday now; I better get to bed!). It is so amazing how much stuff you collect over time. Each time that we have moved into a slightly larger place we have managed to collect more stuff. After a total of 7 and a half years of nursing school, I have managed to build quite a collection of nursing books; I have already packed four boxes of books and still have more to go. The bad thing is that textbooks become dated; so I have to decide is it really necessary to keep a nursing textbook on mental health nursing or public policy making from my days as an undergraduate nursing student? 

The other thing that I have managed to collect over the past 4 or 5 years is nursing journals. Now that I belong to 4 nursing associations that all have journals I have accumulated quite a collection of journals...3 neonatal journals, a clinical nurse specialist journal, and a nursing honor society journal all of which come every other month. Oh yes...and I also have started getting the Real Simple Magazine each month which was a birthday present last November. 

Yes of course...there is also my nice collection of Ann Taylor clothes and shoes and all my scrubs. I should probably rummage through those and decide if I actually wear all of them! I am just excited that I won't be restricted to only Royal Blue pants for work! I will actually be able to dig out some of my scrubs from a couple of years ago before the days of Royal Blue.

Lastly, I can't forget about my lovely collection of candles and candle holders thanks to my friend Traci who sells Partylite! 


Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Moving & Procrastination

Ryan has taught me the true art of procrastination and I have perfected it! I thought originally maybe I was just beginning to procrastinate in writing papers towards the end of school, but in reality I have become a procrastinator in everything...For example, in the morning when I am supposed to wake up, I have learned to set my alarm 30 minutes early knowing that I will hit the snooze button for at least 45 minutes. Amazingly, Ryan sleeps through this most of the time. Now, with just about 4 or 5 weeks left before we head off to San Diego, I haven't even begun to pack anything. I am not sure if this is due to the fact that the thought of even beginning and where to begin is overwhelming or if sleep just sounds better (since I work primarily night shift, sleep is always a better alternative). It may be due to the fact that we aren't quite sure exactly where we are going to live in San Diego or maybe the thought of moving just hasn't quite sunk in yet. The old me, before Ryan's influence, would have started packing the moment I accepted the job in San Diego 2 months ago. Well I have no doubt that the packing will be done eventually, but that doesn't mean I won't be still packing boxes as they are loading the moving truck at the end of May!