Ahhh....

I finally got around to sorting the towers of papers and binders not-so-neatly stacked on one wall of my computer room. The papers made their way into binders, the binders made their way to the shelf, the labels made their way onto the binders. Not fancy labels, but they do the job. My desk looks much clearer too! I can actually see the green floral paper underneath all the paper. Ahh... finally, some breathing room!There's still stacks of paper right now on the floor, but they're neatly stacked and sorted, and properly labeled. That will do for now. My only regret is that I didn't take 'before' pictures.

I made baked shrimp bruschetta. Off of the Kraft magazine after a trip to Save-On to return my recyclables. So yes, a pretty efficient day. Also did laundry and washed my favorite pair of suede boots that has seen better days. It looks quite good again. :)

Speaking of boots, I have been stalking shoe sites. Cole Haan, Nine West, Macy's, and Piperlime. Oh my...I wish they shipped to Canada, and that if they did, the shipping fee wouldn't cost another pair of shoes! Oh well, I guess better for my wallet this way...

It is hard to see the day by day of things but trust me God has a reason for everything. Your story matters and one day that story is going to matter to someone else.

Blast from the Post...I mean Past

I got an email from some random person who left a comment on my Friendster blog. Friendster blog! Good heavens, who knows how old that is.....Well, I found out it's less than 6 years old. I started blogging in November 2005. I had a chance to read some of the entries. Fun times...Made me want to start blogging again, or at least writing. No matter where. In here, in my journal, anywhere. But I guess that's what makes it harder to see if I have been writing, as I've been writing in many different places. Currently, I have a residency blog so I post more there, as my life revolves around that (for the most part) now. Anyway, I think I will try to maintain both my residency blog and this.

Had a wonderful afternoon/early evening. Actually, today was an excellent day for me. I started my first day on a rotation today. My drive to the site was enjoyable -- not what I was expecting. It only took me 30 minutes to get to my destination. I tried to park on a residential street but was called out by a protective resident. I had to then move my car a few houses down. I decided to try my luck to see if my idea would be accepted. But no luck. She turned me down, citing that her 2 university daughters would need the parking space in front of her house. Oh well... I tried. I admitted defeat after that and proceeded to park on Boundary. I haven't quite decided yet whether to try my luck again tomorrow. I'm leaning towards not, and just sucking it up, and taking the hike everyday. I figured the exercise would be good for me, and I don't need to start until 9:45-10ish.

It was a pretty lax day. Lots of talking about clinical pharmacy, and about leadership. Tonight I have to write about my vision for rm.

I left at 10 minutes to 3. Drove to RCH to pick up a laptop. I was tempted to stay there longer than I needed to because I found street parking that still had 4.5 hours left in the meter. What luck! I didn't have any problems finding the office or getting in. I was in and out in 10 minutes. Sweet. Drove home. Stopped at IGA to pick up bread, chicken, bananas and soup. I got home and made chicken curry. After dinner, I flicked the fireplace on, pulled out a throw, and curled up on the couch and read for a couple of hours. I finished Schumann Proof. What a way to spend the evening...

Now it's off to work. I'll tackle emails and write that paper, and then off to bed.

Today

My friend I is such a pal. She got her new iPad from my neighbor, and she proceeded to call me if I wanted to open the package with her at the same time. So we ooohhh'd and ahhhh'd about her shiny new toy, and got a chance to catch up with each other about work, life, and love. Life is made beautiful by friends.

Another week

It's Saturday. Getting ready for bed, but wanted to leave a note before I called it a day, a week. I submitted my proposal yesterday. Hurray!!! Got the brakes and oil for my car changed. Headed to White Pine Beach today for a hike and some sun. Lovely day. A perfect day. A new design for my blog. :)

Back

It feels good to be back. Oh how I missed you. I've been at my parents' all week. We have family over so the house has been fuller than usual, louder than usual. It feels good to just have some peace and quiet for now. Car is at the shop, so I'm house-bound. That's okay. I have tons of stuff to do. Trying to process things back to zero. Also planning to have some play time. :) December Daily. That's it for now. Submitting my proposal next. :)