I need to slow my roll...

Holy crap! The month of December is going to be a whirlwind! I'm working three jobs. Yes, I said THREE jobs (for the next few weeks). After December it whittles down to two. Along with my part-time preschool gig and SAIT contract, I'm now taking some casual shifts back at the hospital. Working part-time these past few months has been great BUT...December equals Christmas and Christmas parties (tickets and outfits), and professional fees are due. Those fees alone are a chunk of change. And part-time doesn't cut it sista. So I suddenly feel like the single mom with 4 mouths to feed and in search of any job I can get my hands on.

It was fun being back at the hospital and I love going in 'after hours' when its quiet, the families of patients are visiting, and there's no work drama. Minus the feisty lady with dementia who told me to "get out, OUT!" and told the nurse I was driving her crazy...it was an easy go and lovely to be back working with adults and acute care. I'm grateful to have the opportunity to do some casual there.

The SAIT stuff is pretty big but I managed to get the logistics figured out and I'm armed with some good questions for my Monday meeting. I'm hoping once I start getting more 'on paper' (a.k.a. the computer), I'll feel less stressed and anxious about it.

Oh! And surgery number one out of two is booked! December 12th. Its just day surgery so I'm in and out the same day which is nice, but I still hate surgery. It scares me. But I'm telling myself its just like a dentist appointment, in and out with a little sedation (ok, general anasthesia but whatever). Then 6 months of office visits and back to surgery for the big finale, a boob! Just in time for summer.

That's the update.

Busy

Life suddenly got busy. I was working part-time and enjoying the free time but not the measly paycheques. It was worth it though for the rest, relaxation, and sanity. But I've also been sick and allowed to make up my sick days which means I went in to work today on what was supposed to be my day off. I can't complain though, working for the schools is fabulous (despite germy kids who make you sick +++)...3 weeks off at Christmas. Cha ching!

And more about busy...a job came up that I couldn't resist applying for. Curriculum development. WTF?! I know! That seems like such an 'adult' job and I can't believe I applied for it. A friend encouraged me and to be honest, I'm so glad she did. I was looking for work outside of the typical therapy world of SLP and I've also never really appreciated my own talents and ten+ years of expertise. So this feels like a big stepping stone for me. I'm excited but also sense the huge challenge ahead. The nicest part is that I can work from home or anywhere. AWESOME. Not that I would like that all the time, I love being in a work environment where there are other people, but this is a nice detour.

Tonight I'm heading to return a favor. A friend dropped off cookies at my door last week. Just because. So I made some pumpkin gobs which are now in the tin she loaned me and ready to be driven to her house tonight. People amaze me. I am so fortunate to have so many GENUINELY kind-hearted, go-out-of-your-way, compassionate, and conscientious friends in my life.

Then its back home to relax before another busy day of errands and thankfully, a short coffee date. I'm already looking forward to next weekend and its only MONDAY! LOL.

We are a lot of Indian...

These are the ending words of an email my sista in Winnipeg sent me a while back. I've been meaning to look back at that email because its so interesting, it lists several of our great grandmothers and their Indian status. I finally pulled it out tonight. Our 5th great grandmother Marie-Anne was Assiniboine, 6th great grandmother Marie was Sioux, another great grandmother Louise was Chipewyan Montaganaise, and another one named Josephte was Saulteaux. Closer down the lines is Cree which is a lot of our makeup too. Pretty cool. We are a lot of Indian.