Sup.
Been a long while since I did a real update. Lots happening...and all good. I guess I can't find the time and patience to type out my life story when I'm busy living it. I don't even know where to start. So don't mind the randomness. Here goes...
After numerous attempts, I've finally called it quits with smoking. Don't start shaking your head and saying, "What makes this time so different, dumbass?!" Well, this time I realized that I can't possibly do it cold turkey. It's like ending a 10 year relationship for no apparent reason. Your partner yearns to know why you left him/her and begs for reasoning. And you can't help saying bye, because you know you got history. It's been there during your most stressful and happiest of times, you can't help but feel like a complete asshole. And, like the end of every relationship, a part of you misses it being around when it's gone...wanting it to be like ol'times. So, with a little help of the patch, I'm finally living smoke-free for the first time in 10 years. I started using it today and did not have one craving. Okay...maybe itsy bitsy ones, but those were managable. I'll admit though, not smoking can be, at times, boring. I don't know what to do with myself, hence this LJ update (haha...) I'm sure with time, I'll eventually find things to do to fill my void. And that is why, I understand why so many others have not been able to quit. You can't go shaking your finger at smokers until you live through the addiction yourself. I don't know how else to describe it, but finally breaking through this addiction is perhaps one of my celebrated accomplishments. Cheers to better breathing! =)
Brian and I will be celebrating our three year anniversary on the 18th. We still haven't yet been on our celebratory trip since we graduated. Timing just wasn't right for us to take vacation right after being hired, so we opted to hold out for a bit. As much as we would love to visit Asia this spring, saving for our home and other future plans takes priority on our "to-do" list. We've booked time off in April for a trip to Cuba. Although I've been there before, Brian has yet to experience the Caribbean and wishes to start there. Now it's just a matter of shopping around for a nice deal.
I worked during the Christmas holidays, but still managed to have some fun. Christmas isn't really celebrated at home, so it was nice to be with people at work who partake in the festivities. House party at Dennis' was awesome, up until they made me drink that damn 151. You bastards!!! We had so much fun, hardly any pictures were taken. But here are a few...
This year's Christmas party get-together was hosted by Emelyne. Thanks again for inviting us into your beeeeautiful home and hosting such a great party! You rock, chicka! Food, Kris Kringle, and games were awesome! I can't wait to it all over again!
This was my first NYE celebration. I've always been in bed early previous years because I ended up working early the next day. Brian, Dennis, Gerard, Yvette and I headed to the Atlantis Pavillions for Flow's live-to-air party. It was awesome! New and old school hip hop played all night...and not to mention the short periods of soca and reggae that shook the whole damn place. I wondered if anyone realized the building was held up by metal poles over freezing water? Hmmmm....
I love you guys!! Thanks for the good times!!!
You'll never guess who's going to be preceptoring a student nurse this month! Hahaha...can you imagine, me, a preceptor. Crazy! Hahaha...The nurse educator, K, approched me last month and asked if I was interested in taking a student from the University of Western Ontario for the months of January to April. At first I was a bit weary. After all, I've only been on the unit for a year and was just a student myself. K told me she wouldn't ask me if she didn't feel I was good enough and if she didn't get positive feedback on my performance. I agreed to accept the request, and I hope I know what I got myself into =S I've been communicating with my preceptee through email; you know, just introducing myself...having her tell me what she wants out of this experience, what she already knows and wishes to know more of. We're meeting for coffee to sort out paper work and to lay out the basics on Monday. I'm excited and anxious at the same time, and I honestly hope I don't screw up this girl's hopes in becoming a nurse!
So that's a mouth full on my part. I hope everyone's well.
Rock on.
After numerous attempts, I've finally called it quits with smoking. Don't start shaking your head and saying, "What makes this time so different, dumbass?!" Well, this time I realized that I can't possibly do it cold turkey. It's like ending a 10 year relationship for no apparent reason. Your partner yearns to know why you left him/her and begs for reasoning. And you can't help saying bye, because you know you got history. It's been there during your most stressful and happiest of times, you can't help but feel like a complete asshole. And, like the end of every relationship, a part of you misses it being around when it's gone...wanting it to be like ol'times. So, with a little help of the patch, I'm finally living smoke-free for the first time in 10 years. I started using it today and did not have one craving. Okay...maybe itsy bitsy ones, but those were managable. I'll admit though, not smoking can be, at times, boring. I don't know what to do with myself, hence this LJ update (haha...) I'm sure with time, I'll eventually find things to do to fill my void. And that is why, I understand why so many others have not been able to quit. You can't go shaking your finger at smokers until you live through the addiction yourself. I don't know how else to describe it, but finally breaking through this addiction is perhaps one of my celebrated accomplishments. Cheers to better breathing! =)
Brian and I will be celebrating our three year anniversary on the 18th. We still haven't yet been on our celebratory trip since we graduated. Timing just wasn't right for us to take vacation right after being hired, so we opted to hold out for a bit. As much as we would love to visit Asia this spring, saving for our home and other future plans takes priority on our "to-do" list. We've booked time off in April for a trip to Cuba. Although I've been there before, Brian has yet to experience the Caribbean and wishes to start there. Now it's just a matter of shopping around for a nice deal.
I worked during the Christmas holidays, but still managed to have some fun. Christmas isn't really celebrated at home, so it was nice to be with people at work who partake in the festivities. House party at Dennis' was awesome, up until they made me drink that damn 151. You bastards!!! We had so much fun, hardly any pictures were taken. But here are a few...
This year's Christmas party get-together was hosted by Emelyne. Thanks again for inviting us into your beeeeautiful home and hosting such a great party! You rock, chicka! Food, Kris Kringle, and games were awesome! I can't wait to it all over again!
This was my first NYE celebration. I've always been in bed early previous years because I ended up working early the next day. Brian, Dennis, Gerard, Yvette and I headed to the Atlantis Pavillions for Flow's live-to-air party. It was awesome! New and old school hip hop played all night...and not to mention the short periods of soca and reggae that shook the whole damn place. I wondered if anyone realized the building was held up by metal poles over freezing water? Hmmmm....
I love you guys!! Thanks for the good times!!!
You'll never guess who's going to be preceptoring a student nurse this month! Hahaha...can you imagine, me, a preceptor. Crazy! Hahaha...The nurse educator, K, approched me last month and asked if I was interested in taking a student from the University of Western Ontario for the months of January to April. At first I was a bit weary. After all, I've only been on the unit for a year and was just a student myself. K told me she wouldn't ask me if she didn't feel I was good enough and if she didn't get positive feedback on my performance. I agreed to accept the request, and I hope I know what I got myself into =S I've been communicating with my preceptee through email; you know, just introducing myself...having her tell me what she wants out of this experience, what she already knows and wishes to know more of. We're meeting for coffee to sort out paper work and to lay out the basics on Monday. I'm excited and anxious at the same time, and I honestly hope I don't screw up this girl's hopes in becoming a nurse!
So that's a mouth full on my part. I hope everyone's well.
Rock on.