Kristle - Tales of My Everyday Life

My have these last 3 months flown by. April is just a day away. Life is good. I definitely feel blessed. It seems like everything in my life comes in waves. When I refer to waves it means how things come and go or have its ups and downs. I see the people in different friends and family in waves. Some weeks have been harder than others, while others have been easy and fun. It’s definitely kept me on my toes. I like my new job so far. I’ve had my fair share of stressful days, but with each challenge I continue to learn a lot. I love working day shift and being on a normal circadian rhythm. I’m am grateful to have a job and I intend to make the most of it, one day at a time. I’ve been reuniting with friends over the past 4 months. Each time is bittersweet. It definitely makes me feel the footprint each person has left on my heart. I’m amazed by how many good friends I have all over the world. I love them and miss them all. Not to mention the friends who are near by still far, meaning...

It's a new year for a new start and for a new job. You might be thinking, "Really? Again? I thought you just got a job." It's true. I am the new kid on the block once again and everything that goes with that except on a larger scale. I've joined a bigger health care team. I basically feel like a fish that moved from a pond to a lake. The new kid on the block phase has many ongoing overlapping steps just to get grounded in this new place and routine. Learning the art of remembering what sometimes feels like a billion new names and the faces that go with those names. Getting lost all the time, but slowly finding my way. Soon I will be reviewing almost every nursing skill I ever learned and will be required to demonstrate competence before I can work independently. Someone will be checking every detail of my work and questioning every move I make. I'm ready to find out how this upcoming orientation experience will compare to my past orientation experiences and ...