Rants, Recipes, and Running

This post gets a little more personal and "touchy feely" than I normally like to get. So bare with me. Or you can just not continue reading ;) Lately, I've been pretty hard on myself. I constantly hear myself making negative comments about my performance at work, my body, and my role as a wife. I strive for perfection at my job and never cut myself slack. I think I have to stay the same weight from now until I'm 70 (where at age 70 I will become that prized LOL ). I still think that although I sometimes work 60 hours/week...I must do ALL the laundry, cleaning, cooking, dishes, etc. While wearing an apron, smile, & grace. (Ha!) Unrealistic. I've finally let go on perfection at work. There is no such thing as the "totally in-control nurse". No matter how organized you are....things go array. (Or as I tell the new grads I've precepted "Shit Happens in Hospitals. Deal with it"). This new attitude (aka flexibility) has helped me immen

Fall is my favorite season. Always has been... Actually, since we've moved to the southwest ..... winter (being the months December- March) has become my favorite season. But our "winter" in Tucson  is like the "fall" in the midwest . Cool, crispy, and gorgeous! But I have to get excited. It's not supposed to hit 100 degrees at all this week! In fact, today is a nippy 87 degrees! Time to get out my underarmour! So here are a few favorites about my favorite season............ Sweaters Blue jeans Football (not that I'm a big football fan...but I must say I enjoy the idea of it) Back-to-School shopping (I don't partake in this either, obviously...but it brings back good memories of shopping with my Mom to picking out new notebooks, pencils, and gym shoes for the school year) Squash Butternut squash soup Leaves changing (we won't see this until November-December...and cacti don't change color really :-) ) Coffeemate releases the