what gives?

i have been trying to come up with a hobby that will allow me to be close to home most of the time (skydiving is out, climbing is out, racecar driving is out, etc. etc.), and I think i have found it.

Running. It can be done both metaphorically as well as literally, and doesn't require much in the terms of gear.

Just takes time. Which I don't really have much of, but I will try to squeak it out here and there.

T is very helpful in getting me to enjoy my hobby, but I am not always 'comfortable' doing it. I would like to see HER enjoy something first, then allow myself the pleasure of a hobby. So far I have not been able to turn this theory into practice, but I am not giving up.

I have been trying to get out at least twice a week, and over the winter I want to (read: plan to) increase that to 4 times per week, even if it means twice in one day. I am looking into race schedules for next year so that i can set some goals. Yea, that will help keep me motivated! Sweeeet. I have asked for a buncha bright clothes for the dark hours, and some cleats for the ice. I should be all set. The only thing that is in my way is ME.

So what gives?

Do I decrease the amount of time I spent asleep, by getting up even earlier in the morning (right now i get up at 445 most days)? Do i decrease the amount of time I spend with my family by running after work, thus getting home later? Something has got to give, i just don't know what it will be. can i squeeze in a quick 20 minute run during lunch? can't go too far in 20 mins, but i suppose it is better than sitting at a table doing nothing, right? No room at home for a treadmill. No time/money to go to a gym. (funny, i have come up with several excuses/reasons why NOT, but no solutions.

I need to become more solution oriented.

silver linings

The roof of our hospital was set ablaze last week by some workers who are putting a new roof on part of the facility. I don't know who the architect was who designed the place, but he has a great marketing team...the roof is FLAT. which means, at least here in New England, that it WILL LEAK.

And it has. But now it has burned, too.

And we had to evacuate patients from the PACU down to med-surg, which made my afternoon very interesting. It was, though, one of those times where my past-life's leadership and calm under duress came in handy.

YAY.

See? Silver lining.

Another was today. I was sent to work in the scheduler's office, and was basically strapped to the desk all day. But at lunch i decided to get out and run up the local ski hill, and then some, and then do the stairs at the ski jump. Nice distraction, good pump in the legs, and I got to chat a bit with my dad.

Silver.

Lining.

WHAT??? how about a little research.....

just a smidge. would that be AT ALL POSSIBLE??? or is it too much to ask?

because i am curious, i visited our hospital's web page today, and poked around to see how the 'new look' feels. in a word; cumbersome.
but that isn't my gripe. i really don't care what the site is like, or how it feels, looks, smells, tastes. i just want the information to be accurate.
here is what i found:

A “Goody Bag”
Children who undergo surgery receive a “goody bag” with bubbles and other treats, including a special coloring book created by APD’s Gene Sobylenski.

I have been here for nearly FIVE YEARS. I have been ''awarded" Employee of the Quarter. I would THINK that they could get my name correct.

But no.

I gotta go.

At least i am not the only one...

...who notices things like this http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/05/21/100-bumper-stickers/ .

there is some self-validation when i see sites like this one. ah. i am NOT the only kook around.

whew.

a good morning

This morning I was fortunate enough to have M, L, and J along with me for a sunrise hike up Mt. Cardigan. This is the hike that I went on a few weeks ago. Nice, short, sometimes steep, very windy (near and at the summit). We got to the top about 2 minutes before the sun broke the horizon. It was very rewarding! We brought some hot cocoa, so we enjoyed that while we greeted the sun.
I had stepped in a bunch of water about 20 mins from the top, and while we were sitting there, my shoe froze, and my foot started to go numb. The hike down generated just enough heat to keep it thawed out, and all was well.
About 5 mins down from the top, we met a couple of hikers headed up. How nice it was to know that we were the FIRST people up there today.
Thanks again, T, L, and J, with a ver special thank you going out to T for allowing us the freedom to take the hike!!!!

Love ya!
+1, G