The Pig Pen

I'm the last person I thought would ever create a blog. It's my lame attempt to give my family and friends a means of keeping up with my goings on and those of my kids. This way, I can prove I haven't fallen off the earth and that I do think of you all often.. even if I don't show it. Here goes!

Monday, January 08, 2007

Reality Check

This past week has had me thinking about several of my life's components...or maybe that's what has me feeling so hectic; too much thinking!

This new journey on reconnecting with my religion is going pretty well. I decided that even though my views may not totally agree with all Catholicism has to offer, I can find place for both my religious and scientific ways in my life and those of my children. And too, my religious upbringing contributed to part of who I am, and I decided my children have a right to experience that and make their life decisions partly based on what they get from it. Not just my experiences. All in all, I don't know all life's answers, nor does anyone, so a little faith can't really hurt. I will finally have Rebecca and Alex baptised this spring; as it somehow went by the wayside when they were younger.


Next .. Caribou Coffee..Now, anybody who knows me well enough knows that I have a serious addiction to this place! I love it! I love meeting friends there, studying there, hanging out or whatever. That was until I read their nutritional information on the web!!! OMG!!! My two favorite drinks have 600 and 900 calories each! Unacceptable..so I've spent the last week researching and doing taste tests and have decided that I can live with fat/sugar free flavored cappuccinos. Not too bad! And a small fraction of what's in what I use to drink. This will contribute to my new found want to drop the 20 lbs I put on when I left Washington. I am trying to eat and sleep better in preparation for my national written and clinical boards at the end of the semester.


This semester (which started today) is going to be physically and emotionally exhausting. A long road indeed. I have to prepare for my national exams (4), do 3 major projects, regularly scheduled classwork and find a boards patient. It seems so daunting. There have been many days where this semester seemed forever away and now I am not sure I am prepared for it. These next 15 weeks will be the most trying of my life, no question. I apologize now for those of you close to me that have to deal with me over this period. Please forgive me now, I will be stressed. My everything rides on this; failure isn't an option.


The new year is 8 days old and it appears as though the changes are again numerous for me. I am expecting many more as the year progresses and have high expectations of them all.

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