If I Had One Wish ... More Hours in the Day!!

I feel like I've neglected this blog lately ... it's a shame really, because I have a lot going on in my life that I'm squirming to share!

First things first, I got a new job! What a blessing!! I applied & interviewed for a Labor & Delivery nursing position about a month ago. I found out last week that they were offering the position to me! Very excited to get off my current floor. The downside (there is always a downside isn't there!?) is that the position is for a day/night rotator .... which means that I could work up to 2 weeks every schedule on nightshift. But I'll Take It Anyways!! I'm feeling kind of stuck in a rut right now with work. I've always had advancement goals to look forward to -- you know, graduating nursing college, landing a nursing job, buying a house, getting married, having a baby ... these are all ways I've grown over the past several years ... and now ???????? Maybe I'm experiencing a mild moment of ADD, I don't know. I feel like I've just been hanging out, twiddling my thumbs ... doot-doo-doo ... just waiting on something exciting to happen with work, some opportunity to come up that will challenge my nursing abilities. I'm bored with and burnt out on med-surg nursing. Ugh. I need a new challenge, new goals, new opportunity for growth! Recently, after a loooooong, unfulfilling 12 hours of work I drove home thinking--THIS is what I spent 4 agonizing years on and a whole lotta money for?? To do this? Ya gotta be kiddin' me. So, next step--apply for a job elsewhere! I have always been interested in Labor & Delivery nursing and neonatal intensive care nursing. I will be working with laboring women, helping to bring brand new homo sapiens into this big, complex world of ours! That should settle my desires for now ... I'll keep you posted. :)

Next endeavor--Embellish'd Candle & Gift Co.!! Woohoo! My favorite pursuit at the moment! That's right, I'm trying my hand at starting a home-based candle and gift company! And this happens to be the major contributor for my sleep deprivation lately...not because of the infant in my house. My idea for this stemmed from several things--one, when my mom, sister and I decided that this year we are hand-crafting gifts for each other and everyone else in the family for Christmas-- all gifts must be handcrafted! So you know everybody in my family is getting one (or two!) delicious smelling, sweet & sassy embellished candle for Christmas! Plus, I just have the biggest passion for scents--I just like things to smell wonderful! I think that boils down to my love of the reminiscence that comes from all fragrances. Our olfactory system is a powerful wonder--fragrances change your mood, make you hungry!, remind you of your childhood or loved ones, fragrances can take you places--it's amazing! It's a hobby that I love and I want to share my creativity with others. I have all kinds of new fragrances that I want to try out--Oreos & Milk is one--but you'll have to stay tuned for more of my fragrances! I carry a notepad & pen with me at all times nowadays--you never know when an idea will strike!! This candle & gift business will fulfill my need for advancement in many ways I think. Which is why I need many, many more hours in the day! You're all gonna love these candles & gifts. :) I wanted to get these up on my candle website by Christmas--but I think that is an unreasonable goal--that's only 2 months away!! My reasoning on Christmas time is partially due to the fact that I'm coming out with a separate line of candles called "Flicker of Hope" and 100% of the proceeds from this line will go directly to charity. I thought that would be a great sales incentive for folks right around Christmas. I'm not completely set on a charity yet, but I'm leaning towards March of Dimes or Susan G. Koman. Now, I don't want to give everything away right here-- so, there you have it--all inquiring minds should be settled, yet curious enough to keep checking my Embellish'd Candle & Gift Co. website for further updates, pictures, information, etc.! Hope you'll check it out. :) This is what my soul has been searching for!

I'm inviting each and every one of you to join me on my journey--I hope you will!