back in action

So its been a long time since I've blogged. I guess I haven't had much time or inclination..not that I don't have anything to talk about. The Redneck Scientist & I are getting hitched in 27 days. It seems a bit surreal to even type that. Between the wedding & lots of changes at work, Ive neglected the blog. Who knows if anyone even reads this thing anyway..there's something about putting your thoughts out into the oblivion that is very therapeutic.

Work has been crazy busy since the beginning of the year. We lost one of our nurse coordinators & I have had to cover half of her patients, including most of her "complicated" patients. The increased workload has been very demanding. I applied for and have been told unofficially that I've been accepted as an RN III. There are 3 levels of RNs in our hospital and the RN III is the highest of those. I have been working on meeting the requirements for the RN III for the past year, including taking the Certified Pediatric Nurse exam. So not to totally toot my own horn, but its kind of a big deal! With it, I received a 10% pay increase & 1 more week a year of vacation, which brings me up to 5 weeks a year. As I said, its unofficial...I've been told by my manager that I was approved, even before my committee met, however, I still haven't officially seen anything in writing. If everything goes as planned, I should see my raise on this coming pay check, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that one!

Lots of wedding stuff going on..too many last minute holly hobbie projects. I am so blessed to have a great maid of honor who is taking her post way too seriously but has totally been into helping me with everything! That's her at the top of the page, folding paper cranes. I can't figure out how to put her in with this paragraph! I currently have 3 projects in the works--menus, bridesmaid hairpieces, & picture boards to cover some nasty black velvet at the 20th Century Theatre. We will add the programs to our workload once we meet with the Minister this week and know the schedule of the cermony.

If you're out there, let me know..give me a reason to keep this mess up!