I cannot comprehend the ways my life has changed since my last post. The reality of change is something many people do not deal well with - I have always been very adaptable, change has always been my friend for this reason. I'm continually looking for ways to improve things, find ways to make things more "streamlined", so to speak. These are phrases that bloom directly from my experiences in my career - which has also changed. I am still a supervisor, still work at the same health system. I have changed to the main hospital campus, taken on a bigger department and am working to make it a more efficient version of itself.
Oh, and I am pregnant :-)
It's an incredible thing to stop and look at that sentence. I'm not even sure I knew what I was doing when we had that "let's try to start a family" conversation which ended up with me getting pregnant a lot sooner than expected. I am not complaining, just still a little amazed. I am due at the end of July with a little girl and I am over the moon excited to meet her. She will join a host of babies that have been born to some of my best friends recently, and she is the only girl. Dave has his work cut out for him already.
We are moving into a condo, which affords us a lot more space. Mostly, I just think that it's the feeling of "getting older" and moving forward on the proverbial hampster wheel. There's something about living in this country that makes everyone feel the necessity of "keeping up with the Jones's" and moving onward and upward. Why? I've begun to realize that the utter disdain most other nations feel towards ours has a lot to do with that simple truth: we are non-stop and all about instant "get-ification." Transitioning into this new stage in my life leaves me longing for a different living arrangement. A place where my maternity leave isn't crammed into 8 weeks because I can't afford to go too long without pay...
http://www.workingmomsbreak.com/just-the-facts/
This website is interesting to say the least. I will be joining ranks with these working moms and it's nice to know I'm not alone in the anxiety that presents.
Speaking of work, I should get back to it. I'll try to keep this updated a bit more often.
