Writers SHOULD Write...

Wow, a week since I last posted but it seems like yesterday!  My body and mind are in a bit of shock from all the recent changes...I am now on day shift doing orientation for my new job so I have been getting up at 455AM, which used to be a good time to go to bed.  My morning routine has been pared down to bare essentials and I have about 35-40 minutes to get out of the house and out on the road.  So I am a little frazzled in the mornings and then get to drive to Nashville! YAY! (not) But I must admit my drive is not that bad because Tracy picked me out a wonderful route and the traffic isn't bad and I have not had one panic attack...oh yeah, except for the speeding ticket I got on the way home my first day!  Apparently the speed limit on Briley Parkway from I-24 to I-40 is 45 mph!  On a four lane divided highway the speed limit is 45 mph!  Who knew?  So as everyone flew past me, I get pulled over.  Oh my gosh!  I didn't really have an anxiety attack, more like an anger attack!  I just could NOT believe he was going to give me a ticket! But he did and he sucks!

Another change I am going through is the total shift of gears from ER to a nursing home.  Don't get me wrong:  I am loving it so far but I have gone from acute care microwave cooking to long term crock pot cooking and I have some adjusting to do!  But so far so good and I think this could be the perfect mix for me...it is fast paced but no constant "life and death" and there is time, lots of time to get things done.  Tracy has applied for a job there so pray he will get hired there and we can work together!  Also my schedule did not work out like I hoped and I will be working every Sunday and Wednesday for the time being, so pray that changes real soon so I don't have to miss much church!  I love our church and want to go there often :)

Latest cooking updates:

Carrot bread with dates, raisins, and walnuts!  Awesome!

Homemade healthy pretzels!  (Unless you eat the whole batch in one sitting)

(I didn't but I was tempted!)

Once again homemade and yes, healthy Egg McMuffins!  Yummy, cheap, and easy to eat on the go in the mornings! 

I haven't sat down and worked on my book in a LONG time.  My own mottos are "Writers should write" and "Just write."  After deciding the other day I needed to write for awhile,  I thought of a few things I needed to do first:

*  Wash the sheets

*  Go to Sonic for some tea

*  Go to Kroger for PAM cooking spray

*  Wash dishes

*  Clean the kitchen cabinet

*  Start a Christmas project

*  Make the bed with the clean sheets

*  Do Pilates

*  Make my lunch for work

*  Work on a Mod Podge project

*  Fix supper

*  Wash dishes again

*  Water the garden

*  Take a crummy picture of a little frog with my crummy phone

See his cute little feet...

AND...(back to my list)

* Color this yak...

Hmmmm, I never did write but I got a lot of other things done and made a lovely page in my 

Smash Book!

 Oh well, love to all!