survival.

well. i made i through last week. 5 full days of work, school, and clinic.
the weekend has been very refreshing.
afternoon in the park playing frisbee golf, a very sunny run through the neighborhood, cooking breakfast at the ronald mcdonald house, a basketball game, and loads of homework.
this week... 5 more full days of work, school, clinic and running.
running is my newest addition to the schedule.
im on a 'plan' and im stinking to it.
so far ive actually enjoyed running.
and each time i go i see a difference compared to the time before.
ill keep you posted on the run progress.

welp. time to read a little before work.

peace & love.
happy monday!
d

net

so the other day i read this blog post.

and thought wow.

i wish i could do that. here. right now.

i wish i had that.

then i started thinking about my own "net".

and how i do have that group of women to catch me.

the group of women in my life that have made a huge impact. the women i admire. the women who have shaped me. the women that make me laugh. the women that have let me cry on their shoulders, in their laps, in their cars, on their sofas. the women that have taught me to go for my dreams. the women who encourage me and cheer me on as i go for my crazy dreams. the women who believe in ME. the women who have taught me about faith, persevereance, patience. the women who taught me to how to live a life of joy. the women who stood beside me on my wedding day. the women who are there for me at any hour of the day. the women i enjoy drinking wine with and day dreaming about the future. the women i could talk the day away with.

these women are my net.

and although they don't all live close-- they are always there. no matter the time of day. some of these women are new friends-- some are women i've known since i was born. but all mean a significant amount to me. and i know-- if we all got together in a big circle and talked the night away it would be an amazing night.

i am blessed to know each and everyone of you.

thank you for being my net.

love & peace.

the day has come...

hello. my name is danielle and i'll be your practitioner today?!?!?!

ummmm woah.

the white coat is getting worn tomorrow.

first day of my clinical rotation.

oh. oh. oh. my.

fingers crossed ill be doing a lot of shadowing tomorrow!

love & peace!

nurse practitioner student danielle

rain....

its a golashes kinda day.... or is it gollashes? you know what i mean right... rain boots.

its cold out.

and rainy.

thank goodness for homemade mexican tonight :)

basketball

im on an intramural basketball team.
we played last night.
it was fun.
sooooo fun.

hopefully going to be a great way to get in shape, meet some people, and have a nice little outlet for a few weeks.

another thing to add to the calendar-- but this one is something i love and will have fun with. :)

happy night.

happiness.... x2

after an amazing dinner at a cute local diner ryan and i ventured to a local bakery where we had the most incredible, chocolate peanut butter cheescake.
now time for a movie!
(how to train your dragon)

perfect friday night date.

ps....... my camera (that has been out of commission a while is finally fixed. after a conversation with a canon 'genius' as ill call him. old guy. knew exactly what to do. and over the phone fixed my camera. well actually-- told me my lens is broken. but we did diagnostic stuff and he figured thats the problem. i tried other lens' and wahlah. my camera works now. very happy to have my camera back and working. very mad that a guy tried to fix it 3 weeks ago and lots of money later he was wrong. very wrong.)

love & peace & cheers to pictures coming soon!
bort

daunting...

my task today after my classes--

put together my calendar for the semester.

(i use google calendar ((which i love))- but had to write it all out before i could put it all in)

blue: primary care class

yellow: pharmacology

pink: clinical

green: work

circled: duke basketball

and then all the other crap....

but after a few hours i have it put together. my tentative schedule for the next 3 months. (including all reading assignments, papers & tests) right now i could tell you where ill be at what time every day until april 27. 14 weeks from today. 14 weeks. thats only 14 days of class. 14. thats so do-able. i suppose its the work that comes along with those 14 class days along with my full time job. oh and 8 hour clinicals each week-- and ::most important:: spending time with my (amazing) husband-- yeah. all that other stuff-- thats what adds up.

oh my.

it was a daunting day. but i know i can do it. 14 weeks. one day at a time. with a supportive husband at my side- and a group of cheerleaders at home cheering me on--

i can.

get ready. get set. GO!

:) bort