Hello all!!! It has been a REALLY long time since I have sat down and blogged anything on here, and a lot has changed in my life since my last posting. First, I am currently unemployed, and as crazy as it sounds, it is a total blessing. While the conclusion of my last job experience was not really what I had anticipated, it was a mixed blessing. Things had gotten a little crazy at work. I was under ENORMOUS amounts of pressure daily. I was seeing patient's of complexities that I had never seen, seeing higher numbers of patients daily than previously, and was responsible for keeping the office open. I was having to write prescriptions for Dr. Spivey's patient's..most of whom I had never before seen, and there was never a clear picture of how severe Dr. Spivey's condition actually was. For about the last 2 months of my employment things were going this way, and just when there would seem to be an end in sight to all of the madness and pressures of the job, there would come a fork in the road...the office management would try another approach to have things continue on in the manner that they had been previously. Dr. Spivey was very weak and nauseous from his chemo treatments, but always tried to maintain a positive attitude. He truly was an amazing man. He also would try to drag himself into the office whether he felt like it or not. He was coming in for a few hours a day...and then was not able to come at all. He eventually was placed into the hospital with pneumonia and a blood clot. The Doctors were unsure of what kind of pneumonia he had (it was not responding to treatment) but they were afraid to do sputum cultures because his condition was so perilous. He was already on room oxygen and they feared that if they placed him on a vent, that he would never come off of it. After a week in the hospital, Dr. Spivey passed away. While it was not altogether a surprise, in many ways it was. He was a man filled with life, knowledge, and a passion for helping others. It still is hard to believe that he has passed away. So, while that was not the way that I had anticipated or foreseen the situation resolving, that is what happened. Because we no longer had a supervising physician, we could no longer see patients, and thus, had to close the office. I have to say that while it was sad to see my first job and first real paycheck become a thing of the past, it was a much needed blessing. I have been taking the last month and 1/2 - 2 months to pray and build my relationships with God, family, and friends back to what they had been in past years. It has been a blessing in so many ways. I have not really been actively looking for a job, simply because, I am not yet sure what the next step is or what a different job would look like for me. I don't really think that I want to go back to family practice at this point, but I am not sure what exactly I do want to do. I have been throwing around different ideas and many of my friends have suggested that I try to sell some of my sewing projects. I have pondered that idea, but am not sure how plausible it would be...I have a tendency to way undersell the value of the products that I make so that I am at a point where I barely break even...Zack calls it my Charity sewing. I have enjoyed the extra time to sew, read, exercise, spend time with Zack and friends...it has been a blessing...and I am trying so hard...and it is very hard for me at times, to be patient and wait on God...to allow Him to work in me and prepare me for the next step that I am going to take...many times I feel the pressure to get a job, and yet I do not feel any clear direction or calling as to what I should do. My desire is to find a job that I can be passionate about, enjoy, and that glorifies God.
Books reading/read this month:
48 days to the work you love (on Chapter 9/12)
Truth seeker (Third book in series. good)
Protector (Chapter 1)
Movies this month:
Evan almighty (funny)
Hair spray (odd)
Ronin (ok)
Untraceable (horrible, turned off after about 10 minutes and sent back)
The bucket list(get today)
New Recipes tried this month:
Chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake (very yummy)
Pork medallions in strawberry garlic sauce (good)
Brie mashed potatoes (good)
Summer squash casserole (good)
Strawberry Rhubarb pie (very yummy)
Strawberry Rhubarb muffins (good)
Amish friendship bread (thanks Caren)
Pizza roll (one of Zack's new favorites)
Tender Chicken Nuggets (pretty good)
Beef n' slaw sandwiches (ok, but not a favorite)
Blueberry French Toast Bake (pretty good)
Sewing projects completed:
Ladybug outfit with matching hair bow(top and pants)
Birthday outfit for Savannah with matching hair bow(top and pants)
Pink, green and white rag quilt (56X40)
Cherry ruffle capri (size 2)
Blue floral ruffle capri (size 2)
Purple and green seersucker ruffle capri (size 2)
pink/green polka dot ruffle capri (size small)
Sock monkey yoke neck dress (size 2)
Sock monkey Yoke neck outfit with matching hair bow(size 2)
Reversible sock monkey jon jon (size 0-3 months)
