Well, Imbolc is now in our past, and right on time the daffodils have started poking their heads up out of the soil. Two days ago I cleaned out the chicken coop and did some cleanup in the perrenial garden, and ended the work stripped down to a tank top and jeans. The days are getting longer, that is for certain, and everyone seems grateful, including our hens! They have finally started to lay eggs again... though they can't seem to pick one spot in which to do so... so every day is like an Easter egg hunt around here. The end is in sight for this winter, and to be honest I don't think it could come soon enough. I'm tired of being cold, we're running out of firewood, and I'm ready to dig in the dirt!
I've been keeping busy, both with work and with projects around the house. We finished the flooring on the second level of the house, and built these lovely benches that have transformed our dining room (formerly a room that we simply walked through on our way to somewhere else) into a cozy, beautiful space in which to eat meals, lounge, and entertain guests.
Work has been the usual insanity, amplified by the fact that we just implemented a brand new computerized charting system for the entire hospital. That's THOUSANDS of users, in every department, every outpatient office, etc. It's been something of a nightmare. We just have to hope that once "optimization" is complete, it will have been tweaked sufficiently to make it useful for us. Also, I got the equivilent of a promotion, and am now an "RN III". Which means a thumbs up from management, as well as a modest pay raise. So yay me.
Today is Valentine's Day, which doesn't mean a whole lot to me or the Hubbybunch. But if you celebrate, I certainly hope that today is a nice one for you all, and that you show each other love in the way you feel best!
