Baby Nurse

Obviously it's more than just babies, but it's fun to say 'baby nurse'. I'm sorry for the lack of posting but in the past few weeks I've discovered the joy and the exhaustion of working full time. I've spent roughly 36 hours a week at the hospital taking care of newborns, moms, and other surgical patients. It has been absolutely unreal. I can hardly believe it's my life. If only it lasted more than 3 weeks. And if only I was getting paid. 

Spring

Man, it was a glorious thing to step outside after the rain today and finally see some color. When you live in a state plagued by snow and frigid temperatures for six or more months out of the year, you start to see the world in blacks, whites, and grays. 

But today everything just seemed so vivid. The brilliant royal blue of the sky after the rains cleared. The grass shifting from brown to green. New life springing up everywhere you look. The giant bellies of the robins a glowing orange. Maybe it's because it was Easter and the remembrance of Jesus rising from the dead. But today felt alive. 

Book Review: Rule by Jay Crownover

I finished this book today, seeing as I had absolutely nothing else of any value to do. I have a tendency to blaze through books pretty quick, especially when they are absolutely fabulous.

Sadly, in this case, Rule came in right around average. I gave it 3/5 stars on Goodreads.

Having an obsession with damaged characters finding love, I've found many books that are better than this one. While both characters are a little bit tortured (I actually liked Shaw's character better than Rule's...I never like the girl character better), there wasn't as much angst from me with the story. The one thing that I did really like was Shaw's long-time love for him and him not realizing it; most of the books I've been reading lately, the characters are total strangers. There weren't a lot of crazy twists and overall it felt pretty predictable. It was good, just not great.

Seeing as this is my first book review, allow me to suggest a couple of reads.

Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry - a book I read a week or two ago, involving the usual angsty romance, this time between two high school characters. Mental illness, stereotyping, and heartbreak were all a part of this book. I gave it 5 stars.

Hopeless by Colleen Hoover - Actually, anything by Colleen Hoover (Because Slammed is also excellent). But oh my lord, this book made me cry. Romance-y again, but not dirty this time, there were twists and unexpected discoveries in this book about a girl who lost a part of who she was a long time ago and works on rediscovering her past with pain and love in equal parts. I gave it 5 stars.

Driven series by K. Bromberg - If you liked 50 Shades, this series is 10,000 times better and way way way more heart-wrenching. Colton is the ultimate sexy yet successful bad boy race car driver with a temper and a sex drive that you can only dream of. But his history is so horrid, your heart breaks slowly and agonizingly for him as Rylee works so selflessly to fix him. I'd give it 6 stars if I could.

There are more, but I will save them for another time.

Music: Army of Me

Always has been. Always will be.
I WILL overcome. I WILL rise above.
And when all is said and done,
I will be exactly where I'm supposed to be.
And I don't need ANYONE to get me there.

Frozen

Finally, after weeks and months of waiting, I watched Frozen with the best roommate a girl could have tonight. She, Gordy, and I snuggled into bed together and sipped wine while the college kids around us got wasted. 

It was glorious. 

PS This is Gordy. 

Anyway, the movie was just as good as everyone made it out to be. Typically Disney, it was cheesy, and funny, and heartwarming, and it had a happy ending. If only life could be as simple, yeah? 

Two things to conclude.

1. The whole true love coming from a sister, not a man thing? Genius. 

2. Can somebody please please please give me Elsa's hair???

Nerves

You know that an exam is a big deal when...

...it's 180 questions long and you're given 3 hours to take it.
...your eyeballs start to burn by question 50.
...you don't want to submit your final answers because you're afraid to see the results.
...your hands shake for an hour after you're done because you can't believe you passed!

When I want to sleep...

I just sat on the edge of my bed and this big ominous 'crack' splits the air. I'm concerned. I only weigh 120 pounds. I shouldn't be able to break a bed. Yes, I spent $30 dollars on the thing. No, it's not actually a bed. 

But I take a look with my handy dandy [new] iPhone flashlight and sure enough, the screws are misaligned and the nuts and bolts are scattered on the floor. 

So I slip underneath the bed mechanic-style and put things back together so I can sleep without worrying about crashing to the floor in the middle of the night. But let me tell you. Not moving that bed to vacuum in almost a year? Yeah, shit's nasty. 

Fresh Start

I am in desperate need of a refresher when it comes to my writing...and consequently, my life. And, as per usual, I feel that the best way to go about doing it is starting a blog. Again.

Instead of having my usual soul-spilling, drama-venting, life-ranting entries, this blog is to focus solely on my creativity and the more entertaining, simple pieces of my life (not that I have very many). I'll share dinners, crafts, purchases, stories, reviews on books, TV, and movies, bits of conversation, and anything else that might strike my fancy.

So I pledge to be as concise, witty, smart-mouthed, opinionated, and objective as possible.