Mary's Pad

So 2009 is finally over and we’ve stepped over the threshold into 2010.  Wow!

As has been my tradition at the beginning of every new year, I usually reflect on things that made me glad and things that made me sad in the past year.  But this year I find myself reluctant to do so, not too sure why. Maybe it’s because 2009 was a particularly difficult year for me on a personal level, one that tested my mettle in many ways and made me see sides of myself that I did not like and that, frankly, I was very perturbed and sometimes pissed off about.

I know that there are many things about 2009 that I want to forget, things that happened outside my control (hello immigration), and things that happened inside of and emerged from me (blah!)  One thing for sure is that even though there’s absolutely no apparent reason for it, I have high hopes for 2010, perhaps because I plan to wrestle the best out of it and out of myself.

The one constant that remained in 2009 and that made it all bearable was that I remained loved, cherished, and accepted – Thank you my love you have been my rock and anchor.

Many thanks to my true friends and to my family for being there.

There was much that was good, and fun, and uplifting about 2009 (summer vacation in DC with mary, Kathryn’s wedding, Alia’s arrival into the world, etc.), and I am thankful for that, and there was much that was painful, and difficult, and sad, and I am regretful of that.  But 2009 is over, and it’s time to move on.

We’ll see how it goes.  Here’s to 2010, I’m ready.

So yesterday was the inaugural WHYY 12k run in Philly.  That’s 7.45645431 miles. NO WAY.

For the rest of us,  there was a 3K run. That’s 1.86411358 miles.  That’s more like it.

It was nice and cool, not too windy, just perfect.  So Thursday evening, Mary and I went to the WHYY building and collected our running packet goodies, which included, for some unfathomable reason, a fly swatter!!

Friday evening we went to bed early, I of course had trouble sleeping, as always.  Saturday morning we woke up, collected all the necessary gear (we thought a bit about the fly swatters but decided to leave them and hope we didn’t need them) had breakfast, drove by the CVS to get safety pins to secure our bibs (not necessary, they had plenty there) and headed out to the Art Museum.

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School has been pretty busy but good.  I am on the last leg of my first semester and it’s been quite an experience.  I’m definitely enjoying the material I’m learning in all my classes and I’m trying to just soak it all in. I’ve also met some good people and I’m making good connections and friendships, creating networks and building support systems.  This post is kind of a catch up post and just some random thoughts about my classes.

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Compelling. Food for thought.

So after much contemplation, discussion, waffling, gnashing of teeth, groaning and sighing, school is on!

I am formally matriculated in the APN-F (Advanced Practice Nurse – Family) aka FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner) at Temple University’s College of Health Professions.  I have officially placed my sanity in the mincer for the next couple of years or so.  It will not be pretty!

I’m excited, terrified, and all those other emotions. No words can convey what I feel.  I’m done with week 1 of classes, I’m about 7 chapters of reading behind, with another 8 or so due for next week, as well as a presentation to prepare

Let the fun and madness begin!