Changes

Well, life just keeps on changing for me! Over the past few months I've kept my eye out for RN jobs in the Minneapolis area. My plan for quite a while was to continue oncology nursing and begin a new endeavor sometime in July. About a month ago I applied for a job at the recently built Fraunshauh Cancer Center at Methodist Hospital in St Louis Park, MN. Methodist is a really special place for me. It is a smaller community hospital where I interned during college, it provided me with my first real exposure to oncology nursing. Not only did I find my love for oncology medicine at Methodist, I also became enamored with the staff, vision and general friendliness of the hospital. I had all hopes to be a RN after graduation at Methodist; however, when the economy did a landslide last year the hospital had a brief hiring freeze. So about 2 weeks ago I interviewed for the RN position at the cancer clinic; the Fraunshauh clinic was opened after my internship completed so I never saw the final building--and what a beauty it is! So the day after my interview I was called back and offered the job! The position will be 'normal' hours 9-5, Monday-Friday; what a difference it will be from working all nights on mostly weekends and holidays. I feel so blessed to have this job (and schedule) especially during the first year that Braydon and I will be married. I'll not only be able to sleep during normal hours but I will also have the weekends to enjoy with my friends, family and Braydon too! The job also provides new and exciting opportunities in the outpatient sector of nursing--it entails a lot of education and long term support to patients (and as you know,I love nothing more than educating and establishing therapeutic relationships with people facing cancer). I also look forward to having time to study for the Oncology Nurse Certification test and perhaps go back to school to get my masters degree in the next year or two. So nonetheless there are undoubtedly a lot of changes in my life during the next 6 months but I truly could not be happier and more gracious for these blessings.

Above is the entrance to the Fraunshauh Cancer Center and below is the 'Hope Garden Walk,' an area for patients to relax and reflect.

On an entirely different note of changes, look at how much Bear has grown!! Every Monday our breeder sends us an updated picture of Bear--Mondays have become my new favorite day for just this reason! Last week I was at a pet store with my Mom, we had just finished a little wedding shopping (so I was in the wedding mood...) and I bought the below shirt for bear! haha, I can't wait to put it on him ;)

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"The key to change is to let go of fear."

-Roseanne Cash