It has been a minute

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 I was on Facebook this morning (yeah yeah, i'm a millenial), and one of the best things about Facebook is the "memories" tab.  I clicked it this morning, and it had a link to this blog I used to write.   It came up with an excellent post about all the things we work hard at in our day to day life. Isn't it true.  We all just wake up, every day, wanting to do our best and work hard at things.

The last time I wrote, i was done my first maternity leave.  Turns out that I am way past that point in my life, and even had another mat leave.

I still give my day to days a solid effort.  I was reminiscing last night about 2014, and how I thought I was busy then.  Still a fairly new nurse, a new wife, training for triathlon like crazy.  But I had no idea.  No idea how busy life can be. 

Maybe I will write here a little more, because I think that self reflection is good. Journalling is good.  I certainly don't have the patience to physically hand write anything, so typing will have to  be the way to go.  Follow along. or don't.  Because sub-stack is the way to go, and no one has blogs anymore. 

Here I am - a little older, and with a few more extensions of my heart in this world. 




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